Franklin — often refers to Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father of the United States. It may also refer to: Franklin (given name) Franklin (surname) Contents 1 Entertainment 2 Places … Wikipedia
Franklin — surname attested from late 12c., M.E. Frankeleyn, from Anglo Fr. fraunclein a land owner of free but not noble birth, from O.Fr. franc free (see FRANK (Cf. frank) (adj.)), with Germanic suffix also found in CHAMBERLAIN (Cf. chamberlain). The… … Etymology dictionary
Franklin Garrett — Franklin Miller Garrett (September 25,1906 ndash; March 5, 2000) was the first and only official historian of Atlanta. [http://www.legis.ga.gov/legis/1999 00/leg/fulltext/hr1444.htm] His massive Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of its People and … Wikipedia
Franklin Drilon — Franklin Magtunao Drilon (born November 28, 1945) is a Filipino politician. He is also the Chairman of the Liberal Party. He is currently Senior Counsel of the [http://www.accralaw.com ACCRA Law Offices] Early life and careerDrilon was born on… … Wikipedia
Franklin — m English: transferred use of the surname, which derives from Middle English frankeleyn freeman, which came to denote a member of a class of freeholders who were not of noble birth. This is derived from the Norman French word frank, which means… … First names dictionary
Franklin D. Roosevelt — Infobox President name=Franklin Delano Roosevelt order=32nd President of the United States term start= March 4, 1933 term end= April 12, 1945 predecessor= Herbert Hoover successor= Harry S. Truman order2=44th Governor of New York term start2=… … Wikipedia
Franklin — This interesting old status name has its origins in the feudal system of medieval England. It derives from the Middle English frankelin , from the Anglo Norman French franc meaning free, in the sense of liberal and generous, plus the germanic… … Surnames reference
Franklin — noun a) (1706 1790), American author, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, and one of the Founding Fathers. b) transferred from the surname, partly in honor of Benjamin Franklin. Syn: Benjamin … Wiktionary
John Franklin (disambiguation) — John Franklin may refer to: *John Franklin (Sir) (1786 ndash;1847), British naval officer, Arctic explorer, and colonial lieutenant governor *John Rankin Franklin (1820 ndash;1878), American Whig politician who represented Maryland s 1st… … Wikipedia
Butler (surname) — Butler is a surname that has been associated with many different places and people. It can be either: * an English occupational name that originally denoted a servant in charge of the wine cellar, from the Norman French word butuiller . It… … Wikipedia
