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Gerlach, Larry R. William Franklin: New Jersey's Last Royal Governor (1976), a scholarly biography; Hart, Charles Henry (1911), "Who Was the Mother of Franklin's Son: An Inquiry demonstrating that she was Deborah Read, wife of Benjamin Franklin", Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 35 (3), PSU: 308–14.
William Franklin, the province's last royal governor before the American Revolution (1775–83), was marginalized in the last year of his tenure, as the province was run de facto by the Provincial Congress of New Jersey.
The Burlington Company included William Franklin, the last Colonial Governor of New Jersey (1763-1776). The company purchased various mortgages of George Croghan between 1768 and 1770. The mortgages, issued to William Franklin and assigned by him to the company, included one for 40,000 acres (160 km 2 ) of Croghan's Otsego County, New York ...
Proprietary House in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States, is the only proprietary governor's mansion of the original Thirteen Colonies still standing. Overseen by architect and builder John Edward Pryor, construction began in 1762 and was completed in 1764.
The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of New Jersey and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the New Jersey Legislature , to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons , except in cases of treason or impeachment.
Franklin Township was a township that existed in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States from 1771 until 1926. Franklin Township was established by Royal Charter on June 1, 1771, when Saddle River Township was subdivided. [2] The Township was named after the colonial-era Governor of New Jersey William Franklin, the illegitimate son of Benjamin ...
William Franklin, recently released after serving 44 years in prison, could walk from a Philadelphia courtroom an exonerated man on Friday, or he may face another trial for a 1976 murder he says ...
Ewing Township, New Jersey: 1717-1830 Residence (abandoned) On grounds of The College of New Jersey: William Trent House: Trenton: 1719 Residence Oldest house in Trenton, the state capitol, and served unofficially as governor's residence Martin Berry House: Pequannock Township: 1720 Residence