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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Postmaster General July 26, 1775, to November 1776 Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 17, 1706 (new calendar), and left school at age 10 to work in his fathers candle shop. In 1718 the 12-year-old Franklin apprenticed to his brother James, a printer, who started the Boston newspaper the New England Courant in 1721. Young Benjamin read voraciously, contributed anonymous articles to his brothers newspaper, and even managed the paper for a time when his brother was imprisoned for a political offense. However, fraternal relations deteriorated and, at age 17, Ben ran away. He ended up in Philadelphia with little money and slim prospects but quickly found work as a printer. By 1728, he had his own print shop and, shortly thereafter, purchased The Pennsylvania Gazette. In 1732, he first published Poor Richards Almanack, which was wildly successful and secured his fortune. Postal Career under Great Britain Oil portrait of
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