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Franklin Leonard Pope
Franklin Leonard Pope (2 December 1840 – 13 October 1895 ) was an American engineer, explorer, and inventor.
Biography He was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts , the son of Ebenezer Pope and Electra Wainwright. He was a telegrapher , electrical engineer , explorer , inventor , and patent attorney .
He was also a major contributor to the technological advances of the 19th century ([1] ). He was one of the leaders of the explorations related to the Collins Overland Telegraph, otherwise known as the Russian American Telegraph ([2] ).
Pope was a mentor of Thomas Edison citation needed
He married Sarah Amelia Dickinson on 6 August 1873 , and they had three children, two daughters and a son.
He died as a result of an accidental electrocution in the basement of his home in Great Barrington, aged 55.
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