George Woodroffe Franklyn

George Woodroffe Franklyn
Member of Parliament
for Poole
In office
8 July 1852 – 12 July 1865
Serving with Henry Danby Seymour
Preceded byHenry Danby Seymour
George Philips
Succeeded byHenry Danby Seymour
Charles Waring
Personal details
Born1800
Died (aged 70)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

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.[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]

  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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Marriages". Berrow's Worcester Journal. Worcester, Worcestershire, England. 17 January 1857. p. 8, Col. 5. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rumbold—Franklyn". Marriages. The Leeds Mercury. Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. 3 August 1863. p. 2, Col. 5. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ 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. ^ Latimer, John (1887). The Annals of Bristol in the Nineteenth Century. London: W. and F. Morgan. pp. 537 – via Internet Archive.
  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. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Greenwich". The Police Courts. The Daily News. London. 29 June 1854. p. 7, Col. 5. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ a b Beaven, Alfred B., ed. (1899). Bristol List: Municipal and Miscellaneous. Bristol, South West, England: T. D. Taylor, Sons, and Hawkins – via Internet Archive.
  13. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ "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. ^ "Commission signed by the Queen". The Morning Chronicle. London. 6 June 1855. p. 8, Col. 2. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via Newspapers.com.