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   William Franklin FRSE (22 February 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 was the last colonial Governor of New Jersey (1763–1776), and a steadfast Loyalist throughout the American Revolutionary War.

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   Apr 19, 2016 · Learn how William Franklin, the illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin, refused to join the patriot cause and was imprisoned by the rebels in Connecticut. Find out how he suffered, communicated with George Washington and was eventually exchanged for other prisoners.

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   Apr 14, 2024 · Benjamin Franklin's son William Franklin is referred to in passing a number of times in Franklin, and his backstory explains why he wasn't a major player in his father's secret mission to France during the Revolutionary War.

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5. www.battlefields.org › william-franklinWilliam Franklin | American Battlefield Trust

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   Learn about William Franklin, the loyalist son of Benjamin Franklin and the royal governor of New Jersey during the Revolutionary War. Find out how he opposed the American rebellion, supported the British, and was imprisoned and exiled by his father.

6. www.monticello.org › exhibits-events › blogDivided Loyalties: Benjamin and William Franklin | Monticello

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   Mar 21, 2021 · How did Benjamin Franklin's illegitimate son, William, become a Loyalist and oppose his father in the American Revolution? Learn about their different paths and the rift that lasted until their deaths.

7. www.encyclopedia.com › william-franklinWilliam Franklin | Encyclopedia.com

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   May 14, 2018 · William Franklin was the illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin and a royal governor of New Jersey. He supported the British during the American Revolution and was imprisoned by the Patriots, but later reconciled with his father.

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   Who was William Franklin?

   • Despite his birth status, William Franklin rose to prominence in Colonial America as a lawyer, and was even the final governor of New Jersey when it was still a colony of Great Britain at the behest of the British Prime Minister Lord Bute.

   Who Is William Franklin? Ben Franklin's Son & Temple's Father Who Sided

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   Why did Benjamin Franklin omit his son from his will?

   • Benjamin Franklin remained businesslike, suggesting that his son give land that he owned in America to his son, William Temple Franklin. Benjamin Franklin omitted his son almost entirely from his will, and remained bitter towards his son for his Loyalist beliefs. William Franklin died in 1813 in London, having never reconciled with his father.

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   Did Benjamin Franklin have a son?

   • Benjamin’s son William Franklin was most likely born around 1730 out of an illegitimate relationship that later became a common-law marriage. But Benjamin Franklin did not ignore his son. Though the boy was largely raised by his caustic mother, Deborah, Franklin nonetheless looked out for him.

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   Who was William Temple Franklin?

   • In the family tradition, William sired an illegitimate son, William Temple Franklin, who became his grandfather Benjamin's secretary in Paris and later edited the works of the great man. Franklin's career was a tragic paradox.

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   Learn about the life and career of William Franklin, the illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin and a loyalist to the British crown. Find out how he became the last royal governor of New Jersey, why he was arrested by the rebels, and what happened to him after the Revolution.