About Franklin B. Carpenter
Lived 1818 – 1863 (aged 45). Franklin B. Carpenter was an American politician.
Franklin B. Carpenter (February 8, 1818 – April 17, 1863) was an American lumber merchant and politician who served in the New York State Assembly in 1845 representing Otsego County as well as served for two non-consecutive terms as the second and fourth Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, from 1857 to 1858 and 1859 to 1860, and for one term in the New Jersey General Assembly in 1861.
Biography Carpenter was born in New York on February 8, 1818, to Joseph Carpenter and Hannah Olmstead. He served in the New York State Assembly from Otsego County in the 68th New York State Legislature in 1845. He served non-consecutive terms as the second and fourth mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, from 1857 to 1858 and 1859 to 1860, and one term in the New Jersey General Assembly in 1861.
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American politician (1818-1863)
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Franklin B. Carpenter was born on 19 February 1818 in Maryland.
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Franklin B. Carpenter died on 17 April 1863 in Paris.
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Franklin B. Carpenter was a politician.
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Franklin B. Carpenter was American.
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