TY  - GEN
AB  - Born in Raleigh on December 24, 1863 , Thomas Skinner Franklin was the son of an Englishman, and his mother was from Virginia. He came to Charlotte in 1880, and married Luella Lidell in 1891. Franklin owned his own insurance company and was active in local politics. It was Franklin who played an instrumental role in obtaining Carnegie funding for the Charlotte's first public library, which opened in 1903. He served as Mayor of Charlotte from 1908-1910.  Physical Description: 8x10 glossy, 4x5 negative, Publisher: Unknown

Image Negative: 1


Print: 1


Donor: Bill Summerville
AU  - Bernadette Hoyle
ID  - 880
L1  - https://vault.cmlibrary.org/record/880/files/H_2000_01_143_10.jpg
L2  - https://vault.cmlibrary.org/record/880/files/H_2000_01_143_10.jpg
L4  - https://vault.cmlibrary.org/record/880/files/H_2000_01_143_10.jpg
LK  - https://vault.cmlibrary.org/record/880/files/H_2000_01_143_10.jpg
N2  - Born in Raleigh on December 24, 1863 , Thomas Skinner Franklin was the son of an Englishman, and his mother was from Virginia. He came to Charlotte in 1880, and married Luella Lidell in 1891. Franklin owned his own insurance company and was active in local politics. It was Franklin who played an instrumental role in obtaining Carnegie funding for the Charlotte's first public library, which opened in 1903. He served as Mayor of Charlotte from 1908-1910.  Physical Description: 8x10 glossy, 4x5 negative, Publisher: Unknown

Image Negative: 1


Print: 1


Donor: Bill Summerville
T1  - Thomas S. Franklin (1863-1926)
TI  - Thomas S. Franklin (1863-1926)
UR  - https://vault.cmlibrary.org/record/880/files/H_2000_01_143_10.jpg
ER  -