Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Which is one?

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  1. First Postmaster General
  2. First Secretary of the Treasury
  3. First Secretary of State

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  1. National Archives, Letters Sent By the Postmaster General www.archives.gov/research/post-offices/postmaster-letters-1789-1836.html Checked 2026-10-09.
  2. National Archives, The Signers' Gallery www.archives.gov/founding-docs/signers-gallery Checked 2026-10-09.

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