Benjamin Franklin
By Victor Romanos & Juan Milera
Biography
Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 17,1706. As he grew older he was an inventor, renowned polymath, author, printer, scientist, etc. As time went by, he went on to be one of the Founding Fathers, well known author, and voted to be the first president for the American Philosophical Society. When Franklin was 17 in 1723 he proposed to 15 year old, Debroh Read but declined because of her mother. When he returned he established a common-law marriage and acknowledged an illegitimate son and had two more with Debroh.
Discovering Lightning
Benjamin Frankilin flying his kite and dicovering lightning is a form of electricity
The Founding Fathers
Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers and was one of three on drafting the Declaration of Independence
100$ Bill
Do to his colorful life and legacy of scientific and political achievements and status of being one of our Founding Fathers he was awarded to being on coinage and the 100$ bill