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    CHAPTER IX.

    Chosen a Member of Congress. — Proceedings of Congress. — Preparations for Military Defence. — Petition to the King. — Franklin assists in preparing for the Defence of Pennsylvania, as a Member of the Committee of Safety. — Drafts a Plan of Confederation. — His Services in Congress. — Goes to the Camp at Cambridge on a Committee from Congress. — Chosen a Member of the Pennsylvania Assembly. — Writes Letters to Europe for the Committee of Secret Correspondence. — His Journey to Canada as a Commissioner from Congress. — Declaration of Independence. — Anecdotes. — President of the Convention of Pennsylvania for forming a Constitution. — His Opinion of a Single Legislative Assembly. — Opposes the Practice of voting by States in Congress. — His Correspondence with Lord Howe, and Interview with him on Staten Island. — Appointed a Commissioner to the Court of Versailles. — Lends Money to C

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    Benjamin Franklin

    American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)

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    Benjamin Franklin

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    Portrait by Joseph Duplessis, 1785

    In office
    October 18, 1785 – November 5, 1788
    Vice President
    Preceded byJohn Dickinson
    Succeeded byThomas Mifflin
    In office
    September 28, 1782 – April 3, 1783
    Appointed byCongress of the Confederation
    Preceded byPosition established
    Succeeded byJonathan Russell
    In office
    March 23, 1779 – May 17, 1785
    Appointed byContinental Congress
    Preceded byPosition established
    Succeeded byThomas Jefferson
    In office
    July 26, 1775 – November 7, 1776
    Preceded byPosition established
    Succeeded byRichard Bache
    In office
    May 1775 – October 1776
    In office
    August 10, 1753 – January 31, 1774
    Preceded byPosition establishe
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    Benjamin Franklin’s Early Years

    Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, in colonial Boston. His father, Josiah Franklin (1657-1745), a native of England, was a candle and soap maker who married twice and had 17 children. Franklin’s mother was Abiah Folger (1667-1752) of Nantucket, Massachusetts, Josiah’s second wife. Franklin was the eighth of Abiah and Josiah’s 10 offspring.

    Did you know? Benjamin Franklin is the only Founding Father to have signed all four of the key documents establishing the U.S.: the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Treaty of Alliance with France (1778), the Treaty of Paris establishing peace with Great Britain (1783) and the U.S. Constitution (1787).

    Franklin’s formal education was limited and ended when he was 10; however, he was an avid reader and taught han själv to become a skilled writer. In 1718, at age 12, he was apprenticed to his older brother James, a Boston printer. bygd age 16, Franklin was contributing essays (under the pse