• William Franklin FRSE (22 February 1730 – 17 November 1813) was an American-born attorney, soldier, politician, and colonial administrator.
  • On this day in history, June 24, 1776, Congress resolves to imprison Governor William Franklin of New Jersey in Connecticut.
  • On January 13, 1775, the British appointed governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, stood in front of the New Jersey Legislator and implored them to remain...
  • One of those people was William Franklin, who served New Jersey as Royal Governor from 1763 until 1776, the last two years of his tenure carried out while he...
  • William Franklin (ca. 1730/31-1813) was the thirteenth, and last, of New Jersey's royal governors.
  • The home was occupied temporarily, 1774 to 1776, by the Royal Governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, the illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin.
  • The first murder of a Native American during Franklin’s time in office occurred in April 1766. Governor Franklin described the murder in a Proclamation
  • The Prime Minister, Lord Bute, named William Franklin to the position of Royal Governor of New Jersey when the office became available in 1762.
  • As Governor, William Franklin signed the charter for Queen’s College, which would evolve into Rutgers University.