Benjamin Franklin FRS, FRSE (April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin became a successful newspaper editor and printer in Philadelphia, the leading city in the colonies, publishing the Pennsylvania Gazette at the age of 23. He organized and was the first secretary of the American Philosophical Society and was elected president in 1769. He was promoted to deputy postmaster-general for the British colonies in 1753, having been Philadelphia postmaster for many years, and this enabled him to set up the first national communications network. During the Revolution, he became the first US Postmaster General.
Benjamin Franklin was a worker.
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Evidence: Benjamin Franklin FRS, FRSE (April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin became a successful newspaper editor and printer in Philadelphia, the leading city in the colonies, publishing the Pennsylvania Gazette at the age of 23. He organized and was the first secretary of the American Philosophical Society and was elected president in 1769. He was promoted to deputy postmaster-general for the British colonies in 1753, having been Philadelphia postmaster for many years, and this enabled him to set up the first national communications network. During the Revolution, he became the first US Postmaster General.

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Claim: Benjamin Franklin was a worker.

Evidence: Benjamin Franklin FRS, FRSE (April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin became a successful newspaper editor and printer in Philadelphia, the leading city in the colonies, publishing the Pennsylvania Gazette at the age of 23. He organized and was the first secretary of the American Philosophical Society and was elected president in 1769. He was promoted to deputy postmaster-general for the British colonies in 1753, having been Philadelphia postmaster for many years, and this enabled him to set up the first national communications network. During the Revolution, he became the first US Postmaster General.

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