[DOC] [TLE] State of Franklin - Wikipedia [PAR] The State of Franklin was an unrecognized and autonomous territory located in 
what is today ... Franklin was never admitted into the union. ... had little success 
on the Kentucky frontier, as settlers there wanted their own state (which .... John 
Sevier also proposed to commission a Franklin state flag, but it was never 
designed. [DOC] [TLE] Lost State of Franklin - Tennessee History for Kids [PAR] This is a replica of the Capitol of the state of Franklin, in Greeneville. ... that it was 
formed in 1796, and that it was the 16th state admitted to the union. ... 
government that these settlers had was the government of North Carolina. ... their 
governor, and named the state Franklin after America's elder statesman 
Benjamin Franklin. [DOC] [TLE] Franklin or Frankland was almost the 14th original colony | Belleville ... [PAR] Sep 8, 2016 ... When that didn't fly, its proponents suggested the name Franklin ... Q: Can you 
confirm that there was almost a state named after Benjamin Franklin? ... It was 
never admitted to the union, but you might be surprised at how close it came. ... 
John Sevier, who had just been asked by North Carolina to form a... [DOC] [TLE] When the State of Franklin Tried To Become America's 14th State ... [PAR] Aug 23, 2010 ... But, they went along as they felt it was probably the best deal that they ... and 
colonial governments had a difficult time maintaining control of their ... Even 
though the new state was named for him, Ben Franklin ... When the territory was 
admitted to the Union in 1796, Sevier was elected its first Governor. [DOC] [TLE] 5 Would-Be U.S. States - History Lists - History (history.com) [PAR] Aug 28, 2012 ... The State of Franklinor Frankland, as it was first calledwas created ... 
soldier who'd gained fame fighting the Cherokee Indians, as their governor. ... 
After petitioning Congress for admission to the newly formed United States, 
Franklin ... But if the sheer size of Deseret wasn't enough to derail its path to... [DOC] [TLE] 12 Proposed U.S. States That Didn't Make the Cut | Mental Floss [PAR] Sep 27, 2012 ... Later, in 1915, Jefferson plans re-emerged, but in western Texas instead. ... 
owners, had no interest in joining the CSA and so remained a Union state. ... 
Unlike Franklin, however, Westsylvania's bid never even went up for a vote. ... 
Not unlike the Mormon Church's idea for its own state, Native Americans... [DOC] [TLE] John Sevier | Entries | Tennessee Encyclopedia [PAR] Dec 25, 2009 ... First and only governor of the aborted State of Franklin, six-term governor of ... By 
1773 he lived on the Holston River, but three years later he had moved to a ... 
and in the following year Sevier was named a lieutenant colonel of the North ... 
affairs as though the state had been legally admitted to the Union. [DOC] [TLE] North Carolina from Early Statehood to 1800 - The State of Franklin [PAR] Tennessee's View of the Act of Cession: "The settlers lived and their public ... 
Sevier and North Carolina: In this condition of affairs the state of Franklin had 
been organized. .... The governor of the state had given orders to seize him 
because of his ... never fighting a pitched battle, but by hard riding taking them by 
surprise. [DOC] [TLE] History of the Lost State of Franklin  Chapter 10 [PAR] Jul 23, 2013 ... Under what character, but truly disgraceful, could the State of North-Carolina ... 
The power usurped over the vacant territory, the Union deriving no .... that the first 
news of the document reached the governor of Franklin through him. ... As has 
been observed, Caswell knew the West and its people better than... [DOC] [TLE] 01. Past Governors.indd - State of Tennessee [PAR] him governor of the newly formed Territory South of ... Tennessee entered the 
Union the next year. ... state of Franklin at the end of the Revolutionary War, ... 
Sevier was elected its first governor. ...

Question: The state of Franklin, which had its own governor but was never admitted to the Union, was named for him
Answer: Ben Franklin