Alonzo B. Franklin (1858 - 1944), Franklin Nursery
[From "The Peonies", by Myron Bigger, 1962, p.38:] "Alonzo B. Franklin lived most of his life in Minneapolis, was many years Justice of the Peace, a school board member, and finally became a nurseryman. He was a raiser of many varieties beginning in 1928, the best known of which are: A. B. Franklin, Loren Franklin, Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt, and Duluth."