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TIL New Jersey Gov. William Franklin, Benjamin Franklin's son from an extramarital affair, became the chief leader of the British Loyalists during the American Revolution. From his base in Manhattan, he organized military units to fight on the British side. In 1782, he went into exile in Britain.
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