William Franklin

E42003

Loyalist colonial governor person

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

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 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, New Jersey →
sideInConflict	Great Britain →
spouse	Elizabeth Downes Franklin →
successorInOffice	William Livingston →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Benjamin Franklin →	child
Franklin ("William Franklin (colonial governor)") →	hasNotableBearer
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin ("Benjamin Franklin's son William Franklin") →	originallyIntendedAudience
William Franklin ("William Temple Franklin") →	parentOf
Francis Folger Franklin →	relative
Sarah Franklin Bache →	sibling