| ABOLITIONIST - Started the Society to Abolish Slavery |
| AUTHOR - My Autobiography is considered the first great American book |
| BANKER - Very frugal, I was known as "the patron saint of savings accounts" |
| BELIEVER - Favored non-denominational spirituality; introduced prayer in Congress |
| CONSERVATIONIST - I conceived of "daylight savings time" and invented the wood-conserving Franklin stove |
| DIPLOMAT - As Ambassador, I recruited French allegiance and negotiated peace with Britain |
| EDUCATOR - Helped found two colleges |
| HUMORIST - America's first cartoonist and humor writer |
| INSURER - Started first American insurance company |
| INVENTOR - Invented lightning rod, bifocals and many others |
| JURIST - Philadelphia's Justice of the Peace, 1749-1750 |
| LIBRARIAN - Founded first American library to lend books |
| LINGUIST - Spoke French, Spanish, Italian and Latin |
| MARINER - Charted the Gulf Stream, invented swim fins, designed storm-resistant anchor |
| MEDICINE - Founded first American hospital, invented catheter tube |
| MENTOR - Acted as a counselor to other "founding fathers" |
| MERCHANT - Achieved enough wealth to retire at age 42, owning several businesses |
| MILITARY OFFICER - Colonel in Pennsylvania Militia |
| MUSICIAN - Wrote songs, played four instruments, and invented the glass armonica. |
| PATRIOT - Helped draft the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation and Constitution of the United States |
| PHILANTHROPIST - Raised funds and contributed to many charities; originated "matching contributions" |
| PHILOSOPHER - Started American Philosophical Society |
| POLITICIAN - Speaker of the Pennsylvania House, then Governor 1785-1788 |
| POSTAL REFORMER - First American Postmaster General |
| PRINTER - Published Poor Richard's Almanac and much more |
| SAFETY ADVOCATE - Started first American police and fire departments |
| SCIENTIST - Helped us understand electricity and refrigeration |
| SELF-HELP GURU - Penned many proverbs and personal development ideas |
| VISIONARY - The first to conceive and promote the idea of a United States |
| WIT - Good-humored, magnetic and popular with ladies, I was always welcome at parties (the non-Tory ones, anyway!) |