Isaac Franklin
Isaac Franklin (May 26, 1789 – April 27, 1846) was an American slave trader and plantation owner. He was the co-founder of Franklin & Armfield, which became the largest slave trading firm in the United States. Based in Alexandria, Virginia, it also had offices in Natchez, Mississippi; New Orleans and other Louisiana cities. Franklin owned a total of six plantations in Tennessee and Louisiana. His Fairvue plantation, in Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, was formerly listed on the National Register of Historic Places.