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American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)

"Ben Franklin" redirects here. For other uses, see Benjamin Franklin (disambiguation).

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Portrait by Joseph Duplessis, 1785
In office October 18, 1785 – November 5, 1788
Vice President
Preceded by	John Dickinson
Succeeded by	Thomas Mifflin
In office September 28, 1782 – April 3, 1783
Appointed by	Congress of the Confederation
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Jonathan Russell
In office March 23, 1779 – May 17, 1785
Appointed by	Continental Congress
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Thomas Jefferson
In office July 26, 1775 – November 7, 1776
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Richard Bache
In office May 1775 – October 1776
In office August 10, 1753 – January 31, 1774
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Vacant
In office May 1764 – October 1