Born:(1786-04-16)16 April 1786, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
Died:11 June 1847(1847-06-11) (aged 61), King William Island, North-Western Territory
Rank:Rear-Admiral
Wars:French Revolutionary Wars, Battle of Copenhagen, , , Napoleonic Wars, Battle of Pulo Aura, , Battle of Trafalgar, , , War of 1812, Battle of Lake Borgne (WIA)
Branch: Royal Navy
Spouses:Eleanor Anne Porden (m. 1823; died 1825), , Jane Griffin (m. 1828)
Children:Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Secretary:John Montagu
Expeditions:Coppermine expedition, , Mackenzie River expedition, , Franklin's expedition