William Temple Franklin

William Temple Franklin
William Temple Franklin
	William Temple Franklin, painted by Mather Brown in 1782
Personal details
Born	February 22, 1760; London, England
Died	May 25, 1823 (aged 63); Paris, France
Resting place	Père Lachaise Cemetery
Spouse	Hannah Collyer (m. 1823)
Children	Théodore; Ellen Franklin Hanbury;
Parent(s)	William Franklin; Mary Johnson D'Evelin (stepmother)
Occupation	Diplomat, real estate speculator, editor

William Temple Franklin Jr, known as Temple Franklin, (February 22, 1760 – May 25, 1823) was an American diplomat and real estate speculator who is best known for his involvement with the American diplomatic mission in France during the American Revolutionary War. Beginning at the age of 16, he served as secretary to his grandfather Benjamin Franklin, who negotiated and agreed to the Franco-American Alliance.

The younger Franklin was also secretary for the American delegation that negotiated United States independence at the Treaty of Paris in 1783. He returned to Philadelphia with his grandfather afterward. Finding his prospects limited in the United States, he later returned to Europe, where he lived mostly in France.