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Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin was an American polymath who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence; and the first postmaster general.
Portrait by Joseph Duplessis, 1785
Portrait by Joseph Duplessis, 1785
An 1881 illustration of Franklin's birthplace on Milk Street in Boston
An 1881 illustration of Franklin's birthplace on Milk Street in Boston
A May 2008 photograph of Franklin's birthplace in Boston, commemorated with a bust of Franklin atop the building's second-floor façade
A May 2008 photograph of Franklin's birthplace in Boston, commemorated with a bust of Franklin atop the building's second-floor façade
La scuola della economia e della morale, an 1825 sketch of Franklin
La scuola della economia e della morale, an 1825 sketch of Franklin
Deborah Read
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Deborah Read Franklin was the common-law wife of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, until her death in 1774.
Benjamin Franklin
…Franklin remained a Freemason for the rest of his life. At age 17 in 1723, Franklin proposed to 15-year-old Deborah Read while a boarder in the Read home. At that time, Deborah's mother was wary of allowing her young daughter to marry Franklin, who was on his way to London…
Portrait of Read by Benjamin Wilson
Portrait of Read by Benjamin Wilson
Francis Folger Franklin
Francis Folger Franklin
Sarah [Franklin] Bache
Sarah [Franklin] Bache
William Franklin
William Franklin