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    Benjamin Franklin

    American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)

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    Benjamin Franklin

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    Portrait by namn Duplessis, 1785

    In office
    October 18, 1785 – November 5, 1788
    Vice President
    Preceded byJohn Dickinson
    Succeeded byThomas Mifflin
    In office
    September 28, 1782 – April 3, 1783
    Appointed byCongress of the Confederation
    Preceded byPosition established
    Succeeded byJonathan Russell
    In office
    March 23, 1779 – May 17, 1785
    Appointed byContinental Congress
    Preceded byPosition established
    Succeeded byThomas Jefferson
    In office
    July 26, 1775 – November 7, 1776
    Preceded byPosition established
    Succeeded byRichard Bache
    In office
    May 1775 – October 1776
    In office
    August 10, 1753 – January 31, 1774
    Preceded byPosition establishe
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    Benjamin Franklin

    1706-1790

    Who Was Benjamin Franklin?

    Benjamin Franklin was a Founding Father and a polymath, inventor, scientist, printer, politician, freemason and diplomat. Franklin helped to draft the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, and he negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War.

    His scientific pursuits included investigations into electricity, mathematics and mapmaking. A writer known for his wit and wisdom, Franklin also published Poor Richard’s Almanack, invented bifocal glasses and organized the first successful American lending library.

    Quick Facts

    FULL NAME: Benjamin Franklin
    BORN: January 17, 1706
    DIED: April 17, 1790
    BIRTHPLACE: Boston, Massachusetts
    SPOUSE: Deborah Read (1730-1774)
    CHILDREN: William, Francis, Sarah
    ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Capricorn

    Early Life

    Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, in Boston, in what was then known as the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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    Benjamin Franklin’s Early Years

    Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, in colonial Boston. His father, Josiah Franklin (1657-1745), a native of England, was a candle and soap maker who married twice and had 17 children. Franklin’s mother was Abiah Folger (1667-1752) of Nantucket, Massachusetts, Josiah’s second wife. Franklin was the eighth of Abiah and Josiah’s 10 offspring.

    Did you know? Benjamin Franklin is the only Founding Father to have signed all four of the key documents establishing the U.S.: the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Treaty of Alliance with France (1778), the Treaty of Paris establishing peace with Great Britain (1783) and the U.S. Constitution (1787).

    Franklin’s formal education was limited and ended when he was 10; however, he was an avid reader and taught himself to become a skilled writer. In 1718, at age 12, he was apprenticed to his older brother James, a Boston printer. By age 16, Franklin was contributing essays (under the pse