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Temple's father William Franklin was Governor of New Jersey and a prominent Loyalist. William Temple Franklin, called Temple, was born in 1760, [1] the extramarital (and only) son of William Franklin, notably an extramarital son as well, who fathered him while a law student in London. His mother is unknown, and the infant was placed in foster care.
William Temple Franklin, painted by John Trumbull (1790–1791) William studied law at the Middle Temple, chiefly under Richard Jackson "The Omniscient". While in London, William fathered an illegitimate son, William Temple Franklin, who was born 22 February 1762. His mother has never been identified, and Temple was placed in foster care.
Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation at the Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia , then called Baptist Temple . [ 5 ]
In 1792, Morris's London agent, William Temple Franklin, grandson of Benjamin Franklin, sold 12,000,000 acres (49,000 km 2; 19,000 sq mi) of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase east of the Genesee River to The Pulteney Associates.
After buying the land from the state of Massachusetts in early 1790, Morris almost immediately resold 12,000,000 acres (49,000 km 2; 19,000 sq mi) (Error: Total land in New York State west of the Pre-emption line is only about 6 million acres.) through his London agent William Temple Franklin to the Pulteney Associates, led by Sir William ...
Mary Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American academic, inventor, and ethologist. She is a prominent proponent of the humane treatment of livestock for slaughter and the author of more than 60 scientific papers on animal behavior.
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705] ... William Temple Franklin. They lived in a home in the Parisian suburb of Passy, ...
John Anderson Fry (born May 28, 1960) is an American academic administrator, currently serving as the president of Temple University. Fry formerly served as president of Drexel University, as well as Franklin & Marshall College. In 2024, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society.