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  1. Benjamin Franklin - Wikipedia

    Franklin earned the title of "The First American" for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial unity. He was the only person to sign the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of …

  2. Benjamin Franklin | Biography, Inventions, Books, American …

    Oct 2, 2025 · Benjamin Franklin, American printer and publisher, author, inventor and scientist, and diplomat. One of the foremost of the American Founding Fathers, he helped draft the …

  3. Benjamin Franklin - World History Encyclopedia

    Oct 1, 2024 · Benjamin Franklin's main contributions to the American Revolution were to serve in the Continental Congress, help draft the Declaration of Independence, secure the American …

  4. Benjamin Franklin - Quotes, Inventions & Facts - Biography

    Dec 10, 2020 · Benjamin Franklin was a Founding Father and a polymath, inventor, scientist, printer, politician, freemason and diplomat. Franklin helped to draft the Declaration of …

  5. Benjamin Franklin's Character Traits - U.S. National Park Service

    Franklin was one of seventeen children in a family of Boston tradesmen. When Benjamin was 12, he was apprenticed to his older brother James, a printer. Rebelling against his brother’s stern …

  6. About Benjamin Franklin

    Although he is most often celebrated as a Founding Father of the United States, Franklin’s accomplishments are diverse, including civic, scientific, and cultural projects which altered the …

  7. Who was Ben Franklin? – Benjamin Franklin Historical Society

    He is best known as the only Founding Father who signed all three documents that freed America from Britain. Franklin is credited with drafting the Declaration of Independence and the …

  8. Benjamin Franklin - George Washington's Mount Vernon

    George Washington may rightly be known as the "Father of his Country" but, for the two decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin was the world's most famous American.

  9. Quick Biography of Benjamin Franklin - US History

    Quick Biography of Benjamin Franklin: Benjamin Franklin, a printer by trade, a scientist by fame, and a man of action by all accounts, continues to shape American thinking and action

  10. Benjamin Franklin Biography & Facts - AmericanRevolution.org

    Learn about Benjamin Franklin, American diplomat, author, and scientist, and one of the most important Founding Fathers of the United States.