[PAR] [TLE] Samuel Tucker (New Jersey) [SEP] Samuel Tucker (1721-1789) was an American colonial politician who served as a Freeholder in Hunterdon County, New Jersey during the colonial period, and later as President and Treasurer of the Provincial Congress of New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War.  During this period, the colony converted to an independent state in 1776 after the ouster of Royal Governor William Franklin and the election of the independent state's first governor, William Livingston. [PAR] [TLE] William Franklin [SEP] William Franklin FRSE ( 1730 – November 1813) was an American-born attorney, soldier, politician, and colonial administrator.  He was the acknowledged illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin.  The last colonial Governor of New Jersey (1763–1776), Franklin was a steadfast Loyalist throughout the American Revolutionary War.  As his father was one of the most prominent Patriots and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, their differences caused an irreconcilable break between them.
[PAR] [TLE] Samuel Tucker ( New Jersey ) [ SEP ] Samuel Tucker ( 1721 - 1789 ) was an American colonial politician who served as a Freeholder in Hunterdon County , New Jersey during the colonial period , and later as President and Treasurer of the Provincial Congress of New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War . During this period , the colony converted to an independent state in 1776 after the ouster of Royal Governor William Franklin and the election of the independent state 's first governor , William Livingston . [PAR] [TLE] William Franklin [ SEP ] William Franklin FRSE ( 1730 – November 1813 ) was an American - born attorney , soldier , politician , and colonial administrator . He was the acknowledged illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin . The last colonial Governor of New Jersey ( 1763–1776 ) , Franklin was a steadfast Loyalist throughout the American Revolutionary War . As his father was one of the most prominent Patriots and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States , their differences caused an irreconcilable break between them .
Who is The Royal Governor and American-born attorney in the 1700s?
Who is The Royal Governor and American - born attorney in the 1700s ?
William Franklin
William Franklin