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Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Benjamin Franklin
A brief biography of Benjamin Franklin, signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania and all-around Rennaissance man...
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/franklin.html
Declaration of Independence – Benjamin Franklin History
http://www.benjamin-franklin-history.org/declaration-of-independence/
Ben Franklin Declaration Of Independence | Benjamin Franklin
Ben Franklin and the Declaration Of Independence - When Benjamin Franklin returned to Philadelphia in 1775, his opinion on the matter of American Independence had fully formed.
http://benjaminfranklinbio.com/declaration-of-independence-benjamin-franklin/161
Benjamin Franklin in Declaration of Independence
Learn how Benjamin Franklin played a key role in the context of Declaration of Independence. Read a biography and get in-depth analysis.
https://www.shmoop.com/historical-texts/declaration-of-independence/benjamin-franklin.html
Three Words Ben Franklin Crossed out of the Declaration of Independence | The Bully Pulpit
Franklin made only a few changes, some of which can be viewed written in his own hand on what Jefferson referred to as the 'rough draft' of the Declaration. (This remarkable document is at the Library of Congress and on its Web site.) The most important of his edits was small but resounding.
https://jrbenjamin.com/2014/04/08/three-words-ben-franklin-crossed-out-of-the-declaration-of-independence/
Benjamin Franklin
Wikipedia: Declaration of Independance
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin
Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signing_of_the_United_States_Declaration_of_Independence
Milestones: 1776–1783 - Office of the Historian: The Declaration of Independance
history.state.gov 3.0 shell
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1776-1783/declaration
Declaration of Independence | Ben Franklin
http://sites.sas.upenn.edu/bfranklin/publications/declaration-independence-0

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Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE
Portrait by Joseph Duplessis, 1785

6th President of Pennsylvania
In office October 18, 1785 – November 5, 1788
Vice President	Charles Biddle Peter Muhlenberg David Redick
Preceded by	John Dickinson
Succeeded by	Thomas Mifflin
United States Minister to Sweden
In office September 28, 1782 – April 3, 1783
Appointed by	Congress of the Confederation
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Jonathan Russell
United States Minister to France
In office March 23, 1779 – May 17, 1785
Appointed by	Continental Congress
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Thomas Jefferson
1st United States Postmaster General
In office July 26, 1775 – November 7, 1776
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Richard Bache
Delegate from Pennsylvania to the Second Continental Congress
In office May 10, 1775 – October 26, 1776
Postmaster General of British America
In office August 10, 1753 – January 31, 1774
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Vacant
Speaker of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly
In office May 26, 1764 – October 11, 1764
Preceded by	Isaac Norris
Succeeded by	Isaac Norris
Member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly from Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
In office August 13, 1751 – October 11, 1764
1st President of the University of Pennsylvania
In office November 13, 1749 – May 24, 1754
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	William Smith
21st Chief Clerk of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly
In office October 14, 1736 – May 13, 1751
Preceded by	Joseph Growden Jr.
Succeeded by	William Franklin
President of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery and for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage
In office April 23, 1787 – April 17, 1790

Personal details
Born	January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705]^{[Note 1]} Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died	April 17, 1790(1790-04-17) (aged 84) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place	Christ Church Burial Ground
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Deborah Read ( m. 1730; died 1774)
Children	William Francis Sarah
Parents	Josiah Franklin Abiah Folger
Education	Boston Latin School
Signature

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Benjamin Franklin
A brief biography of Benjamin Franklin, signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania and all-around Rennaissance man...
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/franklin.html
Declaration of Independence – Benjamin Franklin History
http://www.benjamin-franklin-history.org/declaration-of-independence/
Ben Franklin Declaration Of Independence | Benjamin Franklin
Ben Franklin and the Declaration Of Independence - When Benjamin Franklin returned to Philadelphia in 1775, his opinion on the matter of American Independence had fully formed.
http://benjaminfranklinbio.com/declaration-of-independence-benjamin-franklin/161
Benjamin Franklin in Declaration of Independence
Learn how Benjamin Franklin played a key role in the context of Declaration of Independence. Read a biography and get in-depth analysis.
https://www.shmoop.com/historical-texts/declaration-of-independence/benjamin-franklin.html
Three Words Ben Franklin Crossed out of the Declaration of Independence | The Bully Pulpit
Franklin made only a few changes, some of which can be viewed written in his own hand on what Jefferson referred to as the 'rough draft' of the Declaration. (This remarkable document is at the Library of Congress and on its Web site.) The most important of his edits was small but resounding.
https://jrbenjamin.com/2014/04/08/three-words-ben-franklin-crossed-out-of-the-declaration-of-independence/
Benjamin Franklin
Wikipedia: Declaration of Independance
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin
Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signing_of_the_United_States_Declaration_of_Independence
Milestones: 1776–1783 - Office of the Historian: The Declaration of Independance
history.state.gov 3.0 shell
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1776-1783/declaration
Declaration of Independence | Ben Franklin
http://sites.sas.upenn.edu/bfranklin/publications/declaration-independence-0

Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE
Portrait by Joseph Duplessis, 1785

6th President of Pennsylvania
In office October 18, 1785 – November 5, 1788
Vice President	Charles Biddle Peter Muhlenberg David Redick
Preceded by	John Dickinson
Succeeded by	Thomas Mifflin
United States Minister to Sweden
In office September 28, 1782 – April 3, 1783
Appointed by	Congress of the Confederation
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Jonathan Russell
United States Minister to France
In office March 23, 1779 – May 17, 1785
Appointed by	Continental Congress
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Thomas Jefferson
1st United States Postmaster General
In office July 26, 1775 – November 7, 1776
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Richard Bache
Delegate from Pennsylvania to the Second Continental Congress
In office May 10, 1775 – October 26, 1776
Postmaster General of British America
In office August 10, 1753 – January 31, 1774
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Vacant
Speaker of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly
In office May 26, 1764 – October 11, 1764
Preceded by	Isaac Norris
Succeeded by	Isaac Norris
Member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly from Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
In office August 13, 1751 – October 11, 1764
1st President of the University of Pennsylvania
In office November 13, 1749 – May 24, 1754
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	William Smith
21st Chief Clerk of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly
In office October 14, 1736 – May 13, 1751
Preceded by	Joseph Growden Jr.
Succeeded by	William Franklin
President of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery and for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage
In office April 23, 1787 – April 17, 1790

Personal details
Born	January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705]^{[Note 1]} Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died	April 17, 1790(1790-04-17) (aged 84) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place	Christ Church Burial Ground
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Deborah Read ( m. 1730; died 1774)
Children	William Francis Sarah
Parents	Josiah Franklin Abiah Folger
Education	Boston Latin School
Signature

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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