Person Franklin; Sir; John (1786 - 1847) Franklin John Sir 1786 - 1847 Male Lincolnshire, England 16 April 1786 King William Island, Canada 11 June 1847

Polar explorer Career: Joined the Royal Navy (1800); present at the battle of Copenhagen (1801); sailed in the Investigator with Matthew Flinders; Signal Midshipman on Bellerophon at battle of Trafalgar (1805); Lieutenant serving off New Orleans (1814-1815); Arctic exploration commanding Trent (1818); overland journey from Hudson's Bay, Canada, to Baffin's Bay (1819); further arctic exploration, then served in the Mediterranean (for 3 years); Lieutenant Governor, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) (1836); arrived in Tasmania (1837); recalled to England (1843); never returned from final arctic expedition (set out 1845) Honours: Kt 1829 His niece married Alfred, Lord Tennyson (FRS 1865) Fellow 20/02/1823 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; AE Authority: Deathplace from The Times, 11 June 2001; References: G E Fogg, FRS, 'Lead astray', review of Owen Beattie and John Geiger, Frozen in time: the fate of the Franklin expedition in NR 2002 vol 56 p 119 A Savours, 'A New Life of Sir John Franklin FRS. Deadly winter: the life of Sir John Franklin, by M Beardsley' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 249-250 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 16 Apr 1786 - 11 Jun 1847 NA7486 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/75094584 6e106672-7aca-4e73-a57d-4be44579d0a9