▁Benjamin ▁Franklin . ▁At ▁one ▁point ▁in ▁time , ▁Thomas ' ▁father , ▁Captain ▁Br attle , ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁wealth iest ▁man ▁in ▁the ▁col ony . ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁Thomas ▁was ▁appointed ▁administrator ▁of ▁the ▁estate ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 6 8 3 , ▁leaving ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁sum ▁of ▁money ▁and ▁a ▁health y ▁plot ▁of ▁land . ▁ ▁Before ▁att ending ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 6 , ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁Boston ▁Latin ▁School . ▁This ▁school ▁was ▁open ▁to ▁all ▁boys ▁regardless ▁of ▁class , ▁and ▁served ▁to ▁educ ate ▁and ▁prepare ▁the ▁young ▁men ▁for ▁university . ▁The ▁Boston ▁Latin ▁School ▁is ▁where ▁Br attle ▁met ▁influ ential ▁Pur itan ▁leader ▁Cot ton ▁M ather . ▁Although ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁agreed ▁on ▁many ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁ide ologies ▁later ▁in ▁life , ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁see ▁eye ▁to ▁eye ▁during ▁their ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁Boston ▁Latin ▁School . ▁It ▁is ▁documented ▁that ▁Thomas ▁Br attle ▁and ▁other ▁school m ates ▁enjoyed ▁pick ing ▁on ▁Cot ton ▁M ather ▁( to ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁he ▁wrote ▁to ▁his ▁father , ▁In cre ase ▁M ather , ▁and ▁requested ▁to ▁come ▁home ▁early ). ▁After ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁Boston ▁Latin ▁School , ▁Br attle ▁attended ▁Harvard ▁University ▁and ▁received ▁an ▁AB ▁in ▁mathematics ▁and ▁science . ▁ ▁Education ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 6 , ▁Br attle ▁graduated ▁from ▁Harvard ▁College ▁with ▁an ▁A . B .,