Franklin Main

Franklin Smith Main was an American politician.
Main was born on 3 November 1918 in Mount Ayr, Iowa, and attended high school in his hometown, graduating in 1934. In 1937, he married Louise Burchett. The couple raised a daughter and a son and farmed in Bloomington Township, [Decatur County, Iowa]. Main was affiliated with the Democratic Party and served on the Iowa [House of Representatives] from 1957 to 1963, for Iowa [House of Representatives, District 6|District 6]. In 1962, Main was elected to the Iowa Senate from District 5. Two years later, he was redistricted and represented District 4 until his retirement from politics in 1969. In retirement, Main relocated to Overland Park, Kansas, where he died at the Vintage Park Assisted Living facility on 10 December 2008.