William Franklin was born in 1731 and was born in Philideliphia William died December 13 1813. William Franklin represented New Jersey. William Franklin is the son BenjaminFranklin.William helped his father conduct many of the experiments that he is famous for, for example the kite experiment with lightning. William was engaged to a woman named Elizabeth Graeme but while he was in England studing law he married and had a chiled name William Temple Franklin with Elizabeth Downes.
William Franklin was a loyalist to King George III. When William came home from England he became a Royal governor in New Jersey, while he was in office William signed the charter for the Queen college. William remained loyal to the king while his father sided with. George Washington. With son and father on different sides it strained the relationship. John Adams and Samuel Adams on the other hand were cousins and were on the same side.
One motivation that William Franklin had for sticking with the King was personal ambition. William Franklin was the Governor for New Jersey so for him living was good he was paid 1,800 pounds for the loss of all of his estates. William Franklin may have stayed a loyalist because he w thought England was on the wining side of the war. To be on the loosing side of the war like Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson would not be good for his appearance he had made with all of the people higher than him. Benjamin Franklin was William's father. Ben was a patriot during the war and was doing a great deal of leading on that side, William Franklin did a good job of resiting his fathers actions to get him to change sides.
William Franklin doesn't deserve anymore recognition then he already has. He did little things during the war but nothing major that stands out. If were not leaning about William Franklin in class is he that important to learn about?
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