Benjamin Franklin
Founder; Signer, Declaration of Independence (1776)
Born: 01/17/1706 (Charlestown (Boston), MA)
Died: 04/17/1790 (Philadelphia, PA)
Political Party:
Federalist
Demographics:
Male; Caucasian; Deist
Profession:
Diplomat, Inventor, Founder
Political Positions:
Continental Congress, Delegate, PA (1775);
U.S. Postmaster General, First in Position (1775 - 1776);
Constitutional Convention, Delegate, PA (1776);
Declaration of Independence, Signer (1776);
U.S. Minister, France (1778 - 1785);
U.S. Minister, Sweden (1782 - 1783);
President of Pennsylvania (1785 - 1788);
U.S. Constitutional Convention, Member (1787)
Groups/Organizations:
Freemasons; American Philosophical Society, Founder; American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Family:
m. Deborah Reed Rogers (1730)
Notes:
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