Jane Franklin [née Griffin]

(1792-1875)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Franklin, Jane Griffin, Lady, 1792-1875 NRA: Franklin, Jane (1792-1875) nee Griffin, Traveller and Social Reformer DNB: Franklin [née Griffin], Jane, Lady Franklin (1792-1875), traveller and promoter of Arctic exploration LBT ID: JaFrank1875 VIAF ID: 74661766 LOC ID: n82075601	B/BAP: 1792 DIED: 1875-07-18
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English traveler and promoter of arctic exploration; in 1828 she became the second wife of the explorer John Franklin (1786-1847).
REFERENCES TO Jane Franklin [née Griffin]: Sir John Franklin to John Murray, [August 1836] in Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891) Found 1: ¶ 1 Charles Joseph Latrobe to John Murray, 15 December 1840 in Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891) Found 1: ¶ 1 Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 17: Contributors Found 1: ¶ 3 Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904, Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891) Chap. XXXIII. Found 1: ¶ 46 Chap. XXXIV.