JW
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Franklin automobile employee
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Male
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Birth:
11 February 1868(Syracuse, USA)
Death:
25 June 1951(Syracuse, USA)
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Education:
Cornell University
Cornell University College of Engineering
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Biography
John Wilkinson (February 11, 1868 – June 25, 1951) was born in Syracuse, New York. He invented the air-cooled motor which was used in the Franklin (automobile) produced by H. H. Franklin Manufacturing Company where he was chief engineer and designer from 1902 to 1924.
He was a native of Syracuse and a member of an established, respected, wealthy family. His grandfather, John Wilkinson (1798–1862), was one of the original pioneers of Upstate, New York.As a young man, Wilkinson, Sr. was a city planner and named the newly incorporated village, Syracuse.