Wilbur Patterson Thirkield was a Methodist bishop and educator born in Franklin, Ohio. He served as president of Howard University. He was the son of Eden Burrows Thirkield, a prominent merchant of th

Franklin is a city in Warren County, Ohio, United States, along the Great Miami River. The population was 11,690 at the 2020 census. The city lies about 15 miles southwest of Dayton and 33.5 miles nor