William Temple Franklin, known as Temple Franklin, (22 February 1762 in London– 25 May 1823 in Paris) was a British-born Americandiplomat and real estate speculator. He is best known for his involvement with the American diplomatic mission in France during the American Revolutionary War. Beginning at the age of 16, he served as secretary to his grandfather Benjamin Franklin, who negotiated and agreed to the Franco-American Alliance.
The younger Franklin was also secretary for the American delegation that negotiated United States independence at the Treaty of Paris in 1783. He returned to Philadelphia with his grandfather afterward. Finding his prospects limited in the United States, he later returned to Europe, where he lived mostly in France.
Early life and education
William Temple Franklin, called Temple, was born in 1760, the illegitimate (and only) son of William Franklin, notably illegitimate as well, who sired him while a law student in London. His mother is unknown, and the infant was placed in foster care. His father William was the illegitimate but acknowledged son of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, and raised in his household. William Temple Franklin's middle name is said to have been derived from his having been conceived while his father was studying at the Middle Temple.
Lieutenant Colonel William TempleVC (7 November 1833 – 13 February 1919) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Lieutenant Pickard, it is stated, crossed, and re-crossed the parapet, to procure water for the wounded, when none of the men could be induced to perform this service, the space over which he traversed being exposed to a crossfire; and testimony is borne to the calmness displayed by him, and Assistant-Surgeon Temple, under the trying circumstances in which they were placed.
Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet (25 April 1628 – 27 January 1699) was an
Englishstatesman and essayist.
Biography
William Temple was the son of Sir John Temple of Dublin and nephew of Rev. Dr. Thomas Temple DD. Born in London, and educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Temple travelled across Europe, and was for some time a member of the Irish Parliament, employed on various diplomatic missions. During his time as a diplomat, Temple successfully negotiated the marriage of the Prince of Orange and Princess Mary of England, and the Triple Alliance of 1668. On his return he was much consulted by Charles II, but disapproving of the anti-Dutch courses adopted, retired to his house at Sheen.
He was called out of retirement to implement a plan of his design to reform government rule. He was the architect of the Privy Council Ministry, which, though it failed, was an early effort to establish an executive along the lines of what later came to be understood as Cabinet government. Charles II disapproved of the scheme, which in his view took away too much of the Royal Prerogative, although in the exceptional circumstances of the Exclusion Crisis he was willing to give it a brief trial.
And there was real-life drama in the family, involving Franklin's son and Temple's father, William Franklin, the royal governor of New Jersey, who supported the crown and plotted against the ...
And there was real-life drama in the family, involving Franklin’s son and Temple’s father, William Franklin, the royal governor of New Jersey, who supported the crown and plotted against ...
And there was real-life drama in the family, involving Franklin's son and Temple's father, William Franklin, the royal governor of New Jersey, who supported the crown and plotted against the ...
“Franklin,” an 8-episode Apple+ series about Benjamin Franklin begins on April 12 ...Nathan Jupe, a Brit, plays 16-year-old WilliamTemple Franklin, the “out of wedlock” son of Benjamin’s “out-of-wedlock” son, William Franklin.
After graduating from TempleUniversity, Williams worked in several human service jobs ... A 2017 graduate of Widener Law, Williams worked as a prosecutor in York and Franklin counties after getting her law license in 2019.
This is the story of WilliamFranklin...Benjamin developed a deep affection for William Temple Franklin, perhaps transferring to him the love he no longer gave his son ... William Franklin died quietly in exile 23 years later.
This is the story of WilliamFranklin...Benjamin developed a deep affection for William Temple Franklin, perhaps transferring to him the love he no longer gave his son ... William Franklin died quietly in exile 23 years later.
WilliamFranklin... This is the story of William Franklin ... Benjamin developed a deep affection for William Temple Franklin, perhaps transferring to him the love he no longer gave his son ... William Franklin died quietly in exile 23 years later.
In fact, the person who Ben, 46, harangues most with his ambitions and his feats is his illegitimate and understandably hapless son, 20-year-old WilliamFranklin (played by Kenny Fedorko) ... William Temple Franklin (Danté J.
