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本杰明富兰克林生平英文Benjamin Franklin wanted to write for his brothers newspaper but had not been allowed by his brother James. He used Silence Dogood as his alias and sneaked letters to James, his brother. His letters were filled with advice criticisms of the world and were a smash hit. Franklin kept the paper going while James was in jail, but afterward was harassed by James and eventually and decided to run away. He went from places to places: Boston, New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia where he met his future wife, Deborah Read. Franklin did well in Philadelphia and the governor promised to set him up in business, so he spent several months in England because the governor revokes his promise of support. When he returned to Philadelphia, he set up his printing business, fathered a child named William in 1728 and married Read in 1730. In1729, Benjamin bought the Penn Gazette, and this newspaper would print the first political cartoon and soon became the most successful in the colonies. Franklin was active and attended social groups; he organized the Juno and joined the Masons. He wrote for Poor Richards Almanack under the alias Richard Saunders and is still associated with many famous sayings. For Franklins civic contributions, he paved cleaned and lit Philadelphia's streets, called for environmental clean-up, launched the Library Company and the American Philosophical Society, formed the Penn Hospital and organized Philadelphias Union Fire Company. Franklins political experience was abundant and he regarded politics as his interest. He paid attention to the advanced facilities in England and was sentenced because of “Hutchinson Affair” in 1774. After that, he contributed to the Declaration of Independence. Because he was wise and charming, he was loved by the French government and was able to encourage the signing of the Treaty of Alliance and urged the French to pay back secure loans. During the last few years in his life, he was still active in politics; he became the president of the Executive Council of Pennsylvania and wrote his anti-slavery treatise. After his death, 20,000 people came to his funeral. He was called “the harmonious human multitude”.