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George Woodroffe Franklyn

George Woodroffe Franklyn

British politician

George Woodroffe Franklyn (1800 – 5 November 1870)[1] was a British Conservative politician.

Quick Facts Member of Parliament for Poole, Preceded by ...

Franklyn had at least two brothers, John, who died in 1879, and James.[2] He also had four daughters; the eldest, Alice Mary, married in 1857 to Captain John Sanderson R.N.,[3] while the second born, Agatha Ellen, married in 1863.[4] Franklyn also had at least one son, George Arden, by wife Mary June, who died in Meerut, Bengal in 1852 at the age of 23.[5]

Franklyn served as the "chief magistrate", or mayor, of Bristol from 1841 to 1842.[6][7] His brother, James Norroway Franklyn, held the office from 1839 to 1840.[2][8]

Franklyn was first elected Conservative MP for Poole in 1852 and held the seat until 1865,[9] when he did not seek re-election.[10]

In 1854, Franklyn was almost killed but narrowly escaped injury by cannon-fire set off near the Forest-hill railway station, Sydenham.[11]

In 1855, Franklyn served as president of The Gloucestershire Society,[12]: 164  a charitable organization established in 1657.[12]: 160 

Franklyn died at his home on the 5th of November, 1870 in Lovelhill, Windsor Forest.[13][14] His will indicated a net worth under £80,000.[15] At the time of his death, Franklyn was noted as having the title of Deputy-Lieutenant for Middlesex,[14] an honor he appears to have garnered in 1855.[16] Also at the time of his death, Franklyn was a partner in the snuff and tobacco manufacturer Franklyn, Davey and Morgan.[13]

References

  1. [1]
    Rayment, Leigh (30 December 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies Beginning With "P"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Poole (Dorset). Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. [2]
    "Death of Another Old Citizen". Legal News. Bristol Mercury and Daily Post. 11 February 1879. p. 5. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. [3]
    "Marriages". Berrow's Worcester Journal. Worcester, Worcestershire, England. 17 January 1857. p. 8, Col. 5. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Rumbold—Franklyn". Marriages. The Leeds Mercury. Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. 3 August 1863. p. 2, Col. 5. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Died". The Bristol Mercury and Western Counties Advertiser. Bristol, South West, England. 7 February 1852. p. 8, Col. 5. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. [6]
    "Election of Mayor: Bristol Town Council". The Bristol Mercury. Bristol, South West, England. 5 November 1842. p. 8. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. [7]
    Spear, H. J.; Arrowsmith, J. W., eds. (1884). Arrowsmith's dictionary of Bristol. Bristol, South West, England: J. W. Arrowsmith. p. 156 – via Internet Archive.
  8. [8]
    Latimer, John (1887). The Annals of Bristol in the Nineteenth Century. London: W. and F. Morgan. pp. 537 – via Internet Archive.
  9. [9]
    Rayment, Leigh. "Alphabetical Index of MPs Since 1660". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. [10]
    Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3. OCLC 1004378675.
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    "Greenwich". The Police Courts. The Daily News. London. 29 June 1854. p. 7, Col. 5. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. [12]
    Beaven, Alfred B., ed. (1899). Bristol List: Municipal and Miscellaneous. Bristol, South West, England: T. D. Taylor, Sons, and Hawkins – via Internet Archive.
  13. [13]
    "Death of Mr. George Woodroffe Franklyn". The Bristol Mercury, and Western Counties Advertiser. Bristol, South West, England. 12 November 1870. p. 7, Col. 3. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. [14]
    "Deaths". Births, Marriages, And Deaths. The Hampshire Advertiser County Newspaper. Southampton, South East England. 9 November 1870. p. 2, Col. 3. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. [15]
    "Wills and Bequests". The Bury and Norwich Post, and Suffolk Herald. Bury, Suffolk, England. 14 March 1871. p. 3, Col. 1. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. [16]
    "Commission signed by the Queen". The Morning Chronicle. London. 6 June 1855. p. 8, Col. 2. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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