George Woodroffe Franklyn Explained

George Woodroffe Franklyn
Office:Member of Parliament
for Poole
Term Start:8 July 1852
Term End:12 July 1865
Alongside:Henry Danby Seymour
Predecessor:Henry Danby Seymour
George Philips
Successor:Henry Danby Seymour
Charles Waring
Birth Date:1800
Nationality:British
Party:Conservative

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

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.[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] a charitable organization established in 1657.

Franklyn died at his home on the 5th of November, 1870 in Lovelhill, Windsor Forest.[13] [14] His will indicated a net worth under .[15] At the time of his death, Franklyn was noted as having the title of Deputy-Lieutenant for Middlesex, 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The House of Commons: Constituencies Beginning With "P". Rayment. Leigh. 30 December 2017. Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Poole (Dorset). 30 June 2018. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20181127183301/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Pcommons2.htm. 27 November 2018.
  2. News: Death of Another Old Citizen. . 11 February 1879. Bristol Mercury and Daily Post. 30 June 2018. Legal News. 5. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Marriages. . 17 January 1857. Berrow's Worcester Journal. 30 June 2018. Worcester, Worcestershire, England. 8, Col. 5. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Rumbold - Franklyn. . 3 August 1863. The Leeds Mercury. 30 June 2018. Marriages. Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. 2, Col. 5. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Died. . 7 February 1852. The Bristol Mercury and Western Counties Advertiser. 30 June 2018. Bristol, South West, England. 8, Col. 5. Newspapers.com.
  6. News: Election of Mayor: Bristol Town Council. . 5 November 1842. The Bristol Mercury. 30 June 2018. Bristol, South West, England. 8. Newspapers.com.
  7. Book: Arrowsmith's dictionary of Bristol. J. W. Arrowsmith. 1884. Spear. H. J.. Bristol, South West, England. 156. Arrowsmith. J. W.. Internet Archive.
  8. Book: Latimer, John. The Annals of Bristol in the Nineteenth Century. W. and F. Morgan. 1887. London. 537. Internet Archive.
  9. Web site: Alphabetical Index of MPs Since 1660. https://web.archive.org/web/20160404091534/http://www.leighrayment.com/mpindex/mpindexdunfra.htm. April 4, 2016. Rayment. Leigh. . Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. usurped. 30 June 2018.
  10. Book: British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885. Macmillan Press. 1977. 978-1-349-02349-3. Craig. F. W. S.. F. W. S. Craig. 1st. London. 244. e-book. 1004378675.
  11. News: Greenwich. 29 June 1854. The Daily News. 30 June 2018. The Police Courts. London. 7, Col. 5. Newspapers.com.
  12. Book: Bristol List: Municipal and Miscellaneous. T. D. Taylor, Sons, and Hawkins. 1899. Beaven. Alfred B.. Bristol, South West, England. Internet Archive.
  13. News: Death of Mr. George Woodroffe Franklyn. . 12 November 1870. The Bristol Mercury, and Western Counties Advertiser. 30 June 2018. Bristol, South West, England. 7, Col. 3. Newspapers.com.
  14. News: Deaths. . 9 November 1870. The Hampshire Advertiser County Newspaper. 30 June 2018. Births, Marriages, And Deaths. Southampton, South East England. 2, Col. 3. Newspapers.com.
  15. News: Wills and Bequests. . 14 March 1871. The Bury and Norwich Post, and Suffolk Herald. 30 June 2018. Bury, Suffolk, England. 3, Col. 1. Newspapers.com.
  16. News: Commission signed by the Queen. . 6 June 1855. The Morning Chronicle. 30 June 2018. London. 8, Col. 2. Newspapers.com.

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