the first United States Postmaster General

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Postmaster General
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Continental_Congress
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Assembly
gptkbp:awards Honorary degrees
Induction_into_the_American_Philosophical_Society
Induction_into_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:children gptkb:Francis_Folger_Franklin
gptkb:Richard_Bache
gptkb:William_Franklin
gptkb:Sarah_Franklin_Bache
gptkbp:contribution Postal_reforms
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the first United States Postmaster General
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:George_Whitefield
gptkbp:inventor gptkb:Franklin_stove
Bifocal glasses
Lightning rod
Swim fins
Armonica
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:Second_Continental_Congress
gptkbp:knownFor Establishing_the_United_States_Postal_Service
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Franklin's_Post_Office
Franklin's_contributions_to_communication
Franklin's_role_in_American_history
gptkbp:name gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:occupation Inventor
Politician
Printer
gptkbp:office gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:philosophy Humanism
Pragmatism
Empiricism
Deism
Utilitarianism
gptkbp:predecessor position established
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Deborah_Read
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_Goddard
gptkbp:termEnd November 7, 1776
gptkbp:termStart July 26, 1775