Benjamin Franklin, American publisher, inventor, and politician, 6th President of Pennsylvania (died 1790)

Benjamin Franklin

American Founding Father and polymath (1706–1790)

Benjamin Franklin was an American polymath: a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the most influential intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a drafter and signer…

List of governors of Pennsylvania

The governor of Pennsylvania is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as well as commander-in-chief of the state's national guard.