Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin ; (politician);
Interests	• Money creation; • Banking
	President of Pennsylvania
In office
	October 18, 1785 - November 5, 1788
	US Minister to Sweden
In office
	September 28, 1782 - April 3, 1783
	US/Minister to France
In office
	March 23, 1779 - May 17, 1785
	US/Postmaster General
In office
	July 26, 1775 - November 7, 1776
	Speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly
In office
	May 1764 - October 1764

Benjamin Franklin was a lifetime advocate of local currency and government-owned banks.

“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
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