sentences:  He was appointed Commissioner for excise in April 1689, but lost the post in October when he was unable to subscribe to a government loan.Franklan was returned again as a Whig MP for Thirsk at the 1690 English general election and in February 1691 was appointed joint Postmaster-General with Sir Robert Cotton, a Tory, the post having been split to be shared between a Whig and a Tory.He held the post until 1715 and proved an assiduous postmaster, making many improvements, particularly with regard to overseas mail.