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	'''Sir Benjamin Franklin''' {{postnominals\|country=GBR\|KCIE}} (1844 – 17 February 1917) was a British [[surgeon]].		''This is the page for the British surgeon. For the American founding father, see [[Benjamin Franklin]].''<blockquote>'''Sir Benjamin Franklin''' {{postnominals\|country=GBR\|KCIE}} (1844 – 17 February 1917) was a British [[surgeon]].</blockquote>After being educated at [[University College, London]] and in [[Paris]], he entered the [[Indian Medical Service]] in April 1869, and worked at [[Lucknow]] and [[Shimla\|Simla]]. In 1894 he was appointed personal physician to [[Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin\|Lord Elgin, the Viceroy]], and held this position until 1899.

	After being educated at [[University College, London]] and in [[Paris]], he entered the [[Indian Medical Service]] in April 1869, and worked at [[Lucknow]] and [[Shimla\|Simla]]. In 1894 he was appointed personal physician to [[Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin\|Lord Elgin, the Viceroy]], and held this position until 1899.		He was appointed Director General of the [[Indian Medical Service]] on 2 December 1901, and was thus the highest ranked officer in the military medical service in [[British Raj\|British India]]. The position was combined with that of Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India, and ranked as a [[Major-General (British Army)\|major general]],<ref>Hart′s Army list, 1903</ref> though he also received the personal promotion to the rank of [[surgeon-general]] on the day of appointment.<ref>{{London Gazette \| issue=27469 \| date=29 August 1902 \|page=5609}}</ref>

	He was appointed Director General of the [[Indian Medical Service]] on 2 December 1901, and was thus the highest ranked officer in the military medical service in [[India]]. The position was combined with that of Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India, and ranked as a [[Major-General (British Army)\|major general]],<ref>Hart′s Army list, 1903</ref> though he also received the personal promotion to the rank of [[surgeon-general]] on the day of appointment.<ref>{{London Gazette \| issue=27469 \| date=29 August 1902 \|page=5609}}</ref>

	He was honorary physician to [[Queen Victoria]], [[King Edward VII]] and [[George V of the United Kingdom\|King George V]], and served as the British delegate to the [[International sanitary conferences\|International Sanitary Conferences]] at Rome in 1907 and Paris in 1911–12. He was appointed Knights Commander of India (KCIE) in 1908.<ref name=List>Great Britain. India Office {{google books\|b2NPAAAAMAAJ\|The India List and India Office List for 1905\|page=145}}</ref>		He was honorary physician to [[Queen Victoria]], [[King Edward VII]] and [[George V of the United Kingdom\|King George V]], and served as the British delegate to the [[International sanitary conferences\|International Sanitary Conferences]] at Rome in 1907 and Paris in 1911–12. He was appointed Knights Commander of India (KCIE) in 1908.<ref name=List>Great Britain. India Office {{google books\|b2NPAAAAMAAJ\|The India List and India Office List for 1905\|page=145}}</ref>

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	'''Sir Benjamin Franklin''' {{postnominals\|country=GBR\|KCIE}} (1844 – 17 February 1917) was a ~~[[United Kingdom\|~~British]] [[surgeon]].		'''Sir Benjamin Franklin''' {{postnominals\|country=GBR\|KCIE}} (1844 – 17 February 1917) was a British [[surgeon]].

	After being educated at [[University College, London]] and in [[Paris]], he entered the [[Indian Medical Service]] in April 1869, and worked at [[Lucknow]] and [[Shimla\|Simla]]. In 1894 he was appointed personal physician to [[Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin\|Lord Elgin, the Viceroy]], and held this position until 1899.		After being educated at [[University College, London]] and in [[Paris]], he entered the [[Indian Medical Service]] in April 1869, and worked at [[Lucknow]] and [[Shimla\|Simla]]. In 1894 he was appointed personal physician to [[Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin\|Lord Elgin, the Viceroy]], and held this position until 1899.

	He was appointed Director General of the [[Indian Medical Service]] on 2 December 1901, and was thus the highest ranked officer in the military medical service in [[~~British Raj\|British~~ India]]. The position was combined with that of Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India, and ranked as a [[Major-General (British Army)\|major general]],<ref>Hart′s Army list, 1903</ref> though he also received the personal promotion to the rank of [[surgeon-general]] on the day of appointment.<ref>{{London Gazette \| issue=27469 \| date=29 August 1902 \|page=5609}}</ref>		He was appointed Director General of the [[Indian Medical Service]] on 2 December 1901, and was thus the highest ranked officer in the military medical service in [[India]]. The position was combined with that of Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India, and ranked as a [[Major-General (British Army)\|major general]],<ref>Hart′s Army list, 1903</ref> though he also received the personal promotion to the rank of [[surgeon-general]] on the day of appointment.<ref>{{London Gazette \| issue=27469 \| date=29 August 1902 \|page=5609}}</ref>

	He was honorary physician to [[Queen Victoria]], [[King Edward VII]] and [[George V of the United Kingdom\|King George V]], and served as the British delegate to the [[International sanitary conferences\|International Sanitary Conferences]] at Rome in 1907 and Paris in 1911–12. He was appointed Knights Commander of India (KCIE) in 1908.<ref name=List>Great Britain. India Office {{google books\|b2NPAAAAMAAJ\|The India List and India Office List for 1905\|page=145}}</ref>		He was honorary physician to [[Queen Victoria]], [[King Edward VII]] and [[George V of the United Kingdom\|King George V]], and served as the British delegate to the [[International sanitary conferences\|International Sanitary Conferences]] at Rome in 1907 and Paris in 1911–12. He was appointed Knights Commander of India (KCIE) in 1908.<ref name=List>Great Britain. India Office {{google books\|b2NPAAAAMAAJ\|The India List and India Office List for 1905\|page=145}}</ref>

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'''Sir Benjamin Franklin''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|KCIE}} (1844 – 17 February 1917) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[surgeon]].

After being educated at [[University College, London]] and in [[Paris]], he entered the [[Indian Medical Service]] in April 1869, and worked at [[Lucknow]] and [[Shimla|Simla]]. In 1894 he was appointed personal physician to [[Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin|Lord Elgin, the Viceroy]], and held this position until 1899.

He was appointed Director General of the [[Indian Medical Service]] on 2 December 1901, and was thus the highest ranked officer in the military medical service in [[British Raj|British India]]. The position was combined with that of Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India, and ranked as a [[Major-General (British Army)|major general]],<ref>Hart′s Army list, 1903</ref> though he also received the personal promotion to the rank of [[surgeon-general]] on the day of appointment.<ref>{{London Gazette | issue=27469 | date=29 August 1902 |page=5609}}</ref>

He was honorary physician to [[Queen Victoria]], [[King Edward VII]] and [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]], and served as the British delegate to the [[International sanitary conferences|International Sanitary Conferences]] at Rome in 1907 and Paris in 1911–12. He was appointed Knights Commander of India (KCIE) in 1908.<ref name=List>Great Britain. India Office {{google books|b2NPAAAAMAAJ|The India List and India Office List for 1905|page=145}}</ref>

==References==
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*Obituary: p. 161, ''The Annual Register: a review of public events at home and abroad, for the year 1917''. London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1918.

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