Benjamin Frankin: A Brief Biography

Benjamin frankin was born in January 17 1706 to Josiah and Abiah Franklin. Josiah wanted to send Benjamin to school to become a clergy man. But he could only pay for one year. Benjamin loved to read so he took an apprenticeship with his older brother James. When Benjamin was 12 years old he would help his older brother work on the printer press. Then he would go out and sell pamphlets and prints on the street. When Benjamin was 15 his brother started his own printing company called “The new England courant.” He then went on to wanting to write papers for the paper but he knew his brother wouldn’t let him due to that he was a lowly apprentice. So Benjamin started writing letters in an alternate alias to the newspaper and havening them published. “Silence dogwood” was a smash hit and was one of the first advice columns in the
It was an organization of men carrying water to where fires were. And putting them out. This paved the way to what we have now!
Skipping a few years now, Franklin discovered electricity and paved the way to many organizations we know now as an everyday part of life. But the most important thing he ever did was work on the constitution.
In 1776, Franklin worked on the declaration of independence. He then went over to France and worked as an ambassador to the newly formed colonies and get support for the revolutionary war. The French loved Franklin (little known fact, Benjamin Franklin was rumored to be a prostitute.) He was great to the French in turn the French were supporting to the new nation.
Franklin was in his late 70’s when he signed the constitution. He served as a delegate. And he was one of the thirty nine delegates the sign the constitution. Franklin wanted a new nation to start strong.
Benjamin Franklin died on April 17 1790 at the age of 80. More than 20,000 people attended the greatest founding fathers funeral. He will always be known as “The Father of