Draft:William Francis Frank

William Francis Frank (November 27, 1874 – September 9, 1938) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri from 1929 until his death in 1938, serving as chief justice from May 1934 to October 1935.

Born in Schuyler County, Missouri, he became a teacher at the age of fifteen, and read law while working as a teacher to gain admission to the bar in 1903. He practiced law and held various positions of public trust.

"On November 6, 1928, he was elected to the Supreme Court of Missouri for a term that began on January 1, 1929. He was elected to serve a ten-year term that expired on December 31, 1938".