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AUTHORS: Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706,
in Boston, Massachussettes. He was the youngest
of 17 children, and his schooling ended at 10.
After that he was apprenticed to a printer, and
eventually became one himself in Philadelphia in
1723. In 1732 he began publishing his famous
"Poor Richards Almanac," which he
continued to do until 1758. As a representative
of the colonies, Franklin was sent to England
several times to deal with such things as the
Stamp Act in 1764. On his return from another
trip in 1775, Franklin was amde a member of the
Continental Congress. He is most remembered for
his part in the making of the Constitution of the
United States. He died in 1790. |
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