Hancock, Frank W. (Franklin Wills), 1894-1969
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Franklin Wills Hancock, Jr. (1894-1969) was an attorney and politician from Oxford, Granville County, N.C. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, he served under the United States Attorney General (1915-1916), and after being admitted to the bar in 1916, practiced law in Oxford, where he also participated in local Democratic Party activities. Hancock served in the North Carolina Senate (1926-1928), North Carolina House (1928-1930), and United States House (1930-1939). After an unsuccessful bid for a Senate seat in 1938, he was appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board (1939-1942).
From the description of Franklin Wills Hancock, Jr., papers, 1930-1968 [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 645223090
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