Benjamin Franklin Research Paper

Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family lived for three different centuries in the Parish of Ecton, Northamptonshire, England, on a freehold on and about thirty acres. “Benjamin Franklin was one of the official signer of the United States Constitution of 1787, Declaration of Independence, and of the Paris Peace Commission. He was one of the very first United States Postmaster’s General, a big figure in the American Enlightenment and a scientist.”(History) He kept himself busy and involved with society. Franklin facilitated and founded many of the “civic organizations, the American Philosophical Society, the Union Fire Company, University …show more content…
In addition, Franklin was “instrumental in the creation of the Academy of Philadelphia, a college which opened in 1751 and became known as the University of Pennsylvania in 1791.”(History) The University of Pennsylvania is still open and its “tuition fee per year is $51,464 and total enrollment is 21,395. The Penn Quakers have more than 25 NCAA division I sports that compete in the Ivy League, and are noted for successful basketball and lacrosse teams”. (University of Pennsylvania) Just another successful thing that Benjamin Franklin can be proud is of that even after his death the university is still open and students are getting …show more content…
His funeral was special and memorial and over 20,000 people attended to say their last goodbyes. He asked to be buried in Philadelphia at a Christ Church cemetery and his wished was honored. “In his will, he left money to Boston and Philadelphia, which was later used to establish a trade school and a science museum and fund scholarships and other community projects.” (History) Another great accomplishment from Benjamin Franklin was leaving his money for students to be able to have an education, science museum for people to attend to and learn from and many other community projects to help his community. Even after his death, 200 years later, Franklin remains one of the most known and most celebrated figures in the United States. He was a very successful man who was very independent and worked thru all the ups and downs that came his way. He is so memorable that his face image appears on the $100 bill as a sign of his appreciation of his hard work and dedication. His image and his name is also in shown in many towns, schools and many different businesses across America