| Entry Type | Person |
| Surname | Franklin |
| Forenames | James |
| Epithet | officer in the Indian Army |
| Dates | 1783-1834 |
| Gender Identity | Male |
| History | He entered the East India Company as a cadet in 1805; he served with credit in the Pindari War (1817-1818) and reached the rank of Major in the First Regiment of the Bengal Light Cavalry; he also singled himself out as an officer of considerable scientific attainments, being employed on important Indian surveys; he was an authority on geology and collected birds for the Asiatic Society; he was elected a member of the Royal Society. He married Margaret Maria Clements (he would seem to have married before); he had two daughters, Mary (c1814-1894), who married John Price, and Emma Maria (born 1832), who married Henry Charles Mitchinson. |
| Relationships | Third son of Willingham Franklin and his wife Hannah (nee Weekes) and brother of Sir John Franklin. |
| Key Events | Born 4 May 1783; died at Greenwich on 31 August 1834 |
| Authorised Form of Name | Franklin; James (1783-1834); officer in the Indian Army |
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