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William Franklin FRSE (22 February [citation needed] 1730 – 17 November 1813) was an American-born attorney, soldier, politician, and colonial administrator.He was the acknowledged extra-marital son of Benjamin Franklin.
William Franklin (c. 1730 –1813), Governor of New Jersey; son of Benjamin Franklin Rebecca Franks (1760–1823), prominent member of Loyalist society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Revolution
Temple's father William Franklin was Governor of New Jersey and a prominent Loyalist. William Temple Franklin, called Temple, was born in 1760, [1] the extramarital (and only) son of William Franklin, notably an extramarital son as well, who fathered him while a law student in London. His mother is unknown, and the infant was placed in foster care.
William Franklin, the royal governor of New Jersey and son of Patriot leader Benjamin Franklin, became the leader of the Loyalists after his release from a Patriot prison in 1778. He worked to build Loyalist military units to fight in the war.
He studied law, for a time alongside William Franklin, the son of Benjamin Franklin and later a fellow Loyalist, [7] and he was admitted to the bar and began to practice law in Philadelphia. Galloway married Grace Growdon on October 18, 1753. Her father, Laurence Growdon, was even wealthier than the Galloways, well placed in the political and ...
The new Apple TV+ show starring Michael Douglas follows Benjamin Franklin on his way to France. Here's the true story behind it. The True Story Behind Benjamin Franklin’s French Voyage in 'Franklin'
Odell was a Loyalist working with William Franklin, the last colonial governor of New Jersey and the son of Benjamin Franklin. On May 9, Franklin introduced Stansbury to André, who had just been named the British spy chief. [ 72 ]
It came from painful first-hand experience; as a 30-year-old father, Benjamin Franklin lost the youngest of his two sons, Francis Folger Franklin, to smallpox on Nov. 21, 1736, in Philadelphia. ...