Benjamin+Franklin+-+Kayla+V.

=Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was a very important person of his time. This was all due to the fact that he was very **__multi-talented__** and because of how many **accomplishments he achieved**. Benjamin was an leader of the Pennsylvania State Constitutional Convention and he helped write the first state constitution in 1776. He also helped write the first ever U.S. Constitution years later. He was a member of the Continental Congress and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He is now known as a founding father. Now-a-days he's also known for being a scientist and inventor because of his discovery of electricity.=

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin engraved by J.Thomson in 1805!