Who was Benjamin Franklin? (1706 - 1790) Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706. At the age of 12, he began an apprenticeship as a printer and later wrote Poor Richard’s Almanack. Franklin helped establish the first Public Hospital and the first volunteer fire department in America. He was also a founding member of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society. At the age of 70, he was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence. … [Read more] about Who was Benjamin Franklin? (1706 – 1790)
