Morris Franklin
{{short description|American politician}}
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| office = Member of the New York State Senate
First District (Class 1)
| term_start = 1842
| term_end = 1843
| predecessor = Minthorne Tompkins
| successor = David R. Floyd-Jones
| birth_date = {{birthdate|1801|10|20}}
| birth_place = New York City
| death_date = {{dda|1885|10|22|1801|10|20}}
| death_place = Flushing, Queens
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Morris Franklin (October 20, 1801 – October 22, 1885) was an American lawyer, businessman and politician from New York.
Early life
He was born on October 20, 1801, in New York City. He was the son of Mary ({{nee}} Haviland) Franklin (1773–1854) and Thomas "Uncle Tommy" Franklin Jr. (1762–1830), a merchant and chief engineer of the Volunteer Fire Department from 1799 to 1812. He studied law and was admitted to the bar.
Career
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co.) in 1837 and a member of the New York State Senate (1st D.) in 1842 and 1843.
In 1844, Franklin was the Whig candidate for Mayor of New York City, but was defeated by James Harper who ran as the candidate of the American Republican Party.{{cite book |last1=Valentine |first1=D. T. |title=Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York |date=1852 |publisher=New York (N Y. ) Common Council |page=363 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5AYAAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA363 |access-date=21 November 2024 |language=en}}
Franklin was President of the Board of Aldermen of New York City from 1847 to 1849.{{cite book |last1=Hough |first1=Franklin Benjamin |title=The New York Civil List: Containing the Names and Origin of the Civil Divisions, and the Names and Dates of Election Or Appointment of the Principal State and County Officers from the Revolution to the Present Time |date=1858 |publisher=Weed, Parsons and Company |pages=133f, 141, 219 and 274 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E3sFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA133 |access-date=21 November 2024 |language=en}}
He was President of the New York Life Insurance Company from 1848 until after 1870.{{cite book |title=The Insurance Times |date=1870 |publisher=English & Wilmshurst |page=247 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fyQTAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA247 |access-date=21 November 2024 |language=en}}
Personal life
In 1837, Franklin married Ann Eliza Franklin (1814–1894). Together, they were the parents of:{{cite book |last1=Hamersly |first1=Lewis Randolph |last2=Leonard |first2=John William |last3=Mohr |first3=William Frederick |last4=Knox |first4=Herman Warren |last5=Holmes |first5=Frank R. |title=Who's who in New York City and State |date=1914 |publisher=L.R. Hamersly Company |page=266 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Who_s_who_in_New_York_City_and_State/5exHAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA266 |access-date=21 November 2024 |language=en}}
- Lindley Murray Franklin (1838–1913), a banker.
- Edward Morris Franklin (1853–1928)
- Lindsay Murray Franklin (d. 1913)
He died on October 22, 1885, in Flushing, Queens.
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Category:New York (state) state senators
Category:New York (state) Whigs
Category:Members of the New York State Assembly
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Category:New York Life Insurance Company
Category:19th-century members of the New York State Legislature