William Franklin (physician)

Sir William Franklin FRS KB KCH (1763–1833) was an English surgeon and Fellow of the Royal Society.

[1] He obtained a post as Surgeon's Assistant in the British Army in October 1787 initially serving the 43rd Regiment of Foot.

He was created Principal Inspector General of Hospitals on 12 July 1810, the highest position in British Medicine, this partially being precipitated by the removal of the previous senior officers due to failures in the Walcheren Expedition.

[3] He retired in July 1833 and died on 29 October 1833 at the home of his son-in-law Rev Bennett in London and is buried in Rochester Cathedral.

[4] On 25 May 1815 he married Joanna (aka Gianina) Modesta Paula Trigance of Porto Salvo, Valletta, Malta (1776 - 1830) at St Pancras Chapel in Camden Town in London.