query: where did benjamin franklin died?

title: Benjamin Franklin Reinhart

text: he became known for his genre and religious paintings. In the late 1860s he returned to the United States where he lived in Kentucky, spending the following decade living in New York City where he held several exhibits at The National Academy, of which he was an elected member since 1871. He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1885. Reinhart was also the uncle of artist Charles Stanley Reinhart. Benjamin Franklin Reinhart Benjamin Franklin Reinhart (1829 – May 3, 1885) was an American painter born near Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, known for his genre, historical, and portrait paintings. Reinhart studied at the National

title: Benjamin Franklin

text: multiple health problems, particularly gout, which worsened as he aged. In poor health during the signing of the US Constitution in 1787, he was rarely seen in public from then until his death. Benjamin Franklin died from pleuritic attack at his home in Philadelphia on April 17, 1790, at age 84. His death is described in the book "The Life of Benjamin Franklin", quoting from the account of John Jones: ... when the pain and difficulty of breathing entirely left him, and his family were flattering themselves with the hopes of his recovery, when an imposthume, which had formed itself

title: Benjamin Franklin Bache (journalist)

text: Benjamin Franklin Bache (journalist) Benjamin Franklin Bache (August 12, 1769 – September 10, 1798) was an American journalist, printer and publisher. He founded the "Philadelphia Aurora", a newspaper that supported Jeffersonian philosophy. He frequently attacked the Federalist political leaders, including Presidents George Washington and John Adams, and historian Gordon S. Wood wrote that "no editor did more to politicize the press in the 1790s." His paper's heated attacks are thought to have contributed to passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts by the 5th United States Congress and signed by President John Adams in 1798. The grandson of Benjamin Franklin,

title: Benjamin Franklin Howey

text: to November 15, 1881. Howey was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885. He died in Columbia, New Jersey, and is interred in Trinity Church Cemetery in Swedesboro. Retrieved on 2009-03-25 Benjamin Franklin Howey Benjamin Franklin Howey (March 17, 1828 – February 6, 1893) was an American Republican politician who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1885. He was born in Pleasant Meadows, near Swedesboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey. He engaged in business in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a

title: Benjamin Franklin

text: major bridge to connect Philadelphia with New Jersey) are named in his honor. In 1976, as part of a bicentennial celebration, Congress dedicated a marble statue in Philadelphia's Franklin Institute as the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial. Many of Franklin's personal possessions are also on display at the Institute, one of the few national memorials located on private property. In London, his house at 36 Craven Street, which is the only surviving former residence of Benjamin Franklin, was first marked with a blue plaque and has since been opened to the public as the Benjamin Franklin House. In 1998, workmen restoring

title: Benjamin Franklin

text: young man about channeling sexual urges. Due to its licentious nature, the letter was not published in collections of Franklin's papers during the nineteenth century. Federal court decisions from the mid-to-late twentieth century cited the document as a reason for overturning obscenity laws, using it to make a case against censorship. "The Princess and the Patriot: Ekaterina Dashkova, Benjamin Franklin and the Age of Enlightenment" exhibition opened in Philadelphia in February 2006 and ran through December 2006. Benjamin Franklin and Dashkova met only once, in Paris in 1781. Franklin was 75, and Dashkova was 37. Franklin invited Dashkova to become

title: Benjamin Franklin

text: Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin ( April 17, 1790) was an American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions. He founded many civic organizations, including the Library Company, Philadelphia's first fire department and the University of

title: Benjamin Franklin Bache (journalist)

text: the First Amendment. See Richard N. Rosenfeld, "American Aurora" (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997). Benjamin Franklin Bache (journalist) Benjamin Franklin Bache (August 12, 1769 – September 10, 1798) was an American journalist, printer and publisher. He founded the "Philadelphia Aurora", a newspaper that supported Jeffersonian philosophy. He frequently attacked the Federalist political leaders, including Presidents George Washington and John Adams, and historian Gordon S. Wood wrote that "no editor did more to politicize the press in the 1790s." His paper's heated attacks are thought to have contributed to passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts by the 5th United

title: Benjamin Franklin Parkway

text: have been proposed, but none so far have been thought feasible or financially sound. A new museum for the Barnes Foundation collection of Impressionist art on the site between the Free Library and the Rodin Museum opened in Spring 2012. Benjamin Franklin Parkway Benjamin Franklin Parkway, commonly abbreviated to Ben Franklin Parkway, is a scenic boulevard that runs through the cultural heart of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Named for Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, the mile-long Parkway cuts diagonally across the grid plan pattern of Center City's Northwest quadrant. It starts at Philadelphia City Hall, curves around Logan Circle, and ends before the

title: Benjamin Franklin Parkway

text: Benjamin Franklin Parkway Benjamin Franklin Parkway, commonly abbreviated to Ben Franklin Parkway, is a scenic boulevard that runs through the cultural heart of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Named for Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, the mile-long Parkway cuts diagonally across the grid plan pattern of Center City's Northwest quadrant. It starts at Philadelphia City Hall, curves around Logan Circle, and ends before the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Parkway is the spine of Philadelphia's Museum District. Some of the city's most famous sights are here: Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul; Swann Memorial Fountain; Parkway Central Library, the Family Court Building, the

title: Benjamin Franklin (Boyle)

text: Benjamin Franklin (Boyle) Benjamin Franklin is a bronze sculpture of a seated Franklin by John J. Boyle at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in front of College Hall, on Locust Walk, between 34th and 36th Streets, and is one of three statues of Franklin on the campus. It was commissioned by department store founder Justus C. Strawbridge in 1896, as a gift to the City of Philadelphia. It was cast by the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company of New York, and installed in 1899 in front of Philadelphia's Main Post Office, at 9th and Chestnut Streets. Benjamin

title: Benjamin Franklin

text: of the nation has led to his being jocularly called "the only President of the United States who was never President of the United States." Franklin's likeness is ubiquitous. Since 1928, it has adorned American $100 bills, which are sometimes referred to in slang as "Benjamins" or "Franklins." From 1948 to 1963, Franklin's portrait was on the half dollar. He has appeared on a $50 bill and on several varieties of the $100 bill from 1914 and 1918. Franklin appears on the $1,000 Series EE Savings bond. Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway (a major thoroughfare) and Benjamin Franklin Bridge (the first

title: Benjamin Franklin National Memorial

text: in the movie "National Treasure." Benjamin Franklin National Memorial The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, located in the rotunda of The Franklin Institute science museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., features a colossal statue of a seated Benjamin Franklin, American writer, inventor, and statesman. The -tall memorial, was sculpted by James Earle Fraser between 1906 and 1911 and dedicated in 1938. With a weight of the statue rests on a pedestal of white Seravezza marble. It is the focal piece of the Memorial Hall of the Franklin Institute, which was designed by John Windrim and modeled after the Roman Pantheon. The statue

title: Benjamin Franklin National Memorial

text: Benjamin Franklin National Memorial The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, located in the rotunda of The Franklin Institute science museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., features a colossal statue of a seated Benjamin Franklin, American writer, inventor, and statesman. The -tall memorial, was sculpted by James Earle Fraser between 1906 and 1911 and dedicated in 1938. With a weight of the statue rests on a pedestal of white Seravezza marble. It is the focal piece of the Memorial Hall of the Franklin Institute, which was designed by John Windrim and modeled after the Roman Pantheon. The statue and Memorial Hall were designated

title: Benjamin Franklin Bache (journalist)

text: took to “Benny,” as she called him, as her very own. She and her husband had lost their only son, Francis Folger Franklin, at the age of four from smallpox. She and Benjamin had earlier taken in his illegitimate son, William Franklin, as an infant at the beginning of their marriage, and raised him in their household. Benjamin Franklin Bache was baptized on August 30, 1769 in Christ Church in Philadelphia. His godmothers were his paternal aunt and Deborah Read Franklin. His godfathers were his uncle and grandfather Benjamin Franklin, who had a proxy at the ceremony, as he was

title: Benjamin Franklin (Boyle)

text: the statue on permanent loan to the University of Pennsylvania. Franklin played a major role in establishing the university. It was relocated to the Penn campus, and rededicated on January 21, 1939. It was cleaned and reinstalled in 1980. A copy of the statue was given by the New England Society to France in 1906. It is located at the Trocadéro in Paris. Benjamin Franklin (Boyle) Benjamin Franklin is a bronze sculpture of a seated Franklin by John J. Boyle at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in front of College Hall, on Locust Walk, between

title: Benjamin Franklin Smallwood

text: his ranch, constructed in 1875, is known as the Benjamin Franklin Smallwood House. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. After being defeated for reelection, Smallwood retired to his home near Lehigh, where he died on December 15, 1891. In 1849, Smallwood married Annie Burney, a Chickasaw from the house of Ima-te-po of the family of Okla-pa-nubbii. Annie died during the Civil War. Smallwood later married Abbie James. Benjamin Franklin Smallwood Benjamin Franklin Smallwood (1829-December 15, 1891) was Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation from 1888 to 1890. From 1847 to 1890, Smallwood held public

title: Benjamin Franklin Stevens

text: charge of the mail intended for the vessels of the United States navy serving in Atlantic or European stations. He died at Surbiton, Surbiton, Surrey, England, on the 5 March 1902. He is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, London. His principal publications include: Benjamin Franklin Stevens Benjamin Franklin Stevens (February 19, 1833March 5, 1902), was a bibliographer and for about thirty years before his death was the US despatch agent at London. Benjamin Franklin Stevens like his brother Henry Stevens a bibliographer, was born at Barnet, Vermont, and was educated at the University of Vermont, where he was a member

title: Benjamin Franklin Shaub

text: politics, was a Republican. Benjamin Franklin Shaub Benjamin Franklin Shaub (April 25, 1841 – August 31, 1913) was an American educator and businessman in Pennsylvania. He was born April 25, 1841, in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, son of Benjamin and Susannah (Wade) Shaub, natives of Lancaster County. Benjamin Shaub, the father, was a farmer in Strasburg Township, where he was a well known and influential man. His death occurred in 1896, when he was eighty years of age, and his wife died in 1899, aged eighty-four years, both dying at Strasburg, they were buried in the Old Mennonite cemetery.

title: Benjamin Franklin Shaub

text: Benjamin Franklin Shaub Benjamin Franklin Shaub (April 25, 1841 – August 31, 1913) was an American educator and businessman in Pennsylvania. He was born April 25, 1841, in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, son of Benjamin and Susannah (Wade) Shaub, natives of Lancaster County. Benjamin Shaub, the father, was a farmer in Strasburg Township, where he was a well known and influential man. His death occurred in 1896, when he was eighty years of age, and his wife died in 1899, aged eighty-four years, both dying at Strasburg, they were buried in the Old Mennonite cemetery. Five children were born

title: Benjamin Franklin Whittemore

text: reduce the civil rights of freedmen. Whittemore returned to Massachusetts, settling in Woburn where he became a publisher. He died in Montvale, Massachusetts, on January 25, 1894. He was interred in the Salem Street Cemetery, Woburn. Retrieved on 2008-11-04. Shepard, Christopher. "The Carpetbagging Congressman: The Corruption Case of Benjamin Whittemore." "Carologue". 32 no. 2 (Fall 2016): 18-23. Benjamin Franklin Whittemore Benjamin Franklin Whittemore (May 18, 1824 – January 25, 1894) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Malden, Massachusetts, Whittemore attended the public schools of Worcester, and received an academic education at Amherst College. He engaged in mercantile

title: Benjamin Franklin Perry

text: and Perry sought election to the U.S. Senate. He was elected along with John Lawrence Manning, but the Radical Republicans in charge of Congress refused to seat them. In 1872, he unsuccessfully ran for the 4th congressional district House seat against Republican Alexander S. Wallace. His son, William Hayne Perry, did successfully gain election to the House and was a member from 1885 to 1891. Perry died in Greenville on December 3, 1886 and was interred at Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery. Benjamin Franklin Perry Benjamin Franklin Perry (November 20, 1805December 3, 1886) was the 72nd Governor of South Carolina, appointed

title: Benjamin Franklin Gilbert

text: money in early and middle life, he was essentially an idealist rather than a cold, calculating money grabber. He devoted a great deal more of his time and energy to persuading people with children to buy a lot and build a home in a pleasant place like Takoma Park than he did in trying to persuade wealthier people to invest their money in his subdivisions. He suffered from a stroke in 1901 and spent the rest of his life gravely ill. He died in 1907. Benjamin Franklin Gilbert Benjamin Franklin Gilbert (1841–1907), an American real estate developer, was the founder

title: Benjamin Franklin Ficklin

text: Jared Ficklin, would later appear on the PBS reality show Texas Ranch House portraying a cowboy. Correction: Jared Ficklin is related to Benjamin Franklin Ficklin, but is not a descendant given that Benjamin Franklin Ficklin died without children, therefore, he can have no direct descendants. Benjamin Franklin Ficklin Benjamin Franklin Ficklin (1827–1871) was a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, Class of 1849. He is famous for his help in starting the Pony Express and for establishing other stage coach and mail routes in the United States during the nineteenth century. Ficklin was also one of the people responsible for

title: Benjamin Franklin Terry

text: legislature adjourned and joined the procession escorting his body to lay in state at the Tennessee Capitol. Terry's body also lay in state in New Orleans and Houston, where the procession was described as "the most imposing ever seen in this state." Governor Lubbock praised Terry in the state senate, saying that "no braver man ever lived-no truer patriot ever died." Terry County, Texas, is named after him, as is B. F. Terry High School in Rosenberg, Texas. TerrysTexasRangers.org Benjamin Franklin Terry Benjamin Franklin Terry (February 18, 1821 – December 17, 1861) raised and commanded the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment,

title: Benjamin Franklin Tilley

text: Tilley was one of 322 men and women who had died in 1907 listed by "The Washington Post" as "foremost in their various callings." He was survived by one son and two daughters. His son Benjamin Franklin Tilley, Jr. also entered the Navy and retired with the rank of lieutenant commander. Benjamin Franklin Tilley Benjamin Franklin Tilley (March 29, 1848March 18, 1907), often known as B. F. Tilley, was a career officer in the United States Navy who served from the end of the American Civil War through the Spanish–American War. He is best remembered as the first Acting-Governor of

title: Benjamin Franklin Payton

text: York City and were married for 54 years until her death in June 2013. Together, they had two children; one son, Mark Steven Payton and one daughter, Deborah Elizabeth Payton. Dr. Payton later died on September 28, 2016 in Estero, Florida. Benjamin Franklin Payton Dr. Benjamin Franklin Payton (1934-2016) was an American professor and educator, known for his role as the President of Benedict College before leaving for the Ford Foundation. After retiring from the Ford Foundation, Dr. Payton went on to become the President of Tuskegee University and later was the educational advisor to Africa. Benjamin Franklin Payton was

title: Benjamin Franklin Eaves

text: a lot is known about Mrs. Eaves, except that she probably died due to complications that she had from "Sugar Diabetes". Benjamin Franklin Eaves Benjamin Franklin Eaves (1870-1953) was a pioneer horse and buggy doctor in Haralson County, Georgia. He was well known by all of the residents of Haralson County. He practiced medicine in Haralson Counties from the year 1898-1950. Eaves was also a farmer, and an owner of large amount of acreage in the Draketown area of Haralson County. Many families sharecropped on Eaves's land. Benjamin Franklin (Pank) Eaves was the third son of Claburn Camp Eaves. He

title: Benjamin Franklin Burch

text: Superintendent of the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem by appointment of Governor Stephen F. Chadwick, serving two terms. He was appointed as the receiver at the Oregon City Land Office in 1887 by President Grover Cleveland. Benjamin Franklin Burch died on March 24, 1893, at the age of 67 at his farm near Independence. Benjamin Franklin Burch Benjamin Franklin Burch (May 2, 1825 – March 24, 1893) was an American farmer, soldier, and politician in what became the state of Oregon. A native of Missouri, he moved to the Oregon Country in 1845 and served in the Cayuse and Yakima

title: Benjamin Franklin Bache (journalist)

text: Bache was often referred to as "Lightning Rod Junior" after his famous grandfather's experiment. The son of Sarah Franklin and Richard Bache, he died at 29 in the yellow fever epidemic of 1798. Sarah "Sally" Franklin, the only daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Deborah Read, met Richard Bache while on a visit away from her parents. They were married on November 2, 1767. On August 12, 1769 she gave birth to their son, Benjamin Franklin Bache. From the moment she set eyes on her grandson, Deborah Read Franklin fell in love with Benjamin, whom she called “her little kingbird.” She

title: Benjamin Franklin University

text: class was twenty percent female, but did not allow black students to enroll until 1963. By 1981, it was offering bachelor's and master's degrees in accountancy and financial management, but the District of Columbia's educational accreditation body told the university to broaden its curriculum. It was unable to do so, and in 1987, Benjamin Franklin University was merged with The George Washington University. The Benjamin Franklin University records are currently housed by the George Washington University Special Collections Research Center in the Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library. The Benjamin Franklin chair of The George Washington University School of Business was

title: Benjamin Franklin-class submarine

text: April 2002, the last ship of the "Benjamin Franklin" class to be decommissioned. The sail of "George Bancroft" is preserved at the Naval Submarine Base King's Bay, Georgia. "James K. Polk"s sail is on display at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History in Albuquerque, New Mexico. "Mariano G. Vallejo"'s sail is preserved at Mare Island, California, where she was built. The sail of Lewis and Clark is on display at the Patriot's Point Maritime Museum in Charleston, South Carolina. Submarines of the "Benjamin Franklin" class: Benjamin Franklin-class submarine The "Benjamin Franklin"-class submarine was a group of US ballistic

title: Benjamin Franklin (clergyman)

text: split between the Disciples of Christ and more conservative Church of Christ. Franklin married Mary Personet on December 15, 1833 with whom he had eleven children. Nine survived to adulthood. He died suddenly at his home in Anderson, Indiana. Benjamin Franklin (clergyman) Benjamin Franklin (February 1, 1812 – October 22, 1878) was an important conservative figure in the American Restoration Movement, especially as the leading antebellum conservative in the northern United States branch of the movement. He is notable as the early and lifelong mentor of Daniel Sommer, whose support of the 1889 Sand Creek Declaration set in motion events

title: Benjamin Franklin Jones (industrialist)

text: 8, 1824 in Claysville, Pennsylvania. He married Mary McMasters and had a son, Benjamin Franklin Jones, Jr. From 1884 to 1888 he was chairman of the Republican National Committee. He died on May 19, 1903 in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. He was executor of Laughlin's estate. As chairman of the Republican National Committee 1884 to 1888, he was responsible for the James G. Blaine presidential campaign. Benjamin Franklin Jones (industrialist) Benjamin Franklin Jones, Sr. (August 8, 1824 – May 19, 1903) was a pioneer of the iron and steel industry in Pittsburgh. Originally involved in the river barge industry, he purchased

title: Benjamin Franklin Bache (journalist)

text: on an extended diplomatic mission in England. On December 19, 1774, Deborah Read died. Although he was at her funeral, the boy Benjamin regretted not having been at his grandmother's deathbed. In May 1775, at the age of five, Bache met his grandfather Benjamin Franklin for the first time when he returned from England. His grandfather's arrival brought more tumult to his home, as Franklin had brought with him William Temple Franklin, his 15-year-old grandson, who was the illegitimate son of William Franklin. On October 29, 1776, Franklin took his two grandsons along on his diplomatic mission to France to

title: Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

text: Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology The Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology (BFIT) in Boston, Massachusetts, is a non-profit private college of engineering and industrial technologies established in 1908 with funds bequeathed in Benjamin Franklin's will. The Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology owes its existence to the vision of Benjamin Franklin. In a codicil to his will, dated 1789, Franklin established a 200-year plan for a sum totaling £1,000 (about $4,400 at the time, or about $112,000 in 2010 dollars) that he gave to the city of Boston, where he was born. For the first hundred years, the money was to

title: Benjamin Franklin Stevens

text: Benjamin Franklin Stevens Benjamin Franklin Stevens (February 19, 1833March 5, 1902), was a bibliographer and for about thirty years before his death was the US despatch agent at London. Benjamin Franklin Stevens like his brother Henry Stevens a bibliographer, was born at Barnet, Vermont, and was educated at the University of Vermont, where he was a member of the Sigma Phi society. In the 1840s he followed his brother to London in the book export business. He formed his own company with Henry J. Brown in 1864, forming the Literary and Fine Arts Agents, B. F. Stevens & Brown, continued

title: Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow (1840–1913)

text: his postwar years, Stringfellow maintained contact with his Civil War era acquaintances. Notably, he continued correspondence with Jefferson Davis regarding the nature of the Confederate government during the war years. Stringfellow ultimately retired to Alexandria, where he died in 1913 and is buried beside his wife Emma at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Alexandria, Virginia. Stringfellow is one of the characters in a PBS Masterpiece Theatre television series entitled "Mercy Street" and is played by Jack Falahee. Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow (1840–1913) "For his uncle of the same name, see Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow (1816-1891)" Frank Stringfellow was a Confederate officer and spy

title: Benjamin Franklin Gordon

text: troops in Georgia. After E. Kirby Smith's surrender of the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department, Gordon went with Jo Shelby and some of his officers and men to Mexico. These men could not decide on which side of the war between the imperial forces of Maximilian I of Mexico and republican forces led by Benito Juárez. Gordon soon decided to return to Missouri, sparing him some of the difficulties encountered by Shelby and his men before those who had not died during the time in Mexico returned. Nonetheless, Gordon did not survive long after the Civil War. Benjamin Franklin Gordon died on

title: Benjamin Franklin House

text: replicate Franklin's experiments). The Benjamin Franklin House is open free-of-charge to school visits on Tuesdays. Although designed for key stage 2 students, visits can be tailored for students of all key stages. The "Scholarship Centre" on the top floor of the House is a centre for study of the many subjects Franklin pursued. Benjamin Franklin House runs an annual Literary Prize in which people interpret a Benjamin Franklin quote in its significance today. Benjamin Franklin House Benjamin Franklin House is a museum in a terraced Georgian house at 36 Craven Street, London, close to Trafalgar Square. It is the only

title: Benjamin Franklin

text: issued a series of postage stamps commonly referred to as the Washington-Franklin Issues where, along with George Washington, Franklin was depicted many times over a 14-year period, the longest run of any one series in U.S. postal history. Along with the regular issue stamps Franklin however only appears on a few . Some of the finest portrayals of Franklin on record can be found on the engravings inscribed on the face of U.S. postage. "Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress" is a letter written by Benjamin Franklin, dated June 25, 1745, in which Franklin gives advice to a

title: Benjamin Franklin Meyers

text: editor of the "Bedford Gazette" and in 1868 of the "Harrisburg Daily Patriot". Meyers was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1872. He served as postmaster of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, by appointment of President Grover Cleveland from 1886 to 1891. He was publisher of the "Daily Star Independent" in Harrisburg. He was engaged in public utilities, and died in Harrisburg in 1918. Interment in Harrisburg Cemetery. Benjamin Franklin Meyers Benjamin Franklin Meyers (July 6, 1833 – August 11, 1918) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

title: Benjamin Franklin Dillingham

text: from 1913 to 1918, Lucius Pinkham, was a Democrat, although he had worked for Dillingham at OR&L 1892–1894 and as manager of his hardware company 1898–1903. Two sons died young, Charles Augustus Dillingham (1872–1874) and Alfred Hubbard Dillingham (1880–1880). Youngest son Harold Garfield Dillingham (October 9, 1881 – December 19, 1971) married Margaret Bayard Hyde-Smith in 1908 and had 5 children. Youngest daughter Marion Eleanor Dillingham (September 23, 1883 – January 19, 1972) married John Pinney Erdman in 1904 and had five children. Benjamin Franklin Dillingham Benjamin Franklin Dillingham (September 4, 1844 – April 7, 1918) was a businessman and

title: Benjamin Franklin DeCosta

text: addition to numerous monographs and valuable contributions to Justin Winsors "Narrative and Critical History of America", he published "The Pre-Columbian Discovery of America by the Northmen" (1868); "The Northmen in Maine" (1870); "The Moabite Stone" (1871); "The Rector of Roxburgh" (1871), a novel under the "nom de plume" of William Hickling; and "Verrazano the Explorer; being a Vindication of his Letter and Voyage" (1880). He died in New York City in 1904. Benjamin Franklin DeCosta Benjamin Franklin DeCosta or de Costa (July 10, 1831November 4, 1904) was an American clergyman and historical writer. He was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, and

title: Benjamin Franklin White

text: him thus: White is the namesake of the shape note tune "White" by Edmund Dumas. Benjamin Franklin White Benjamin Franklin White (September 20, 1800 – December 5, 1879) was a shape note "singing master", and compiler of the shape note tunebook known as "The Sacred Harp". He was born near Cross Keys in Union County, South Carolina, the twelfth child of Robert and Mildred White. White and Elisha J. King published "The Sacred Harp" in 1844, using the four-shape shape note notation. King died in 1844. In 1845, White led in the establishment of the "Southern Musical Convention". In 1850,

title: Benjamin Franklin White

text: SC. William Walker, publisher of the "Southern Harmony", married Thurza's sister, Amy. The Whites moved from Spartanburg District, SC to Harris County, Georgia in 1842. To B. F. and Thurza were born nine children: William Decatur, David Patillo, Robert H., Mary Caroline, Nancy Ogburn, Thurza Melvina, Benjamin Franklin, Jr., James Landrum, and Martha America. Of these, David Patillo, James Landrum, and Benjamin Franklin, Jr. grew up to be prominent figures in Sacred Harp singing. B. F. White died in 1879 and was buried in the Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia. The following year, members of the Chattahoochee Musical Convention eulogized

title: Benjamin Franklin White

text: Benjamin Franklin White Benjamin Franklin White (September 20, 1800 – December 5, 1879) was a shape note "singing master", and compiler of the shape note tunebook known as "The Sacred Harp". He was born near Cross Keys in Union County, South Carolina, the twelfth child of Robert and Mildred White. White and Elisha J. King published "The Sacred Harp" in 1844, using the four-shape shape note notation. King died in 1844. In 1845, White led in the establishment of the "Southern Musical Convention". In 1850, he issued a second edition of "The Sacred Harp", adding 97 songs and 103 pages.

title: Benjamin Franklin Falls

text: of Spotsylvania Court House, and died two days later. Following his death, he was interred at Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Massachusetts. Benjamin Franklin Falls Benjamin Franklin Falls (July 1, 1824 - May 12, 1864) was a Medal of Honor recipient, an honor he received for his actions during the American Civil War. Falls joined the 19th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry from Lynn, Massachusetts in August 1861. He earned the Medal of Honor for his bravery during the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, on July 3, 1863. He captured the color-bearer and colors of the 19th Virginia. His citation,

title: Benjamin Franklin Grouard

text: Benjamin Franklin Grouard Benjamin Franklin Grouard (1819–1894) was one of the earliest Latter Day Saint missionaries to the Society Islands, which now constitute French Polynesia. Grouard was born in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and in 1843 was called to go with Addison Pratt, Noah Rogers and Knowlton Hanks, with the plan to preach the gospel in Hawaii. On the trip aboard a whaling ship, Hanks died. Due to ship sailing schedules they were only able to reach the Society Islands. They had many converts there and Grouard married a

title: Benjamin Franklin Greene

text: the board of trustees. He then started a competing engineering school, but it failed after three years. He was chief clerk of the U.S. Navy Bureau of Navigation from 1863–73 and then a professor of mathematics in the U.S. Navy. He died in West Lebanon, New Hampshire on November 22, 1895. Benjamin Franklin Greene Benjamin Franklin Greene (1817–1895) was the third senior professor and first director of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire on October 25, 1817. He graduated from Rensselaer in 1842. He taught mathematics at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland from 1843-46. He married

title: Benjamin Franklin Greene

text: Benjamin Franklin Greene Benjamin Franklin Greene (1817–1895) was the third senior professor and first director of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire on October 25, 1817. He graduated from Rensselaer in 1842. He taught mathematics at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland from 1843-46. He married in 1848 but his wife died two years later. In 1846, he was appointed senior professor at Rensselaer, replacing George Hammell Cook, who served as senior professor since the death of Amos Eaton in 1842. He conducted an extensive study of the technical schools of Europe, such as the École Polytechnique

title: Benjamin Franklin Pearson

text: Sun". In 1904, Pearson was named King's Counsel. In 1906, he was named minister without portfolio in the province's Executive Council. He was chosen as president of the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society in 1908. In 1876, he married Julia Reading. Together they had: He died in Halifax at the age of 56. Benjamin Franklin Pearson Benjamin Franklin Pearson, (April 4, 1855 – January 31, 1912) was a lawyer, entrepreneur and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Colchester County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1901 to 1911 as a Liberal member. He was born in Masstown,

title: Benjamin Franklin Smith

text: He served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of Public Works from 1916 to 1917. Smith died in office at the age of 79. Benjamin Franklin Smith Benjamin Franklin Smith (May 8, 1865 – May 19, 1944) was a produce dealer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Carleton County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1903 to 1908, from 1915 to 1920 and from 1925 to 1930 as a Conservative member. Smith represented Victoria-Carleton in the House of Commons of Canada from 1930 to 1935 as a Conservative member and served in the Senate

title: Benjamin Franklin Bradley

text: He resumed his legal career and served in the Kentucky State Senate in 1889. He died in Georgetown, Kentucky, on January 22, 1897, and was buried in Georgetown Cemetery. Benjamin Franklin Bradley Benjamin Franklin Bradley (October 5, 1825 – January 22, 1897) was a politician in the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Bradley was born in Georgetown in Scott County, Kentucky. He served in the United States Army in the Mexican War and then in the Confederate States Army in the Civil War when he was commissioned as the major of the 1st Battalion, Kentucky Mounted

title: Benjamin Joseph Franklin

text: appointed United States consul at Hankow, China, in 1885. He returned to the United States in 1890 and settled in Phoenix, Arizona, and engaged in the practice of law. He was appointed Governor of the Territory of Arizona and served from April 18, 1896, to July 29, 1897. He died in Phoenix, Arizona, May 19, 1898. He was interred in Rosedale Cemetery, a section of the Pioneer and Military Memorial Park in Phoenix. Benjamin Joseph Franklin Benjamin Joseph Franklin (March 1839 – May 19, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, and territorial governor of Arizona. Born in Maysville, Kentucky,

title: Benjamin Franklin

text: possibility that I may have to hold an inquest. The Friends of Benjamin Franklin House (the organization responsible for the restoration) note that the bones were likely placed there by William Hewson, who lived in the house for two years and who had built a small anatomy school at the back of the house. They note that while Franklin likely knew what Hewson was doing, he probably did not participate in any dissections because he was much more of a physicist than a medical man. Franklin bequeathed £1,000 (about $4,400 at the time, or about $112,000 in 2011 dollars) each

title: Benjamin Cromwell Franklin

text: took steps to investigate the matter, and President David G. Burnet appointed Franklin district judge of Brazoria to investigate the matter. Franklin resigned his judgeship in 1839, moving to Galveston to practice law. Franklin was elected to represent Galveston in the House of Representatives in the Third, Fifth, and Eighth Texas Legislatures. Franklin was also elected to serve in the Senate of the Fourteenth Texas Legislature, but died 25 December 1873, 2½ weeks before the start of the regular session Although it is not officially recorded, Franklin County is generally believed to have been named in his honor. Benjamin Cromwell

title: Benjamin Franklin Baker (musician)

text: various vocal works. Of particular note are his cantatas. Benjamin Franklin Baker (musician) Benjamin Franklin Baker (July 10, 1811 – March 11, 1889) was an American educator and composer. Benjamin Franklin Baker was born on July 10, 1811 in Wenham, Massachusetts to John and Sally Baker. When he was 14 years old, his family moved to Salem, Massachusetts, where he began his musical studies. In 1833 he began his professional music career while touring as a singer. After this he moved to Bangor, Maine for a time, making a living as a businessman, but moved to Boston in 1837. With

title: Benjamin Franklin Baker (musician)

text: Benjamin Franklin Baker (musician) Benjamin Franklin Baker (July 10, 1811 – March 11, 1889) was an American educator and composer. Benjamin Franklin Baker was born on July 10, 1811 in Wenham, Massachusetts to John and Sally Baker. When he was 14 years old, his family moved to Salem, Massachusetts, where he began his musical studies. In 1833 he began his professional music career while touring as a singer. After this he moved to Bangor, Maine for a time, making a living as a businessman, but moved to Boston in 1837. With his cousin Isaac Baker Woodbury, he began a series

title: Benjamin Franklin Mathews

text: T. Fulgham (1865-1869). Mathews was liked and considered to be very brave and honest."" Mathews was married twice. First to Temperance Weeks Mathews (1817–1859), and second to Mahala Ann Mathews (1843–1910). Between the two he had 13 children between 1840 and 1885. Mathews died in an accident on August 18, 1888 in Devil Canyon, and was buried in Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, in San Bernardino. Benjamin Franklin Mathews Benjamin Franklin Mathews (1819–1888) was elected Sheriff of San Bernardino County, California on September 14, 1863 and served from October, 1863 to October, 1865. Mathews was born April 16, 1819 in Chattanooga, Hamilton

title: Dr. Benjamin Franklin Smith House

text: Places since August 23, 2006. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Smith House The Dr. Benjamin Franklin Smith House is a historic house in Waco, Tennessee, U.S.. The house was built in the early 1850s for William M. Hackney, a horse saddler. It was purchased by Dr. Benjamin Frankly Smith in 1855. By 1860, he owned eight slaves. During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, his son William T. Smith served in the Confederate States Army. Meanwhile, Benjamin died at the end of the war, in 1865. The house was subsequently inherited by his descendants until 1938. The house has been listed on

title: Dr. Benjamin Franklin Smith House

text: Dr. Benjamin Franklin Smith House The Dr. Benjamin Franklin Smith House is a historic house in Waco, Tennessee, U.S.. The house was built in the early 1850s for William M. Hackney, a horse saddler. It was purchased by Dr. Benjamin Frankly Smith in 1855. By 1860, he owned eight slaves. During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, his son William T. Smith served in the Confederate States Army. Meanwhile, Benjamin died at the end of the war, in 1865. The house was subsequently inherited by his descendants until 1938. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic

title: Benjamin Franklin Village

text: Benjamin Franklin Village Benjamin Franklin Village, also called BFV, was a United States Army installation in Mannheim-Käfertal, Germany. It opened in 1947 after World War II and was named after Benjamin Franklin. It has recently been closed as part of the ongoing restructuring of US forces in Europe. The last soldier and his family moved out in September, 2012. The Mannheim military community comprised several posts within a relatively small area in and around Mannheim. Sullivan Barracks, Taylor Barracks, and Funari Barracks, Benjamin Franklin Village housing and the military shopping area were all located within walking distance of one another.

title: Benjamin Franklin Jones (New Jersey politician)

text: served as the 9th International President of the International Association of Lions Clubs. Jones married Mabel L. Stevens in Homer, New York on May 17, 1917. They had two children: Benjamin Franklin, Jr., and Mabel Elizabeth. Jones died at his home in Maplewood in 1935. He was 65. Benjamin Franklin Jones (New Jersey politician) Benjamin Franklin Jones (December 31, 1869 – September 26, 1935) was an American jurist and Republican Party politician who served as the Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1900. Jones was born in Brooklyn in 1869, the son of Rev. John Jones and Elizabeth

title: Benjamin Franklin Cooling

text: Benjamin Franklin Cooling Benjamin Franklin Cooling III (8 December 1938, Washington, D.C.) is a professor of national security studies at Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy at the National Defense University in Washington DC. He is the author of more than a dozen books on the American Civil War, including a trilogy on the defense of District of Columbia, a biography of Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Franklin Tracy, and most recently "Jubal Early: Robert E. Lee's Bad Old Man". Benjamin Cooling was born in Washington, D.C. on 8 December 1938, the son of Benjamin F.

title: Benjamin Franklin House

text: Benjamin Franklin House Benjamin Franklin House is a museum in a terraced Georgian house at 36 Craven Street, London, close to Trafalgar Square. It is the only surviving former residence of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. The house dates from c. 1730, and Franklin lived and worked there for sixteen years. The museum opened to the public on 17 January 2006. The chairman is American-British investment banker and philanthropist John Studzinski. The house is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England for its historic association with Franklin. The house was renovated

title: Benjamin Franklin (Washington Square)

text: In 1904, it was relocated to Washington Square. In 1979, 100 years after its creation, a time capsule hidden in the statue's base was removed and opened. A new time capsule, to be opened in 2079, was installed. The statue is visible behind Richard Brautigan on the original cover of his novel "Trout Fishing in America". Benjamin Franklin (Washington Square) Benjamin Franklin – also known as the Benjamin Franklin Memorial, Benjamin Franklin Statue and Cogswell Historical Monument – is an outdoor sculpture in Washington Square, San Francisco, California. The smaller-than-life-size bronze statue of Benjamin Franklin, by an unknown sculptor, stands

title: Benjamin Franklin (Washington Square)

text: Benjamin Franklin (Washington Square) Benjamin Franklin – also known as the Benjamin Franklin Memorial, Benjamin Franklin Statue and Cogswell Historical Monument – is an outdoor sculpture in Washington Square, San Francisco, California. The smaller-than-life-size bronze statue of Benjamin Franklin, by an unknown sculptor, stands upon an ornate granite base, that contains a time capsule. There are inscriptions on all four sides of the base. Spigots once dispensed drinking water into three stone basins. The spigots have been removed. Created as a Temperance fountain by crusader Henry D. Cogswell, the monument was originally installed at Kearny and Market Streets in 1879.

title: Benjamin Franklin Butler (lawyer)

text: married Alfred Booth and was the mother of Sir Alfred Allen Booth, 1st Baronet, a director of Alfred Booth and Company and chairman of Cunard. While visiting Europe in 1858, he died in Paris, France. He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx. Fort Butler, one of the main forts built for the forced removal of the Cherokee Indians on the Trail of Tears, was named for him. Benjamin Franklin Butler (lawyer) Benjamin Franklin Butler (December 17, 1795 – November 8, 1858) was a prominent lawyer from the state of New York. A professional and political ally of Martin

title: Benjamin Franklin

text: to bless his grandson, Voltaire said in English, "God and Liberty", and added, "this is the only appropriate benediction for the grandson of Monsieur Franklin." Franklin's parents were both pious Puritans. The family attended the Old South Church, the most liberal Puritan congregation in Boston, where Benjamin Franklin was baptized in 1706. Franklin's father, a poor chandler, owned a copy of a book, "Bonifacius: Essays to Do Good", by the Puritan preacher and family friend Cotton Mather, which Franklin often cited as a key influence on his life. Franklin's first pen name, Silence Dogood, paid homage both to the book

title: Benjamin Franklin Mudge

text: a prolific publisher of scientific papers. According to the Kansas Geological Survey Online Bibliography of Geology, his entire output was contained in twenty-two publications, and most were very short. </small> Benjamin Franklin Mudge Benjamin Franklin Mudge (August 11, 1817 – November 21, 1879) was an American lawyer, geologist and teacher. Briefly the mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts, he later moved to Kansas where he was appointed the first State Geologist. He led the first geological survey of the state in 1864, and published the first book on the geology of Kansas. He lectured extensively, and was department chair at the Kansas

title: Benjamin Franklin Mudge

text: Benjamin Franklin Mudge Benjamin Franklin Mudge (August 11, 1817 – November 21, 1879) was an American lawyer, geologist and teacher. Briefly the mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts, he later moved to Kansas where he was appointed the first State Geologist. He led the first geological survey of the state in 1864, and published the first book on the geology of Kansas. He lectured extensively, and was department chair at the Kansas State Agricultural College (KSAC, now Kansas State University). He also avidly collected fossils, and was one of the first to systematically explore the Permian and Mesozoic biota in the geologic

title: Benjamin Franklin Mathews

text: Benjamin Franklin Mathews Benjamin Franklin Mathews (1819–1888) was elected Sheriff of San Bernardino County, California on September 14, 1863 and served from October, 1863 to October, 1865. Mathews was born April 16, 1819 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee. He arrived in Salt Lake in 1847 with Mormons, from Mississippi. He moved on to California in 1850, where he kept a hotel between Sacramento and Auburn. Mathews came south to arrive in the Mormon colony of San Bernardino, on March 30, 1852. Here he was at various times a teamster, miller, Justice of the Peace and finally sheriff. Unlike many Mormons

title: Benjamin Franklin Reinhart

text: Benjamin Franklin Reinhart Benjamin Franklin Reinhart (1829 – May 3, 1885) was an American painter born near Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, known for his genre, historical, and portrait paintings. Reinhart studied at the National Academy of Design in New York from 1847 to 1850, spending his summers in Hayesville, Ohio. He studied art abroad in Rome, Paris and Düsseldorf for three years (1850 to 1853), traveling throughout the American midwest upon his return producing historical paintings and portraits. From 1859 to 1861 he worked in New Orleans, Louisiana, and then spent his time in London, England, during the American Civil War where

title: Benjamin Franklin Cooling

text: 2 languages; his principal writings include: Benjamin Franklin Cooling Benjamin Franklin Cooling III (8 December 1938, Washington, D.C.) is a professor of national security studies at Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy at the National Defense University in Washington DC. He is the author of more than a dozen books on the American Civil War, including a trilogy on the defense of District of Columbia, a biography of Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Franklin Tracy, and most recently "Jubal Early: Robert E. Lee's Bad Old Man". Benjamin Cooling was born in Washington, D.C. on 8 December

title: Benjamin Franklin University

text: established in 1992. Benjamin Franklin University "Note of duplicate name: Benjamin Franklin University, located in Annandale, VA, was open from 1995 to 1999 but had its name revoked by the State Council of Higher Education for VA. Benjamin Franklin University was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1925. It was the successor to the Washington campus of the Pace Institute, which had been established in 1907. The founding principles of the university were based upon Benjamin Franklin's doctrine of thrift and self-reliance. Its mission was to provide the part-time student with a first-rate education in accounting, financial administration, and business. The

title: Benjamin Franklin University

text: Benjamin Franklin University "Note of duplicate name: Benjamin Franklin University, located in Annandale, VA, was open from 1995 to 1999 but had its name revoked by the State Council of Higher Education for VA. Benjamin Franklin University was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1925. It was the successor to the Washington campus of the Pace Institute, which had been established in 1907. The founding principles of the university were based upon Benjamin Franklin's doctrine of thrift and self-reliance. Its mission was to provide the part-time student with a first-rate education in accounting, financial administration, and business. The university's first graduating

title: Benjamin Franklin Smyth House

text: National Register of Historic Places since February 25, 1994. Benjamin Franklin Smyth House The Benjamin Franklin Smyth House is a historic house in Louisville, Mississippi. It was built in 1840 for John Brown Smyth, a settler who owned slaves, and his four sons. After his death, his son Benjamin Franklin Smyth inherited the house and expanded it with the help of another brother, Samuel Washington Smyth, who also built the Foster-Fair House. Benjamin Franklin Smyth lived in this house with his wife, née Margaret Tankersley, and at least one son, Sylvester. By the 1990s, the house still belonged to the

title: Benjamin Franklin Smyth House

text: Benjamin Franklin Smyth House The Benjamin Franklin Smyth House is a historic house in Louisville, Mississippi. It was built in 1840 for John Brown Smyth, a settler who owned slaves, and his four sons. After his death, his son Benjamin Franklin Smyth inherited the house and expanded it with the help of another brother, Samuel Washington Smyth, who also built the Foster-Fair House. Benjamin Franklin Smyth lived in this house with his wife, née Margaret Tankersley, and at least one son, Sylvester. By the 1990s, the house still belonged to the Smyth family. The house has been listed on the

title: Benjamin Franklin Smallwood House

text: Benjamin Franklin Smallwood House The Benjamin Franklin Smallwood House is a stone house located near Lehigh, Oklahoma. It was the home of Choctaw leader Benjamin Franklin Smallwood. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places. Benjamin Franklin Smallwood was an important leader of the Choctaw. He was representative to the Choctaw nation from 1847 to 1887. As a representative, he held the office of speaker for many years and was the leader of the National Party. He was elected Principal Chief of Choctaw Nation in 1888 and served for two years as chief. Because he refused to meet

title: Benjamin Franklin Prescott House

text: Benjamin Franklin Prescott House The Benjamin Franklin Prescott House is a historic house on Prescott Street in Epping, New Hampshire. Built in 1875 for politician (and future Governor of New Hampshire) Benjamin Franklin Prescott, it is the town's finest example of Second Empire architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The Benjamin Franklin Prescott House stands in a rural setting west of the center of Epping, on the east side of Prescott Street south of its junction with Dearborn Street. It is sited prominently facing south at a bend in the road. It is

title: Benjamin Franklin

text: the first woman to join the American Philosophical Society; she was the only woman so honored for another 80 years. Later, Dashkova reciprocated by making him the first American member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. As a founding father of the United States, Franklin's name has been attached to many things. Among these are: Biographies For young readers Scholarly studies Historiography Primary sources Biographical and guides Online writings Autobiography In the arts Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin ( April 17, 1790) was an American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin was a leading author,

title: Benjamin Franklin Bailey

text: was department chairman from 1922 until his retirement in 1944. In the 1920s, he invented the capacitor motor. Benjamin Franklin Bailey Benjamin Franklin Bailey (August 7, 1875 – after January 8, 1954) was an eminent American electrical engineer. A native of Sheridan, Michigan, Benjamin Franklin Bailey studied electrical engineering at the University of Michigan and later held the positions of chief engineer of the Fairbanks Morse Electrical Manufacturing Company and Howell Electrical Motor Company, director of Bailey Electrical Company, and vice-president and director of the Fremont Motor Corporation. He was the author of several books on electrical engineering, including "Principles

title: Benjamin Franklin Bailey

text: Benjamin Franklin Bailey Benjamin Franklin Bailey (August 7, 1875 – after January 8, 1954) was an eminent American electrical engineer. A native of Sheridan, Michigan, Benjamin Franklin Bailey studied electrical engineering at the University of Michigan and later held the positions of chief engineer of the Fairbanks Morse Electrical Manufacturing Company and Howell Electrical Motor Company, director of Bailey Electrical Company, and vice-president and director of the Fremont Motor Corporation. He was the author of several books on electrical engineering, including "Principles of Dynamo-electric Machinery" (1915). He became professor of electrical engineering at the University of Michigan in 1913 and

title: Benjamin Franklin Bache

text: 283 Henry Street, New York, after a short illness on November 1, 1881. Benjamin Franklin Bache Benjamin Franklin Bache (February 7, 1801 – November 1, 1881) was a surgeon in the United States Navy before and during the Civil War. He was a great-grandson of the Revolutionary War statesman and author, Benjamin Franklin. Bache was born in Monticello, Virginia, graduating from Princeton University in 1819, and from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1823. He entered the Navy as an assistant surgeon in 1824, and in 1828 was promoted to the rank of surgeon. From 1838 to

title: Benjamin Franklin Bache

text: Benjamin Franklin Bache Benjamin Franklin Bache (February 7, 1801 – November 1, 1881) was a surgeon in the United States Navy before and during the Civil War. He was a great-grandson of the Revolutionary War statesman and author, Benjamin Franklin. Bache was born in Monticello, Virginia, graduating from Princeton University in 1819, and from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1823. He entered the Navy as an assistant surgeon in 1824, and in 1828 was promoted to the rank of surgeon. From 1838 to 1841 he served as fleet surgeon of the Mediterranean Squadron. simultaneously serving as

title: Benjamin Franklin Payton

text: Benjamin Franklin Payton Dr. Benjamin Franklin Payton (1934-2016) was an American professor and educator, known for his role as the President of Benedict College before leaving for the Ford Foundation. After retiring from the Ford Foundation, Dr. Payton went on to become the President of Tuskegee University and later was the educational advisor to Africa. Benjamin Franklin Payton was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina on December 27, 1932 to Reverend Leroy Payton and Sarah Mack Payton. Leroy Payton was a farmer, teacher, and a minister at a Baptist church and Sarah Mack was a homemaker. Payton attended South Carolina State

title: Benjamin Franklin Eaves

text: Benjamin Franklin Eaves Benjamin Franklin Eaves (1870-1953) was a pioneer horse and buggy doctor in Haralson County, Georgia. He was well known by all of the residents of Haralson County. He practiced medicine in Haralson Counties from the year 1898-1950. Eaves was also a farmer, and an owner of large amount of acreage in the Draketown area of Haralson County. Many families sharecropped on Eaves's land. Benjamin Franklin (Pank) Eaves was the third son of Claburn Camp Eaves. He was born April 27, 1870. He got the nickname “Pank” because his younger brother couldn't say Frank. Eaves grew up on

title: Benjamin Franklin Village

text: the real estate is already ongoing. Parts of the buildings were used to host some hundred asylum seekers and refugees starting September 2015. Benjamin Franklin Village Benjamin Franklin Village, also called BFV, was a United States Army installation in Mannheim-Käfertal, Germany. It opened in 1947 after World War II and was named after Benjamin Franklin. It has recently been closed as part of the ongoing restructuring of US forces in Europe. The last soldier and his family moved out in September, 2012. The Mannheim military community comprised several posts within a relatively small area in and around Mannheim. Sullivan Barracks,

title: Benjamin Franklin (Berry)

text: Benjamin Franklin (Berry) Benjamin Franklin is an outdoor 1942 sculpture depicting the Founding Father of the same name by George Berry, installed outside Franklin High School, in Portland, Oregon's South Tabor neighborhood, in the United States. The sculpture was one of two Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects benefitting Franklin between 1939 and 1942; the other was the construction of the school's athletic field. The statue was funded by Franklin alumni and students, who raised $15,000 to commission an artist from the Federal Art Project, one of WPA's five independent branches. George Berry and his team of assistants created a 40-ton

title: Benjamin Franklin Wilson (politician)

text: City Hall Building during the first year of the only term of Governor Charles N. Haskell. He served as the second Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, during the 2nd Oklahoma Legislature. At the time, he hailed from a town known as Cereal, which today is known as Banner, Oklahoma. Benjamin continued to live in Oklahoma, enumerated in the 1920 census in Canadian County, and 1930 census for Oklahoma County. Benjamin's wife, Jennie, died November 27, 1925 of chronic nephritis. Benjamin Franklin Wilson died April 25, 1934 of heart disease. And was buried at Fairlawn Cemetery in Oklahoma City,

title: The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin

text: "Elocution" premiered at the Nimrod in 1976, with Gordon Chater playing O'Brien, The play toured within Australia with box office success. "Elocution" went on to become an international success, touring three continents and winning international acclaim. In its Off-Broadway production in 1979, it won three Obie Awards: Chater as actor, Spears as playwright, and Richard Wherrett as director. A January 2002 revival starred John Wood. It was prepared by, and was to have been directed by, Richard Wherrett, who died on 7 December 2001. The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin is a "one-hander" play by Australian

title: Benjamin Cromwell Franklin

text: Benjamin Cromwell Franklin Benjamin Cromwell Franklin (April 25, 1805 – December 25, 1873) was the first judicial officeholder in the Republic of Texas. Franklin was born in Georgia, and educated at Franklin College at the University of Georgia in Athens, before being admitted to the bar in 1827. In 1835, he travelled to Texas, and supported a declaration of war against Mexico. On April 7, 1836, he was appointed a captain in the Texas army. In March 1836, the Republic of Texas captured a U.S.-owned brig, "Pocket". Upon realising that this action could alienate the United States, the Texan government

title: Benjamin Franklin (Berry)

text: sandstone statue of Franklin, which was erected at the school's north entrance, overlooking the athletic field, in 1942. Including its pedestal, the work measures tall. The pedestal includes built-in benches and the inscription, "One today is worth two tomorrows." In 2016, the statue was removed temporarily and replaced as part of a major renovation project. Benjamin Franklin (Berry) Benjamin Franklin is an outdoor 1942 sculpture depicting the Founding Father of the same name by George Berry, installed outside Franklin High School, in Portland, Oregon's South Tabor neighborhood, in the United States. The sculpture was one of two Works Progress Administration

title: Benjamin Joseph Franklin

text: Benjamin Joseph Franklin Benjamin Joseph Franklin (March 1839 – May 19, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, and territorial governor of Arizona. Born in Maysville, Kentucky, in March 1839, Franklin attended private schools, and Bethany College, Bethany, Virginia (now West Virginia) from 1849 to 1851. He taught school. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Leavenworth, Kansas. Franklin was elected to the State senate of Kansas in 1861, but due to the outbreak of the Civil War never served. He entered the Confederate States Army as a private. He was promoted

title: Benjamin Franklin (2002 TV series)

text: which were spent in Paris as ambassador to France from rebellious colonies across the sea. Franklin's primary objective was to secure financial and military aid, far from an easy task. To this he brought the skills of a chess master, able to think many moves ahead in the game. Benjamin Franklin is on VHS & DVD. Benjamin Franklin (2002 TV series) Benjamin Franklin is a 2002 American documentary television series which premiered November 19–20, 2002 and reairs on August 22-29, 2005. The series was produced by Twin Cities Public Television of Minneapolis-St. Paul. "Benjamin Franklin" won an Emmy for Outstanding

title: USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640)

text: USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640) USS "Benjamin Franklin" (SSBN 640), the lead ship of her class of ballistic missile submarine, was the only submarine of the United States Navy to be named for Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), the American journalist, publisher, author, philanthropist, abolitionist, public servant, scientist, librarian, diplomat, and inventor. The contract to build "Benjamin Franklin" was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 1 November 1962 and her keel was laid down there on 25 May 1963. She was launched on 5 December 1964, sponsored by Mrs. Francis L. Moseley and Mrs. Leon

title: Benjamin Franklin

text: these two separate events. He wrote about them in a lecture series. Though Benjamin Franklin has been most noted kite-wise with his lightning experiments, he has also been noted by many for his using kites to pull humans and ships across waterways. The George Pocock in the book "A TREATISE on The Aeropleustic Art, or Navigation in the Air, by means of Kites, or Buoyant Sails" noted being inspired by Benjamin Franklin's traction of his body by kite power across a waterway. In his later years he suggested using the technique for pulling ships. Franklin noted a principle of refrigeration

title: Benjamin Franklin Dillingham

text: Benjamin Franklin Dillingham Benjamin Franklin Dillingham (September 4, 1844 – April 7, 1918) was a businessman and industrialist during the late Kingdom of Hawaii era, throughout the period of the Republic of Hawaii, and during the first two decades of the Territory of Hawaii. Dillingham was born on September 4, 1844 into an old New England family in Brewster, on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. His father was Benjamin C. Dillingham and mother was Lydia Sears Howes. At the age of fourteen he became a sailor on the Yankee clipper "Southern Cross" which was captured and destroyed by the Confederate steamer

title: Benjamin Franklin Burch

text: Benjamin Franklin Burch Benjamin Franklin Burch (May 2, 1825 – March 24, 1893) was an American farmer, soldier, and politician in what became the state of Oregon. A native of Missouri, he moved to the Oregon Country in 1845 and served in the Cayuse and Yakima wars. A Democrat, he represented Polk County at the Oregon Constitutional Convention, in the Oregon House of Representatives, and in the Oregon State Senate including one session as President of the Senate. Benjamin Burch was born in Chariton County, Missouri, on May 2, 1825, to Samuel Burch and Eleanor ("née" Lock) Burch. In 1845,