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- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States Postmaster General.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bonitao
- SpouseDeborah Read(September 1, 1730 - December 19, 1744) (her death, 3 children)
- ChildrenWilliam FranklinFrancis Folger FranklinSarah Franklin
- Children: William Franklin (1731-1813), Francis Folger Franklin (1732-1736), Sarah Franklin Bache (1743-1808).
- Inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame in 1987.
- Inducted into the Modern Healthcare Magazine Hall of Fame in 1988.
- Inducted into the Pennsylvania Aquatics Hall of Fame as a contributor.
- Inducted into the Insurance Hall of Fame in 1957 (inaugural class).
- Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
- Fart for freedom, fart for justice, and fart proudly
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