William Franklin

E42003

William Franklin was the Loyalist last colonial governor of New Jersey and the illegitimate son of American statesman Benjamin Franklin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Loyalist
colonial governor
person
appointedBy British Crown
associatedWith British colonial administration in North America
Province of New Jersey
birthStatus illegitimate son
childOf Benjamin Franklin
citizenship British colonial subject
conflictInvolved American Revolutionary War
countryOfService Great Britain
detainedBy Patriot authorities
educatedAt Middle Temple
ethnicity American
familyName Franklin
givenName William
governedTerritory Province of New Jersey
historicalPeriod American Revolutionary era
imprisonedDuring American Revolutionary War
knownFor political break with his father Benjamin Franklin
remaining loyal to Britain during the American Revolution
laterResidence London, England
nationality British-American
notableFor being the Loyalist son of Benjamin Franklin
being the last colonial governor of New Jersey
occupation colonial administrator
politician
parentOf William Franklin self-linksurface differs
surface form: William Temple Franklin
politicalAlignment Loyalist
positionHeld colonial governor of New Jersey
last colonial governor of New Jersey
predecessorInOffice Josiah Hardy
profession lawyer
relative Benjamin Franklin
residenceWhileInOffice Burlington, New Jersey
Perth Amboy
surface form: Perth Amboy, New Jersey
sideInConflict Great Britain
spouse Elizabeth Downes Franklin
successorInOffice William Livingston

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Benjamin Franklin child William Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin originallyIntendedAudience William Franklin
this entity surface form: Benjamin Franklin's son William Franklin
Sarah Franklin Bache sibling William Franklin
William Franklin parentOf William Franklin self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: William Temple Franklin
Francis Folger Franklin relative William Franklin
Franklin hasNotableBearer William Franklin
this entity surface form: William Franklin (colonial governor)
Proprietary House occupant William Franklin
Proprietary House notableResident William Franklin
Sarah Franklin relative William Franklin
subject surface form: Sarah Franklin Bache
Josiah Hardy followedBy William Franklin
Franklin family notableMember William Franklin
Elizabeth Downes Franklin spouse William Franklin
Elizabeth Downes Franklin notableRelative William Franklin