About Morris Franklin
Lived 1801 – 1885 (aged 84). Morris Franklin was an American politician.
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 ( 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.
Franklin was President of the Board of Aldermen of New York City from 1847 to 1849.
He was President of the New York Life Insurance Company from 1848 until after 1870.
Personal life In 1837, Franklin married Ann Eliza Franklin (1814–1894). Together, they were the parents of:
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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