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Key facts
- Secretary
- John Montagu
- Preceded by
- Sir George Arthur
- Succeeded by
- Sir John Eardley-Wilmot
- Born
- ( 1786-04-16 ) 16 April 1786, Spilsby , Lincolnshire , England
- Died
- 11 June 1847 (1847-06-11) (aged 61), King William Island , North-Western Territory
- Spouses
- Eleanor Anne Porden ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 19 August 1823</span>"}]]}'>1823 ; died 22 February 1825</span>"}]]}'>1825 ) Jane Griffin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 5 November 1828</span>"}]]}'>1828 )
- Children
- Eleanor Isabella Franklin
- Branch
- Royal Navy
- Service years
- 1800–1847
- Rank
- Rear-Admiral
- Wars
- French Revolutionary Wars Battle of Copenhagen Napoleonic Wars Battle of Pulo Aura Battle of Trafalgar War of 1812 Battle of Lake Borgne ( Wounded in action</span>"}]]}'>WIA )
- Expeditions
- Coppermine expedition Mackenzie River expedition Franklin's expedition
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Franklin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Spilsby
- Place of death
- King William Island
- Spouse
- Eleanor Anne Porden
- Sibling
- James Franklin
- Occupation
- botanist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Franklin's lost expedition
- Field of work
- botany
- Military branch
- Royal Navy
- Military rank
- admiral
- Image
- John Franklin.jpg
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- member of
- Royal Geographical Society
- Commons category
- John Franklin
- date of birth
- 1786-04-16
- date of death
- 1847-06-11
- Commons gallery
- John Franklin
- name in native language
- John Franklin
- writing language
- English language
- has works in the collection
- Australian National Maritime Museum
- P8168
- Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
- Commons Creator page
- John Franklin
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