Jesse Franklin

Jesse Franklin
20th Governor of North Carolina
In office
December 7, 1820 – December 7, 1821
Preceded byJohn Branch
Succeeded byGabriel Holmes
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office
March 10, 1804 – November 4, 1804
Preceded byJohn Brown
Succeeded byJoseph Anderson
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797
Preceded byJoseph Winston
Succeeded byRobert Williams
United States Senator
from North Carolina
In office
March 4, 1807 – March 4, 1813
Preceded byDavid Stone
Succeeded byDavid Stone
In office
March 4, 1799 – March 4, 1805
Preceded byAlexander Martin
Succeeded byJames Turner
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1793–1794
1797–1798
Personal details
Born(1760-03-24)March 24, 1760
Orange County, Colony of Virginia, British America
DiedAugust 31, 1823(1823-08-31) (aged 63)
Surry County, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
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Jesse Franklin (March 24, 1760 – August 31, 1823) was the Democratic-Republican U.S. senator from the U.S. state of North Carolina between 1799 and 1805 and between 1807 and 1813. In 1804, Franklin briefly served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate. He later served as the 20th Governor of North Carolina from 1820 to 1821. Franklin was the brother of Meshack Franklin, who also served in Congress.