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Aug 9, 2023 · Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), printer, inventor, scientist, and statesman, occupies a distinguished place in U.S. history. He not only played an influential role in the Revolutionary War era and the fight for American independence, but also helped to shape the U.S. Constitution and vision for the new nation.
Jun 12, 2024 · Benjamin Franklin had an exceptionally close bond with his son—until the American Revolution pitted them against each other.
Jun 25, 2024 · The politician is not President Joe Biden, but Benjamin Franklin. As an octogenarian, he was by far the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention.
1 day ago · In 1787, Franklin returned to America, to serve as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He played a leading role at the convention; as the elder statesman, he brought a world view and a balanced perspective to the proceedings.
Jun 27, 2024 · Blaine McCormick, Ph.D., associate professor in Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business and author of Ben Franklin: America’s Original Entrepreneur, discovered his passion for studying the Founding Father after listening to an audiobook of Franklin’s autobiography.
Jun 27, 2024 · As the unanimously appointed president of the Constitutional Convention, Franklin’s influence over the proceedings can be seen in the proposed plan of a confederation of states and a unicameral legislature.
6 days ago · Puritan Ezra Stiles, president of Yale, knew of Franklin’s deist leanings but wanted, if possible, to pin down the nimble-footed freethinker to some basics. In friendship, Stiles asked for some creedal confession, however limited.
