William Temple Franklin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Temple Franklin

American diplomat

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1762

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 25-May-1823

Profession: diplomat

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

William Temple Franklin, known as Temple Franklin, (22 February 1760, in London – 25 May 1823, in Paris) was an American diplomat and real estate speculator.
He is best known for his involvement with the American diplomatic mission in France during the American Revolutionary War.
Beginning at the age of 16, he served as secretary to his grandfather Benjamin Franklin, who negotiated and agreed to the Franco-American Alliance. The younger Franklin was also secretary for the American delegation that negotiated United States independence at the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
He returned to Philadelphia with his grandfather afterward.
Finding his prospects limited in the United States, he later returned to Europe, where he lived mostly in France.



Alternative names	Brown; M Brown; M. Brown; Mather Browne; brown mather
Description	American painter
Date of birth/death	11 October 1761	25 May 1831
Location of birth/death	Boston	London
Authority control	: Q6786928 VIAF: 32894480 ISNI: 0000 0000 6681 6601 ULAN: 500001228 LCCN: n83073999 NLA: 35141598 WorldCat