Benjamin Franklin - Birth

On 17 January 1706, Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, the fifteenth child and youngest son of his family, hence the name Benjamin...

A true Renaissance man, Franklin was a printer, writer, philosopher, scientist, musician, post-master, politician, etc...

In December 1776, he travelled to France to seek diplomatic, financial and military help from King Louis XVI... He was already seventy years old!

In age, Benjamin was the oldest of the U.S. American Founding Fathers, yet, at heart, he was probably the youngest! And God knows how his youthful personality manifested itself during the 9 years he spent in Paris...

If you'd like to hear how Benjamin "socialized" with the French ladies, I invite you to check out my Paris Walk on the American Founding Fathers in Paris!