Meshack Franklin

Meshack Franklin (1772 – December 18, 1839) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Surry County, North Carolina, in 1772; Brother of Jesse Franklin. member of the State house of commons in 1800 and 1801; served in the State senate in 1828, 1829, and 1838; elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Tenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1815); died in Surry County, N.C., December 18, 1839. Franklin's house, built by his father-in-law Gideon Edwards in 1799, is currently owned and maintained by the Surry County Historical Society as the Edwards-Franklin House.

See also

• Tenth United States Congress
• Eleventh United States Congress
• Twelfth United States Congress
• Thirteenth United States Congress

External links

• Meshack Franklin at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Joseph Winston	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 12th congressional district 1807-1813	Succeeded by Israel Pickens
Preceded by District created	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 13th congressional district 1813-1815	Succeeded by Lewis Williams