A watan Oktoba 1748, an zabi shi a matsayin mai ba da shawara, a watan Yuni 1749 ya zama Alkalin Zaman Lafiya na Philadelphia, kuma a 1751 an zabe shi zuwa Majalisar Pennsylvania. A ranar 10 ga Agusta, 1753, an nada Franklin mataimakin shugaban gidan waya na Birtaniya na Arewacin Amirka, (duba ƙasa).
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