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He was born on January 17, 1706, Milk Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States -
He creates a junto because he holds discussions on morals, philosophy, politics, and other similar issues. He called that junto a “club of mutual improvement,”. The members are mostly the Philadelphia bourgeoisie, mostly businessmen, merchants, and professionals. -
In 1728, he set up a printing house with Hugh Meredith. He became a publisher of a newspaper called The Pennsylvania Gazette. It gave many forums to him about local reforms and initiatives through printed essays and observations. -
He initiated a local Masonic lodge and he became a grandmaster in 1734 in Pennsylvania. -
He created the Union Fire Company, which is the first volunteer firefighting company in America. -
He stayed in London a lot and he also write a short journey through different parts of London. -
The Second Continental Congress established the United States Post Office and named him as the first United States postmaster general. -
He signed into Declaration of Independence. He primarily served as the editor of the Declaration of Independence. -
He was elected President of the Pennsylvania Executive Council.
Invents the "long arm," an instrument for taking down books from a shelf. -
He died at age 84, in Philadelphia. The last word he said before dying is “A dying man can do nothing easily.”