By bringing France into the war against Britain, Franklin is crucial in securing American independence.ġ776–87 | Franklin is the only person to sign all three key documents in the creation of the United States: the Declaration of Independence (1776) the Treaty of Paris (1783) and the Constitution (1787). In 1775, he is forced to flee.ġ776–85 | In Paris in an ambassadorial role. This is rejected in 1768.ġ766: Following Franklin’s triumphant appearance before the House of Commons, the hated Stamp Act is repealed.ġ764–75 | The slow transformation of Franklin from government supporter to British opponent. After the accession of George III, he builds links with Prime Minister Bute.ġ762–64 | After a spell in Philadelphia, he returns to London to make Pennsylvania a British Royal Colony. At age 12, he is apprenticed to his printer brother, before moving to Philadelphia in 1723.ġ724–26 | Franklin becomes a printer in London before returning to Philadelphia as a fierce Anglophile.ġ726–57 | He enjoys great success as a printer, newspaper owner and journalist and then turns to science, winning the 18th‑century equivalent of the Nobel Prize.ġ757–62 | Franklin returns to London as the first great transatlantic celebrity on a mission to make the Penn proprietors of Pennsylvania pay taxes. statesman and Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Published in 2003 by Simon & Schuster, the biographical work details the life and times of prominent U.S. Experience Sir Isaac Juliens video installation exploring the life and legacy of architect Lina Bo Bardi. Timeline: Benjamin Franklin's life and revolutionary activitiesġ706 | Benjamin Franklin is born the son of a tallow chandler (candlemaker). Benjamin Franklin: An American Life is a non-fiction book authored by American historian and journalist Walter Isaacson.
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