Benjamin Franklin Logan

What Did He Do For Philadelphia? Became apprentice at age 12 Started the first volunteer fire department with friends Made the first library Made a hospital Made a college Reorganized the mail service

What Did He Do For The USA? Sailed to France to ask for help in the war against Great Britain Hoped to change the USA in the beginning Was sent to England to talk to the law makers Was sent to Europe Helped write the Decoration of Independence

What Did He Make? Swim fins Glass harmonica Watertight bulkheads for ships Lightning rod Odometer Wood stove

What Was He/What Did He Do? A very rich man Kept lots of records of Philadelphia The oldest delegate in the Constitutional Convention

Other Things He Did Was known of a leader of the Revolutionary war Returned to Philadelphia as a hero Lived for 88 years When coming back from France the Revolutionary war began Learned how to read and write well in the evenings when he was a boy