Jesse Franklin | |
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| 20th Governor of North Carolina | |
| In office December 7, 1820 – December 7, 1821 | |
| Preceded by | John Branch |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel Holmes |
| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
| In office March 10, 1804 – November 4, 1804 | |
| Preceded by | John Brown |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Anderson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Winston |
| Succeeded by | Robert Williams |
| United States Senator fromNorth Carolina | |
| In office March 4, 1807 – March 4, 1813 | |
| Preceded by | David Stone |
| Succeeded by | David Stone |
| In office March 4, 1799 – March 4, 1805 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Martin |
| Succeeded by | James Turner |
| Member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office 1793–1794 1797–1798 | |
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| Born | (1760-03-24)March 24, 1760 Orange County, Colony of Virginia, British America |
| Died | August 31, 1823(1823-08-31) (aged 63) Surry County, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
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Jesse Franklin (March 24, 1760 – August 31, 1823) was theDemocratic-RepublicanU.S. senator from theU.S. state ofNorth Carolina between 1799 and 1805 and between 1807 and 1813. In 1804, Franklin briefly served asPresident pro tempore of the United States Senate. He later served as the 20thGovernor of North Carolina from 1820 to 1821. Franklin was the brother ofMeshack Franklin, who also served in Congress.
Jesse Franklin was born inOrange County in theColony of Virginia on March 24, 1760.[1] He was the son of Bernard and Mary Franklin, the third of seven sons.
Franklin moved toNorth Carolina with his father in 1774 and served as a major during theRevolutionary War. During the war he was captured by Tories, but escaped. Franklin was in theBattle of Kings Mountain and served as Adjutant of ColonelBenjamin Cleveland's battalion. (Cleveland was a relative of Franklin's.) He was also at theBattle of Guilford Court House. He performed further service in partisan warfare against Tories in North Carolina, service that continued to the end of the war.
In Greensboro there is a monument to Revolutionary War soldiersJoseph Winston, Jesse Franklin and Richard Taliaferro, the gift of GovernorThomas M. Holt.
Franklin was a member of the state legislature in 1793–1794 and 1797–1798. He was elected to theFourth Congress and served from March 4, 1795 to March 4, 1797. Franklin was then elected as aDemocratic-Republican to theUnited States Senate and served from March 4, 1799 to March 4, 1805. Franklin was put up by the Legislature for re-election in December 1804, but Republicans at the time were divided in their support of him and Federalists did not think highly of him, and he was defeated.[2]
Franklin served asPresident pro tempore of the Senate during theEighth Congress. Franklin then served as a state senator in 1805–1806.
In 1806, he was again elected as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1807 until March 4, 1813. During his second period as a senator, Franklin was known as an advocate ofMadison's war measures, and as an opponent of monopolies and central banks.
Franklin was appointed a commissioner to negotiate with theChickasaw Indians near the site of present-dayMemphis in 1817, an appointment he accepted at the request of GeneralAndrew Jackson.
Franklin was Governor ofNorth Carolina from 1820 to 1821. During his term as governor, theCanova statue of George Washington was placed at thestate Capitol in a new addition containing a rotunda that was considered an appropriate area for displaying it.
As governor, Franklin was considered to be conscientious and practical. He advocated reform in the treatment of criminals, including abolition of ear cropping.
Franklin died inSurry County, North Carolina on August 31, 1823. He was interred in Surry County. In 1906, his remains were moved to Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, near Greensboro.
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| Preceded by | U.S. Representative (District 3) from North Carolina 1795–1797 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor of North Carolina 1820–1821 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 2) from North Carolina 1799–1805 Served alongside:Timothy Bloodworth,David Stone | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by David Stone | U.S. senator (Class 3) from North Carolina 1807–1813 Served alongside:James Turner | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | President pro tempore of the United States Senate March 10, 1804 – November 4, 1804 | Succeeded by |
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