William Franklin - Revision history

imported>Cryofthewolf at 05:55, 3 November 2009

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	\| parent = [[Benjamin Franklin]] (deceased)		\| parent = [[Benjamin Franklin]] (deceased)
	\| grandparent(s) = Josiah Franklin (paternal grandfather, deceased), <br> Abiah Folger (paternal grandmother, deceased), <br> Thomas Franklin (paternal great-grandfather, deceased), <br> Jane White (paternal great-grandmother, deceased), <br> Peter Folger (paternal great-grandfather, deceased), <br> Mary Morrill (paternal great-grandmother, deceased)		\| grandparent(s) = Josiah Franklin (paternal grandfather, deceased), <br> Abiah Folger (paternal grandmother, deceased), <br> Thomas Franklin (paternal great-grandfather, deceased), <br> Jane White (paternal great-grandmother, deceased), <br> Peter Folger (paternal great-grandfather, deceased), <br> Mary Morrill (paternal great-grandmother, deceased)
	\| grandchild(ren) = Ellen Franklin (deceased), <br> a ~~son~~ (deceased)		\| grandchild(ren) = Ellen Franklin (deceased), <br> a grandson (deceased)
	\| guardian = [[Deborah Franklin]] (deceased)		\| guardian = [[Deborah Franklin]] (deceased)
	\| child(ren) = William Temple Franklin (deceased)		\| child(ren) = William Temple Franklin (deceased)

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	\| alias = <!-- Pseudonyms and special monikers, not nicknames. -->		\| alias = <!-- Pseudonyms and special monikers, not nicknames. -->
	\| gender = Male		\| gender = Male
	\| age =		\| age = 82 (at death)
	\| born =		\| born = 1731
	\| pob =		\| pob = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	\| marriage =		\| marriage = September 4, 1762
	\| died =		\| died = December 13, 1813
	\| home = Philadelphia, PA		\| home = Philadelphia, PA
	\| residence = The Franklins' home		\| residence = The Franklins' home
	\| occupation =		\| occupation = Governor
	\| significant other =		\| significant other = Elizabeth Downes (deceased)
	\| parent = [[Benjamin Franklin]]		\| parent = [[Benjamin Franklin]] (deceased)
			\| grandparent(s) = Josiah Franklin (paternal grandfather, deceased), <br> Abiah Folger (paternal grandmother, deceased), <br> Thomas Franklin (paternal great-grandfather, deceased), <br> Jane White (paternal great-grandmother, deceased), <br> Peter Folger (paternal great-grandfather, deceased), <br> Mary Morrill (paternal great-grandmother, deceased)
	\| grandparent(s) =
	\| grandchild(ren) =		\| grandchild(ren) = Ellen Franklin (deceased), <br> a son (deceased)
	\| guardian = [[Deborah Franklin]]		\| guardian = [[Deborah Franklin]] (deceased)
	\| child(ren) =		\| child(ren) = William Temple Franklin (deceased)
	\| other relatives =		\| other relatives =
	\| sibling(s) =		\| sibling(s) =

imported>MiamiVolts: fix spacing

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fix spacing

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	* [[Wikipedia:William Franklin\|William Franklin]] -- Wikipedia		* [[Wikipedia:William Franklin\|William Franklin]] -- Wikipedia

	{{GN Franklin}}		{{GN Franklin}}

imported>Ryangibsonstewart: change navbar

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	* [[Wikipedia:William Franklin\|William Franklin]] -- Wikipedia		* [[Wikipedia:William Franklin\|William Franklin]] -- Wikipedia

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imported>Ryangibsonstewart: /* External Links */ frame of reference

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External Links: frame of reference

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	* [[Wikipedia:William Franklin\|William Franklin]]		* [[Wikipedia:William Franklin\|William Franklin]] -- Wikipedia

	{{GN Miscellaneous}}		{{GN Miscellaneous}}

imported>Ryangibsonstewart: not a minor--if the novel takes place in 1752, then Wm would have been 21

2008-03-05T11:46:49Z

not a minor--if the novel takes place in 1752, then Wm would have been 21

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	* In real-life, William Franklin was the illegitimate son of [[Benjamin Franklin]], his real mother's identity being unknown. He was born in 1731 and died December 13, 1813. He had a half-brother, [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Franklin&GScid=44588&GRid=9259975& Francis Folger Franklin] (who died of smallpox at age four), and half-sister, [[Wikipedia:Sarah Franklin Bache\|Sarah Franklin Bache]].		* In real life, William Franklin was the illegitimate son of [[Benjamin Franklin]], his real mother's identity being unknown. He was born in 1731 and died December 13, 1813. He had a half-brother, [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Franklin&GScid=44588&GRid=9259975& Francis Folger Franklin] (who died of smallpox at age four), and half-sister, [[Wikipedia:Sarah Franklin Bache\|Sarah Franklin Bache]].
	* William Franklin's real-life history includes becoming the last Colonial Governor of New Jersey. He married Elizabeth Downes on September 4, 1762, and had one son, [[Wikipedia:William Temple Franklin\|William Temple Franklin]], who may or may not have been illegitimate, and who, by mutual decision, was raised by his father, [[Benjamin Franklin]].		* William Franklin's real life history includes becoming the last Colonial Governor of New Jersey. He married Elizabeth Downes on September 4, 1762, and had one son, [[Wikipedia:William Temple Franklin\|William Temple Franklin]], who may or may not have been illegitimate, and who, by mutual decision, was raised by his father, [[Benjamin Franklin]].

	==See Also==		==See Also==
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	[[Category:Minors]] <!--for people under the age of 18-->

imported>MiamiVolts: +GN Miscellaneous

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+GN Miscellaneous

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	* [[Wikipedia:William Franklin\|William Franklin]]		* [[Wikipedia:William Franklin\|William Franklin]]

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	[[Category:Minors]] <!--for people under the age of 18-->		[[Category:Minors]] <!--for people under the age of 18-->

imported>MiamiVolts: +links

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+links

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	\| occupation =		\| occupation =
	\| significant other =		\| significant other =
	\| parent = Benjamin Franklin		\| parent = [[Benjamin Franklin]]
	\| grandparent(s) =		\| grandparent(s) =
	\| grandchild(ren) =		\| grandchild(ren) =
	\| guardian = Deborah Franklin		\| guardian = [[Deborah Franklin]]
	\| child(ren) =		\| child(ren) =
	\| other relatives =		\| other relatives =
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	==Character History==		==Character History==
	===[[Graphic Novel:A Lesson in Electricity]]===		===[[Graphic Novel:A Lesson in Electricity]]===
	One night in [[1752]], [[William Franklin]] is awoken by [[Benjamin Franklin\|his father]], who asks him if it isn't wonderful that the bells he had set up to be rung by his lightning rod were ringing.		One night in [[1752]], William Franklin is awoken by [[Benjamin Franklin\|his father]], who asks him if it isn't wonderful that the bells he had set up to be rung by his lightning rod were ringing.

	Several nights later, William proceeds outside with his father during stormy weather to test the theory of conservation of charge using the kite experiment. Will gets a kite into the stormy skies and hands the string of the kite to his father. Lightning strikes the kite just as the skies appear to clear up. However, instead of the lightning being totally diverted by a key Benjamin attached to the string, Benjamin ends up [[electrical absorption\|shocked]] and flung to the ground. William asks his father to let him help him back to his feet, but Benjamin refuses until after he discharges himself by touching [[Tiger\|his cat]].		Several nights later, William proceeds outside with his father during stormy weather to test the theory of conservation of charge using the kite experiment. Will gets a kite into the stormy skies and hands the string of the kite to his father. Lightning strikes the kite just as the skies appear to clear up. However, instead of the lightning being totally diverted by a key Benjamin attached to the string, Benjamin ends up [[electrical absorption\|shocked]] and flung to the ground. William asks his father to let him help him back to his feet, but Benjamin refuses until after he discharges himself by touching [[Tiger\|his cat]].

imported>MiamiVolts: +William, the trivia is interesting... it seems illegitimacy may have ran in the family... hrm

2008-03-05T07:30:21Z

+William, the trivia is interesting... it seems illegitimacy may have ran in the family... hrm

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| name = William Franklin
| sortname = Franklin, William
| image = William Franklin.jpg
| portrayer = 
| nick = Will
| debut = A Lesson in Electricity
| known powers = None
| formal name = 
| alias = 
| gender = Male
| age =
| born =
| pob =
| marriage =
| died =
| home = Philadelphia, PA
| residence = The Franklins' home
| occupation =
| significant other =
| parent = Benjamin Franklin
| grandparent(s) =
| grandchild(ren) =
| guardian = Deborah Franklin
| child(ren) =
| other relatives =
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| spoiler = false
}}
'''William Franklin''' is the son of one of America's Founding Fathers, [[Benjamin Franklin]].

==Character History==
===[[Graphic Novel:A Lesson in Electricity]]===
One night in [[1752]], [[William Franklin]] is awoken by [[Benjamin Franklin|his father]], who asks him if it isn't wonderful that the bells he had set up to be rung by his lightning rod were ringing.

Several nights later, William proceeds outside with his father during stormy weather to test the theory of conservation of charge using the kite experiment. Will gets a kite into the stormy skies and hands the string of the kite to his father. Lightning strikes the kite just as the skies appear to clear up. However, instead of the lightning being totally diverted by a key Benjamin attached to the string, Benjamin ends up [[electrical absorption|shocked]] and flung to the ground. William asks his father to let him help him back to his feet, but Benjamin refuses until after he discharges himself by touching [[Tiger|his cat]].

==Trivia==
* In real-life, William Franklin was the illegitimate son of [[Benjamin Franklin]], his real mother's identity being unknown. He was born in 1731 and died December 13, 1813. He had a half-brother, [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Franklin&GScid=44588&GRid=9259975& Francis Folger Franklin] (who died of smallpox at age four), and half-sister, [[Wikipedia:Sarah Franklin Bache|Sarah Franklin Bache]].
* William Franklin's real-life history includes becoming the last Colonial Governor of New Jersey. He married Elizabeth Downes on September 4, 1762, and had one son, [[Wikipedia:William Temple Franklin|William Temple Franklin]], who may or may not have been illegitimate, and who, by mutual decision, was raised by his father, [[Benjamin Franklin]].

==See Also==
* {{seealsodisambig|name=William}}
* {{seealsodisambig|name=Franklin}}

==External Links==
* [[Wikipedia:William Franklin|William Franklin]]

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[[Category:Minors]]