Franklin W. Fort

Franklin William Fort (March 30, 1880 – June 20, 1937) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey for three terms from 1925 to 1931.

He attended New York Law School from 1901 to 1903 and was admitted to the bar in 1903 and commenced practice in Newark.

During World War I he served as a volunteer on the staff of the United States Food Administrator, Washington, D.C., from 1917 to 1919.

He engaged in the insurance business in 1919 at Newark, New Jersey, and was also interested in banking.

He served as chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board from January 1932 to March 1933.