Franklin, Benjamin: Constitutional Convention Delegate

Franklin returned in 1785 to the United States and was made president of the Pennsylvania executive council. The last great service rendered to his country by this “wisest American,” as he is sometimes called, was his part in the Federal Constitutional Convention of 1787. Although his proposals for a single-chamber congress and a weak executive council were rejected, he helped to direct the compromise that brought the Constitution of the United States into being. Though not completely satisfied with the finished product, he worked earnestly for its ratification.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Constitutional Convention Delegate
• Revolutionary Leader
• Diplomat from Pennsylvania
• Scientist
• Printer and Writer
• Bibliography

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