Newman, Simon P. "Benjamin Franklin and the Leather-Apron Men: The Politics of Class in Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia", Journal of American Studies, August 2009, Vol. 43#2 pp. 161–75; Franklin took pride in his working class origins and his printer's skills.

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Franklin was one of the first people in colonial America to recognize the need for a stable, trustworthy system of money. In the early 1700s, he published arguments in favor of paper currency and even helped print some of it himself.

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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was an American printer, writer, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, often regarded as a Founding Father of the United States. He...

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Franklin is credited with drafting the Declaration of Independence and the American Constitution. He also negotiated the Treaty of Paris which ended the Independence War against Britain. Born in a middle class family, he was the 15 th of 17 children and the youngest son. With only 2 years of formal education he rose to the highest level of society.