Franklin, Sir John National Historic Person
TBD, Nunavut
Sir John Franklin
(© Library and Archives Canada | Bibilothèque et Archives Canada (R9266-3037) Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana | Collection de Canadiana de Peter Winkworth)
Address :
TBD, Nunavut
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1945-05-16
Life Date:
1786 to 1847
Other Name(s):
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Sir John Franklin
(Designation Name)
Research Report Number:
2014-CED-SDC-05
Importance:
Explorer, charted Arctic coast (1819-22 and 1825-27), lost in 1845
Plaque(s)
Approved Inscription:
In two overland expeditions (1819-22, 1825-27) John Franklin of the Royal Navy charted large sections of the Arctic coast and accumulated valuable scientific data. Knighted in 1829, he served as Governor of Van Diemen's Land before the ill fated journey, begun in 1845, in search of a Northwest Passage. The party wintered on Beechey Island (1845-46) but became icebound off King William Land the next year; all eventually perished, leaving scanty records of the exploration. The many expeditions sent in search of Franklin were responsible for further significant discoveries.