# Captain Denny — The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin character guide

> Captain Denny in The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Denny

**First appearance:** 0019-xvi-braddock-s-expedition

## Who they are

British officer who served under Braddock and later became governor.

## In the story

### [XV: Quarrels with the Proprietary Governors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/franklin_autobiography_se/chapters/xv-quarrels-with-the-proprietary-governors)

Governor Morris's successor who later ventures to disobey proprietary instructions.

### [XVII: Franklin’s Defense of the Frontier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/franklin_autobiography_se/chapters/xvii-franklin-s-defense-of-the-frontier)

Succeeds the previous governor after the project to commission Franklin as general is dropped.

### [Agent of Pennsylvania in London](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/franklin_autobiography_se/chapters/xix-agent-of-pennsylvania-in-london)

New governor who presents Franklin with a medal from the Royal Society and seeks his friendship and advice.

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