Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the tenth boy of 17 children. Franklin was one of the leading founding fathers of the United States of America. He signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States and served as the new nation's ablest diplomat. Biography and Career : Benjamin Franklin's formal schooling ended earl ...

Date added: 20 November '07

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 in in Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA. He was the third President of the United States and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. Biography and Career : One of the most remarkable figures in the U. S. A., Thomas Jefferson was the second vice-president and the third president of the U. S. A. He was also one of the most in ...

Date added: 20 November '07

George Mason

George Mason was born in 1725 to George and Ann Thomson Mason. When the boy was 10 years old his father died, and young George's upbringing was left in the care of his uncle, John Mercer. The future jurist's education was profoundly shaped by the contents of his uncle's 1500-volume library, one-third of which concerned the law. Biography and Career : George Mason established himself as an im ...

Date added: 27 November '07