Franklin College (founded 1818) was a college in New Athens, Ohio, founded by abolitionist John Walker (1786–1845), a Presbyterian minister in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Over the course of over 100 years, the college was key in the education of two governors, eight U.S.

[1] The college also graduated Titus Basfield, an African-American student and former slave, as well as several prominent women.

[2] While at Franklin College, Basfield became close friends with classmate John Armor Bingham, who later became primary author of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution and the longest-serving chief American diplomat in Japan, 1873–1885.

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