| FRANKLIN (Soundex
F652)
— See also
CONKLIN,
CONKLING,
DUNKLIN,
FRANCOLINI,
FRANK,
FRANKIN,
FRANKLAND,
FRANKLE,
FRANKLYN,
FRANKLYNNE,
HINKLIN,
RANKL,
RANKLE,
SHANKLIN,
TRANKLER.
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| |  FRANKLIN:
See also
Gertrude
Atherton —
Richard
Bache Jr. —
Joseph
Pearson Baldwin —
Robert
Morton Baldwin —
William
Orville Baldwin —
William
Francis Barry, Sr. —
John
David Butler —
De
Witt Clinton —
George
William Clinton —
Everett
Harris —
Thomas
Sherwood Haymond —
Alpheus
Forest Haymond —
Jodie
Middleton —
James
Minotto —
Ira
George Ormsbee —
William
B. Ormsbee —
Guy
Ray Pelton —
Henry
A. Smythe —
Herbert
Sanford Walters —
Floyd
Roscoe Yoho |
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Franklin, Abner —
of Iredell
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state senate from Iredell County, 1827-28.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Alfred —
of Arizona.
Delegate
to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1910; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1912-18; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1912-18; U.S. Collector of
Internal Revenue for Arizona, 1919.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Amos A. —
of Chenango
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1829.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Ann Hope —
of Michigan.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
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Franklin, Aretha Louise
(1942-2018) —
also known as Aretha Franklin; "Queen of
Soul" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March
25, 1942.
Democrat. Singer; performed, Democratic National Convention, 1968 ;
inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, 1987; received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 2005.
Female.
Died, from pancreatic
neuroendocrine tumor, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
16, 2018 (age 76 years, 144
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Franklin, Barbara Hackman (b.
1940) —
of Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born March
19, 1940.
Republican. U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1992-93; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 2004,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2014.
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Franklin, Ben —
of Macon, Macon
County, Mo.
Democrat. Chair of
Macon County Democratic Party, 1903.
Burial location unknown.
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Ben See Richard Eugene
Franklin |
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Franklin, Benjamin
(1706-1790) —
also known as "Silence Dogood"; "Anthony
Afterwit"; "Poor Richard"; "Alice
Addertongue"; "Polly Baker"; "Harry
Meanwell"; "Timothy Turnstone";
"Martha Careful"; "Benevolus";
"Caelia Shortface" —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
17, 1706.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1775; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1775-76; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; U.S.
Minister to France, 1778-85; Sweden, 1782-83; President
of Pennsylvania, 1785-88; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787.
Deist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Philosophical Society; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Famed for his experiments with electricity; invented
bifocal glasses and the harmonica. Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
17, 1790 (age 84 years, 90
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue erected 1856 at
Old City Hall Grounds, Boston, Mass.; statue at La
Arcata Court, Santa Barbara, Calif.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Josiah Franklin and Abiah Lee (Folger) Franklin; married, September
1, 1730, to Deborah Read; father of Sarah 'Sally' Franklin (who
married Richard
Bache); uncle of Franklin
Davenport; grandfather of Richard
Bache Jr. and Deborah Franklin Bache (who married William
John Duane); great-grandfather of Alexander Dallas Bache, Mary
Blechenden Bache (who married Robert
John Walker) and Sophia Arabella Bache (who married William
Wallace Irwin); second great-grandfather of Robert
Walker Irwin; fifth great-grandfather of Daniel
Baugh Brewster and Elise
du Pont; first cousin four times removed of Charles
James Folger, Benjamin
Dexter Sprague and Wharton
Barker; first cousin six times removed of Thomas
Mott Osborne; first cousin seven times removed of Charles
Devens Osborne and Lithgow
Osborne; second cousin five times removed of George
Hammond Parshall. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Bache-Dallas
family of Pennsylvania and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Jonathan
Williams |
| | | Franklin counties in Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Maine, Mass., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., Tenn., Vt., Va. and Wash. are
named for him. |
| | | Mount
Franklin, in the White Mountains, Coos
County, New Hampshire, is named for
him. — The minor
planet 5102 Benfranklin (discovered 1986), is named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Benjamin
F. Butler
— Benjamin
F. Hallett
— Benjamin
F. Wade
— Benjamin
Franklin Wallace
— Benjamin Cromwell Franklin
— Benjamin
Franklin Perry
— Benjamin
Franklin Robinson
— Benjamin
F. Randolph
— Benjamin
Franklin Massey
— Benjamin
F. Rawls
— Benjamin
Franklin Leiter
— Benjamin
Franklin Thomas
— Benjamin
F. Hall
— Benjamin
F. Angel
— Benjamin
Franklin Ross
— Benjamin
F. Flanders
— Benjamin
F. Bomar
— Benjamin
Franklin Hellen
— Benjamin
F. Mudge
— Benjamin
F. Butler
— Benjamin
F. Loan
— Benjamin
F. Simpson
— Benjamin
Franklin Terry
— Benjamin
Franklin Junkin
— Benjamin
F. Partridge
— B.
F. Langworthy
— Benjamin
F. Harding
— Benjamin
Mebane
— B.
F. Whittemore
— Benjamin
Franklin Bradley
— Benjamin
Franklin Claypool
— Benjamin
Franklin Saffold
— Benjamin
F. Coates
— B.
Franklin Martin
— Benjamin
Franklin Howey
— Benjamin
F. Martin
— Benjamin
Franklin Rice
— Benjamin
F. Randolph
— Benjamin
F. Hopkins
— Benjamin
F. Tracy
— Benjamin
Franklin Briggs
— Benjamin
F. Grady
— Benjamin
F. Farnham
— Benjamin
F. Meyers
— Benjamin
Franklin White
— Benjamin
Franklin Prescott
— Benjamin
F. Jonas
— B.
Franklin Fisher
— Benjamin
Franklin Potts
— Benjamin
F. Funk
— Benjamin
F. Marsh
— Frank
B. Arnold
— Benjamin
F. Heckert
— Benjamin
F. Bradley
— Benjamin
F. Howell
— Benjamin
Franklin Miller
— Benjamin
F. Mahan
— Ben
Franklin Caldwell
— Benjamin
Franklin Tilley
— Benjamin
F. Hackney
— B.
F. McMillan
— Benjamin
F. Shively
— B.
Frank Hires
— B.
Frank Mebane
— B.
Frank Murphy
— Benjamin
F. Starr
— Benjamin
Franklin Jones, Jr.
— Benjamin
F. Welty
— Benjamin
F. Jones
— Benjamin
Franklin Boley
— Ben
Franklin Looney
— Benjamin
F. Bledsoe
— Benjamin
Franklin Williams
— B.
Frank Kelley
— Benjamin
Franklin Butler
— Benjamin
F. James
— Frank
B. Heintzleman
— Benjamin
F. Feinberg
— B.
Franklin Bunn
— Ben
F. Cameron
— Ben
F. Blackmon
— B.
Frank Whelchel
— B.
F. Merritt, Jr.
— Ben
F. Hornsby
— Ben
Dillingham II
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| | | Coins and currency: His portrait
appears on the U.S. $100 bill, and formerly on the U.S. half
dollar coin (1948-63). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books by Benjamin Franklin: The
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin — An
Account of the Newly Invented Pennsylvanian Fire-Place
(1744) |
| | | Books about Benjamin Franklin: H. W.
Brands, The
First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin
Franklin — Edmund S. Morgan, Benjamin
Franklin — Stacy Schiff, A
Great Improvisation : Franklin, France, and the Birth of
America — Gordon S. Wood, The
Americanization of Benjamin Franklin — Walter
Isaacson, Benjamin
Franklin : An American Life — Carl Van Doren, Benjamin
Franklin — Philip Dray, Stealing
God's Thunder : Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Invention
of America |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Franklin, Benjamin —
of Winona
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state senate 11th District, 1868.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Benjamin III —
of Morris
County, N.J.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Morris County, 1954-61.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Benjamin Cromwell
(1805-1873) —
of Texas.
Born in 1805.
State court judge in Texas, 1836; member of Texas
state senate, 1845.
Died in 1873
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Benjamin E. —
U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1968-69.
Still living as of 1969.
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Franklin, Benjamin Joseph
(1839-1898) —
also known as Benjamin J. Franklin —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born near Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., 1839.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; Jackson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-75; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1875-79; U.S. Consul
in Hankow, 1885-90; Governor
of Arizona Territory, 1896-97.
Episcopalian.
Died of heart
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., May 18,
1898 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Franklin, Bryna (born
c.1932) —
of Tel Aviv, Israel;
Jerusalem, Israel.
Born in Missouri, about 1932.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Democrats
Abroad, 1992,
1996.
Female.
Jewish.
Appeared in a 2012 television ad sponsored by the Republican Jewish
Coalition, annoucing her support for Mitt Romney in that year's
election.
Still living as of 2012.
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Franklin, Carolyn —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1984.
Female.
Still living as of 1984.
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Franklin, Charles Edwin
(1851-1932) —
also known as Charles E. Franklin —
of Mansfield, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in East Greenwich, Kent
County, R.I., December
11, 1851.
Democrat. Salesman;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Mansfield, 1908, 1918, 1926.
Died in Mansfield, Tolland
County, Conn., November
20, 1932 (age 80 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Franklin and Joanna (Reynolds) Franklin; married, February
1, 1887, to Ida Euretta Chappell. |
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Franklin, Christopher —
Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Still living as of 2020.
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Franklin, Clarence —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Socialist Workers candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
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Franklin, Mrs. Clay —
of Shoals, Martin
County, Ind.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1932.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Craig —
of New Hampshire.
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1978.
Still living as of 1978.
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Franklin, Daniel (d.
1942) —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Republican. Mayor
of Oneonta, N.Y., 1938-42; died in office 1942.
Died in 1942.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, David —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 2012.
Still living as of 2012.
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Franklin, David L. —
of California.
Peace and Freedom candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
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Franklin, Derek —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.
Republican. Chair of
Atchison County Republican Party, 2011.
Still living as of 2011.
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Franklin, Desiree —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Member, Platform Committee, Democratic National
Convention, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Franklin, DeWayne —
of Denver,
Colo.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1968.
Still living as of 1968.
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Franklin, Diane —
of Camdenton, Camden
County, Mo.
Republican. Elected Missouri
state house of representatives 123rd District 2012; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 2016.
Female.
Still living as of 2016.
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Franklin, Douglas W. —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates 15th District, 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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Franklin, E. C. —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Democrat. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,
1942.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, E. K. —
of Mesquite, Dallas
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Earl See T. Earl
Franklin |
| | Franklin,
Ed See J. Ed Franklin |
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Franklin, Frank A. —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Garland —
Libertarian. Candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 91st District, 2006.
Still living as of 2006.
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Franklin, George —
of Seneca
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, George E. —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Candidate for mayor
of Las Vegas, Nev., 1951.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, George E., Jr. —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Candidate for mayor
of Las Vegas, Nev., 1955.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, George T. —
of New York.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1946.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Glen D. —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Democrat. Member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1949-52.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Golda —
of Charleston, Coles
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Franklin, Gordon —
of Marion, Williamson
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, H. M. —
of Tennille, Washington
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1908,
1928
(alternate).
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Harold —
of Michigan.
Communist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1934.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Harris —
of Pleasant Hill, Pike
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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Franklin, Harry Lee (b.
1895) —
also known as Harry L. Franklin —
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., July 25,
1895.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Berlin, 1926-29; U.S. Consul in Berlin, 1929-30; Warsaw, 1930-31; Leipzig, 1931-32.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Howard C. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1922-25;
defeated, 1919.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, J. C. —
of Wheatland, Hickory
County, Mo.
Democrat. Chair of
Hickory County Democratic Party, 1943.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, J. Ed —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, James —
of Erie
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1870.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, James —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
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Franklin, James A. —
of Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Member of Florida
state senate 24th District, 1947.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, James B. —
of Statesboro, Bulloch
County, Ga.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,
1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Franklin, James J. —
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1886.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Jesse
(1760-1823) —
of Surry
County, N.C.
Born in Orange
County, Va., March
24, 1760.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1793; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1795-97; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1799-1805, 1807-13; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1805; Governor of
North Carolina, 1820-21.
Slaveowner.
Died August
31, 1823 (age 63 years, 160
days).
Original interment somewhere in Surry County, N.C.; reinterment at Guilford
Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, N.C.
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Franklin, Jim —
Democrat. Candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Franklin, Joe S. —
of Alabama City (now part of Gadsden), Etowah
County, Ala.
Born in Alabama.
Postmaster at Alabama
City, Ala., 1911.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, John C., Jr. —
Republican. Candidate for Florida
state house of representatives 6th District, 1978.
Still living as of 1978.
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Franklin, John Rankin
(1820-1878) —
also known as John R. Franklin —
of Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md.
Born near Berlin, Worcester
County, Md., May 6,
1820.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1843, 1849; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1853-55; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1864;
state court judge in Maryland, 1867-78.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., January
11, 1878 (age 57 years, 250
days).
Interment at Makemie
Memorial Presbyterian Churchyard, Snow Hill, Md.
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Franklin, Joseph —
of Gloucester
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1839-40,
1854; member of New
Jersey state senate from Gloucester County, 1855-57.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Joseph A. —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Julius —
of Tilden, McMullen
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Kathy —
of Wisconsin.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Franklin, Lynn Winterdale
(1888-1952) —
also known as Lynn W. Franklin; Lynn
Winterdale —
of Maryland; Fredericksburg,
Va.
Born in Ocean Grove, Monmouth
County, N.J., June 11,
1888.
Stenographer;
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Tegucigalpa, 1914-15; U.S. Vice Consul in San Salvador, 1915-16, 1919-22; Callao-Lima, 1916-18; Guayaquil, 1918-19; U.S. Consul in San Salvador, 1922-24; Hong Kong, 1924-25, 1925-28; Hankow, 1925; Saltillo, 1928-30; Chefoo, 1930-31; Amoy, 1931-33; Stockholm, as of 1938-40; Niagara Falls, as of 1943; U.S. Consul General in Curaçao, as of 1947.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died July 8,
1952 (age 64 years, 27
days).
Interment at Fredericksburg
Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Va.
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Relatives:
Step-son of George L. Franklin; son of Charles Winterdale and Jenny
(Jones) Winterdale; married, June 11,
1925, to Butler-Brayne Thornton Robinson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Franklin, Malcolm Argyle —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1917.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Meshack
(1772-1839) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Surry
County, N.C., 1772.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1800-01; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1807-15 (12th District
1807-09, at-large 1809-11, 12th District 1811-13, at-large 1813-15);
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1828-29, 1838.
Slaveowner.
Died in Surry
County, N.C., December
18, 1839 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Edwards-Franklin
House Grounds, Near Mt. Airy, Surry County, N.C.
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Franklin, Morris —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1837; member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1842-43.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Morris —
of Illinois.
Socialist. Candidate for Illinois
state treasurer, 1934.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Mrs. N. A. —
of Unionville, Putnam
County, Mo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1924.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Patrice —
of Texas.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Franklin, Patrick —
Democrat. Candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 7th District, 2006.
Still living as of 2006.
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Franklin, Pearce R. —
of Essex
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1921-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Phillips P. —
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 33rd District, 1982.
Still living as of 1982.
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Franklin, R. A. —
of Jackson, Butts
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, R. L. —
of Adairsville, Bartow
County, Ga.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Rachialle J. —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Franklin, Richard Eugene —
also known as Ben Franklin —
of Beaver, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates 27th District, 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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Franklin, Robert P. —
of Killingly, Windham
County, Conn.
Republican. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Killingly, 1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Robert V., Jr. —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Franklin, Rosa —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Franklin, Ruth —
Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, S. J. —
of Nebraska.
Progressive. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 5th District, 1922.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Sheila —
of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2004,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Franklin, Shirley Clarke (b.
1945) —
also known as Shirley Franklin —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born May 10,
1945.
Democrat. Mayor
of Atlanta, Ga., 2002-; member of Democratic
National Committee from Georgia, 2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 2004,
2008.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Franklin, T. Earl —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Carolina, 1944,
1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, T. H. —
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention
from Texas, 1896.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, T. L. —
of Gardnerville, Douglas
County, Nev.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Nevada, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, T. S. —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1907-09.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Thomas E. (d.
1882) —
Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1851-52, 1855-58.
Died May 16,
1882.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Vine R.
(1843-1933) —
of Brooklyn, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Hampton, Windham
County, Conn., January
2, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Brooklyn, 1887, 1919-20; first
selectman of Brooklyn, Connecticut, 1888.
Died November
7, 1933 (age 90 years, 309
days).
Interment at South Cemetery, Brooklyn, Conn.
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C. See Walter Courtney
Franklin |
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Franklin, W. P. —
of Big Timber, Sweet
Grass County, Mont.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Wade H. —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Franklin, Wallace W. —
of Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1966.
Still living as of 1966.
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Franklin, Walter —
of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1809-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, Walter Courtney
(1858-1948) —
also known as W. C. Franklin —
of Pamplin City, Appomattox
County, Va.
Born August
19, 1858.
Republican. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Appomattox County, 1883, 1885-87;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,
1920.
Died October
8, 1948 (age 90 years, 50
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Appomattox County, Va.
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Webb See William Webster
Franklin |
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Franklin, William —
Chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1762-76.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, William —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Franklin, William Buel
(1823-1903) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., February
27, 1823.
Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1876;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Connecticut.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., March 8,
1903 (age 80 years, 9
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.
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Franklin, William F. —
of Oneida
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1919.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, William H. —
of Kent
County, Del.
Republican. Candidate for Delaware
state senate from Kent County, 1892.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, William M. —
of Spencer, Owen
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1856.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin, William Webster (b.
1941) —
also known as Webb Franklin —
of Mississippi.
Born in Greenwood, Leflore
County, Miss., December
13, 1941.
Republican. State court judge in Mississippi, 1978-82; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1983-87.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 1998.
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Franklin, Wirt
(1883-1962) —
of Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.
Born in Richmond, Ray
County, Mo., March
22, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
producer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1932,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died September
24, 1962 (age 79 years, 186
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Ardmore, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Franklin and Irene (Hudgins) Franklin; married, August
5, 1902, to Mary Cecile Collyer; married, June 29,
1923, to Virginia Doss. |
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Franklin, Mrs. Wirt —
of Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1944.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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