After his brief education, Franklin worked for his father who was a soap and candle maker, before his father allowed him to apprentice with Franklin's older brother, James, who was a printer. In total, Franklin completed just two years of formal schooling. Franklin received only a brief education, attending Boston Latin, but he left due to financial reasons. During his 84-year life, Franklin also was a very accomplished author, diplomat, inventor, philanthropist, political pundit, printer, statesman and scientist.įranklin was the 15th of 17 children in a working class family born to Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger in Boston, Massachusetts. Significance: Signed The Declaration of Independence (at the age of 70) signed the Treaty of Paris (at the age of 77) signed the United States Constitution (at the age of 81) Served as First Postmaster General of the United States (1775-1776) served as United States Minister to France (1779-1785) served as the President of Pennsylvania (1785-1788) revered as "Philadelphia's Favorite Son"īenjamin Franklin was a Founding Father of the United States of America.
Occupation: Printer, Scientist, Author, Inventor, Statesman, Politician Buy Tickets for The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia – See 20+ Sites on a Primary Overview of Independence Park, including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall.
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