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Benjamin Franklin was a printer, publisher, author, inventor, scientist, and diplomat. One of the foremost of the Founding Fathers, he helped draft the Declaration of Independence and was one of its signers, he represented the United States in France during the American Revolution, and he was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. Benjamin Franklin, (born Jan. 17, 1706, Boston, Mass.—died April 17, 1790, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.), American printer and publisher, author, scientist and inventor Benjamin Franklin's main contributions to the American Revolution were to serve in the Continental Congress, help draft the Declaration of Independence, secure the American alliance with France, and help negotiate and draft the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which ended the war. Franklin earned the title of "The First American" for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial unity. He was the only person to sign the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Paris peace with Britain, and the Constitution. Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, and edited by luminaries such as Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. This painting by Howard Pyle depicts Thomas Jefferson working on the Declaration of Independence. However, on 11 June 1776 Congress appointed a small committee consisting of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston to create a draft declaration which, if approved, would implement Lee's call for independence. This committee then appointed Jefferson as the chief author, most likely because, as A painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris showing Thomas Jefferson (right), Benjamin Franklin (left), and John Adams drafting the U.S. Declaration of Independence in 1776. (Virginia Historical Society Declaration of Independence, document approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, that announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain. On July 2 the Congress had resolved that ‘these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be Free and Independent States.’ The Declaration of Independence is an act adopted by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, proclaiming American independence from Great Britain. The committee members charged with drafting the Declaration were Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Roger Sherman Benjamin Franklin’s Role in The Declaration of Independence. the united states declaration of independence is the statement adopted by the second continental congress on july 4, 1776. the declaration announced that the thirteen colonies—then at war with the kingdom of great britain—would regard themselves as thirteen independent sovereign states, no longer under british rule. on august 2 To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Jefferson, [21 June 1776?]9. John H. Hazelton, The Declaration of Independence: Its History (New York, 1906); Carl Becker, The Declaration of Independence. A Study in the History of Political Ideas (New York, [1922]); Julian P. Boyd, The Declaration of Independence: the Evolution of the Text (Princeton, N.J., 1945); Boyd, Jefferson Papers, I, 413–33; James A brief biography of Benjamin Franklin, signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania and all-around Rennaissance man After a long stay in England, Franklin returned to America in 1775 where he was elected to represent Pennsylvania at the Second Continental Congress and participated in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. On May 9, 1754, Benjamin Franklin published the political cartoon “Join, or Die” in the Pennsylvania Gazette, a Philadelphia-based newspaper that he owned. One of the oldest known political cartoons, this image was originally designed to rally the American colonies to behind the British cause in the French and Indian War (1754-1763). Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? The Declaration of Independence was primarily written by Thomas Jefferson, although he was advised and aided by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman. Who signed the Declaration of Independence? The Declaration of Independence was signed by the 56 delegates of the The Declaration of Independence, signed on July 4, 1776, was written primarily by Virginian Thomas Jefferson, with assistance from both Franklin and John Adams. Franklin helped console Jefferson during the contentious debates in the Continental Congress that altered Jefferson’s draft. Asigner of the Declaration of Independence, Benjamin Rush was the best known medical man of his day and the first to also gain a reputation as a writer. A driving force in the fields of American politics and education, he was a vigorous enemy of slavery and capital punishment and was also noted for his enlightened treatment of the mentally ill. Declaration of Independence The Committee in charge of drafting the Declaration of Independence: delegates John Adams of Massachusetts, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, Robert R. Livingston of New York, Roger Sherman of Connecticut and Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania. FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN(1706–1790) Benjamin Franklin, the U.S. statesman, scientist, and author, was born in Boston, where he attended school for less than a year. He learned the printer's trade, and at seventeen he ran away to Philadelphia. Source for information on Franklin, Benjamin (1706–1790): Encyclopedia of Philosophy dictionary. Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Siffred Duplessis, c. 1785. National Portrait Gallery number NPG.87.43. George Washington may rightly be known as the "Father of his Country" but, for the two decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin was the world’s most famous American.
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