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He so impressed the men of learning that he received doctorates of law from the universities of St. Andrews, Oxford, and Edinburgh. HE SO IMPRESSED THE MEN OF LEARNING THAT HE RECEIVED DOCTORATES OF LAW FROM THE UNIVERSITIES OF SAINT ANDREW'S OXFORD AND EDINBURGH
he Pennsylvania Assembly to be the agent of the Colony in England, and thus entered on a new and important career. [Illustration: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN From the portrait by Martin, painted in England in 1765] [Illustration: STATUE OF FRANKLIN, NEW YORK Designed by E. Classman] [Illustration: STATUETTE OF FRANKLIN White metal. French, nineteenth century. Metropolitan Museum of Art] [Illustration: FRANKLIN MONUMENT IN NEW ORLEANS] Many Englishmen found their way to the American Colonies and made reputations there. Franklin was one of the few Americans that became renowned in England. For years he stood for the thought that Englishmen in Great Britain and the Colonies were alike citizens of a common Anglo-Saxon empire, which might look forward to a glorious future. He even ventured to assert that “the foundations of the future grandeur and stability of the British empire lie in America.” The English government bestowed upon him the important post of deputy-postmaster-general for the Colonies. A LIKE UNION SHOULD BE IMPRACTICABLE FOR TEN OR A DOZEN ENGLISH COLONIES IN THE WAR THAT FOLLOWED FRANKLIN SHOWED HIMSELF ALMOST THE ONLY VIGOROUS ADMINISTRATOR HE WAS THE MAN WHO FOUND THE WAGONS NECESSARY FOR BRADDOCK'S EXPEDITION HE WAS EVEN CHOSEN COLONEL OF A MILITIA REGIMENT THEN IN SEVENTEEN FIFTY SEVEN HE WAS SENT BY THE PENNSYLVANIA ASSEMBLY TO BE AGENT OF THE COLONY IN ENGLAND AND THUS ENTERED ON A NEW AND IMPORTANT CAREER MANY ENGLISHMEN FOUND THEIR WAY TO THE AMERICAN COLONIES AND MADE REPUTATIONS THERE FRANKLIN WAS ONE OF THE FEW AMERICANS THAT BECAME RENOWNED IN ENGLAND FOR YEARS HE STOOD FOR THE THOUGHT THAT ENGLISHMEN IN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE COLONIES WERE ALIKE CITIZENS OF A COMMON ANGLO SAXON EMPIRE WHICH MIGHT LOOK FORWARD TO A GLORIOUS FUTURE HE EVEN VENTURED TO ASSERT THAT THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE FUTURE GRANDEUR AND STABILITY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE LIE IN AMERICA THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT BESTOWED UPON HIM THE IMPORTANT POST OF DEPUTY POSTMASTER GENERAL FOR THE COLONIES
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