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John Franklin

Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin KCH FRS FLS FRGS (16 April 1786 – 11 June 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator. After serving in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, he led two expeditions into the Canadian Arctic and through the islands of the Arctic Archipelago, during the Coppermine expedition of 1819 and the…

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Born
(1786-04-16)16 April 1786 Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
Branch
Royal Navy
Children
Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Died
11 June 1847(1847-06-11) (aged 61) King William Island, North-Western Territory
Expeditions
Coppermine expedition · Mackenzie River expedition · Franklin's expedition
Preceded by
Sir George Arthur

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related to Early life · 23
John Franklin → Alfred, April, East India Company, Educated, Emily Tennyson, Franklin, Franklin's, Hannah, His, HMS Polyphemus, King Edward VI Grammar, Lincolnshire, Lord Tennyson, Louth, Madras, March, One, Royal Navy, Sarah, School
Wars · 7
John Franklin → Battle of Copenhagen, Battle of Lake Borgne (WIA), Battle of Pulo Aura, Battle of Trafalgar, French Revolutionary Wars Battle of Copenhagen, Napoleonic Wars Battle of Pulo Aura Battle of Trafalgar, War of 1812 Battle of Lake Borgne (WIA)
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Expeditions · 3
John Franklin → Coppermine expedition, Franklin's expedition, Mackenzie River expedition
Born · 1
John Franklin → (1786-04-16)16 April 1786 Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
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John Franklin → Royal Navy
Children · 1
John Franklin → Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Died · 1
John Franklin → 11 June 1847(1847-06-11) (aged 61) King William Island, North-Western Territory
Preceded by · 1
John Franklin → Sir George Arthur
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John Franklin → Rear-Admiral

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John FranklinDied11 June 1847(1847-06-11) (aged 61) King William Island, North-Western Territory1.00infobox
John FranklinExpeditionsCoppermine expedition1.00infobox
John FranklinExpeditionsMackenzie River expedition1.00infobox
John FranklinExpeditionsFranklin's expedition1.00infobox
John FranklinPreceded bySir George Arthur1.00infobox
John FranklinRankRear-Admiral1.00infobox
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John FranklinSucceeded bySir John Eardley-Wilmot1.00infobox
John FranklinWarsFrench Revolutionary Wars Battle of Copenhagen1.00infobox
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