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  1. www.historyvshollywood.com › reelfaces › franklinHow Accurate is 'Franklin'? The True Story vs. the Miniseries

    Apr 12, 2024 · Yes. The Franklin true story confirms that he took his 16-year-old grandson, William Temple Franklin (referred to as Temple Franklin), with him on his 1776 trip to France. Benjamin Franklin had taken over custody of his grandson after his extramarital son, William Franklin, a Loyalist and the governor of New Jersey, was put in prison during the ...

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

    Mar 21, 2021 · Benjamin Franklin and his son, William Franklin, prominently exemplified these divided loyalties. How did this rift occur, and were they ever reconciled? Judging from their early years together, no one would imagine they would end up in opposition to one another.

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Benjamin_FranklinBenjamin Franklin - Wikipedia

    A Loyalist to the king, William Franklin saw his relations with father Benjamin eventually break down over their differences about the American Revolutionary War, as Benjamin Franklin could never accept William's position.

  5. newenglandhistoricalsociety.com › william-franklinWilliam Franklin, Ben’s Son, Spent the Revolutionary War in a ...

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    In the early days of the American Revolution, Franklin wanted even greater things for his son, then a leading political figure in America. His father urged William Franklin to resign as governor and join the patriot cause. William refused, outlasting all other colonial governors well into 1775, because of his and his father’s good name. In August, ...

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    In June of 1776, rebels in New Jersey exiled Gov. William Franklin to Connecticut, where Gov. Jonathan Trumbull sided with the patriots. The patriots placed him under guard at Wallingfordand then Middletown. However, the stubborn governor-in-exile refused to submit to his captors. He continued gathering intelligence for loyalists and helping protec...

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    Finally, in December of 1777, the governor removed him from the Litchfieldjail and allowed him to be imprisoned in a house at East Windsor. By now, the conditions of the jail had taken their toll. William Franklin had lost his teeth and hair and was desperately ill. In 1778 he was exchanged for other prisoners and allowed to go to New York. He woul...

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  6. screenrant.com › what-happened-to-william-franklinWho Is William Franklin? Ben Franklin's Son & Temple's Father ...

    Apr 14, 2024 · Published Apr 14, 2024. Follow. Share. Link copied to clipboard. Summary. William Franklin, son of Benjamin Franklin, remained a staunch Loyalist during the Revolutionary War, causing a rift with his father. Despite attempts at reconciliation, Benjamin Franklin and William Franklin never fully reconciled, with bitterness lingering between them.

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  7. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › the-real-storyThe Real Story Behind Apple TV+'s 'Franklin' | Smithsonian

    Apr 11, 2024 · Michael Douglas stars as Benjamin Franklin in the new Apple TV+ series "Franklin." Apple TV+. In December 1776, nearly six months after the Thirteen Colonies declared their independence from ...

  8. founders.archives.gov › documents › FranklinFrom Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 16 August 1784

    When Benjamin Franklin decided to reestablish communication with his estranged Loyalist son, with whom he had had no contact since 1775, he did so by planting a hint in the ear of a Connecticut merchant who, being about to leave Paris for London, was sure to see William.