Alexander Lanson Franklin, II

Background

II, Alexander Lanson Franklin, was born on June 10, 1952 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Kenneth Cabell Clay and Elise Bolling (Turner) F.

Education

Bachelor in Economics, Hampden-Sydney College, 1975.

Career

Translator Puegeot Automobile Corporation, Sochaux, France, 1975. Salesman Select Library Books, Inc., Greensboro, 1975-1977. Real estate broker Kirkpatrick Realty, 1977-1979.

Branch manager Norwest Finance, Inc., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1979-1987. Executive banker Kanawha Valley Bank, Charleston, West Virginia, since 1987;, 1987-1988. Owner, manager Alex Franklin, Ltd., antiques, reproductions, Charleston, since 1988.

Achievements

• Alexander Lanson Franklin II has been listed as a noteworthy Antiquarian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Greensboro History Museum, since 1979, Greensboro Preservation Society, since 1980, Sunrise Museum, Charleston, since 1987, Museum Early Southern Decorative Arts, Winston-Salem, since 1985, National Trust, Washington, since 1985. Member North Carolina Real Estate Commission, Sons of the American Revolution, Jamestown Society, Huguenot Society, Society The Cincinnati in Virginia, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Interests

• Avocation: collecting antiques.

Connections

Married Caroline Chilton Nelson, May 23, 1987.

Father:

Kenneth Cabell Clay F.

Mother:

Elise Bolling (Turner) F.

Spouse:

Caroline Chilton Nelson