Intro New York politician
Was Politician 
From United States of America 
Type Politics 
Gender male
Birth 5 May 1884
Death 14 December 1938
(aged 54 years)

Nicholas Van Vranken Franchot II (May 5, 1884 – December 14, 1938) was an American businessman and politician from New York.

Biography

He was the son of State Senator Stanislaus P. Franchot (1851–1908) and Annie Powers (Eells) Franchot (1852–1935). He engaged in the insurance business. On October 12, 1909, he married Alice Pearson.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Niagara Co., 2nd D.) in 1918, 1919 and 1921.

He died on December 14, 1938, in Niagara Falls, New York.

Legacy

New York Superintendent of Public Works Nicholas Van Vranken Franchot (1855–1943) was his uncle; and Congressman Richard Franchot (1816–1875) was his grandfather.