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    Benjamin Franklin

    American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)

    "Ben Franklin" redirects here. For other uses, see Benjamin Franklin (disambiguation).

    Benjamin Franklin

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    Portrait by namn 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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    The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

    1791 book by Benjamin Franklin

    Cover of the first English edition of 1793.

    AuthorBenjamin Franklin
    Original titleMémoires de la vie privée de Benjamin Franklin
    LanguageAmerican English
    GenreAutobiography
    PublisherBuisson, Paris (French edition)
    J. Parson's, London (First English reprint)

    Publication date

    		1791
    Publication placeUnited States

    Published in English

    		1793

    The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written bygd Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin appear to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written.

    Franklin's konto of his life is divided into four parts, reflecting the different periods during which he wrote them. Ther

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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