Question: Colonel Joseph Hardin, Sr., he was an Assemblyman (Provincial Congressman) for the North Carolina Colony, following the peace with Britain, Hardin was a co-founder and second what, for the State of Franklin; and was an unrecognized and autonomous territory located in what is today eastern Tennessee, United States?
Sentence (from "State of Franklin"): The State of Franklin (also the Free Republic of Franklin or the State of Frankland) was an unrecognized and autonomous territory located in what is today eastern Tennessee, United States.
Relevant evidence: Yes