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    William Franklin

    American soldier, attorney, and colonial administrator

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  1. May 14, 2018 · William Franklin. The American colonial administrator William Franklin (ca. 1731-1813) was the last of the royal governors of New Jersey. He chose to support Great Britain throughout the American Revolution. William Franklin, the illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin, was born in 1731

  2. Title Royal Governor of New Jersey. War & Affiliation Revolutionary War / British. Date of Birth - Death February 22, 1730 – November 17, 1813. On January 13, 1775, the British appointed governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, stood in front of the New Jersey Legislator and implored them to remain loyal to King George III.

  3. 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.

  4. William Franklin Full Biography. I was the illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin and grew up living above his printing shop in central Philadelphia. My father made sure I received a classical education and then when King George’s War was fought in the 1740’s I served in a Philadelphia company created for a planned expedition against the ...

  5. 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.

  6. Nov 21, 2017 · Franklin’s Great Escape. Major General William B. Franklin was a Union corps commander in various theaters during the war, but battlefield success typically eluded him. Havoc Reigned: To disrupt Union activities between Washington and Baltimore—and for a little fun no doubt—Rebel cavalrymen ransacked the town of New Windsor, Md. ( (North ...

  7. William Buel Franklin. Title Major General. War & Affiliation Civil War / Union. Date of Birth - Death February 27, 1823- March 8, 1903. William Buel Franklin was born on February 27, 1823 in York, Pennsylvania. He attended West Point from 1839 to 1843, graduating first in his class.

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