He was 70 years old at the time.
81 years old
70, the oldest signer.
About eighty years old at the time.
81
81
No. He was 81 and too old. There was never a question it would be Washington
Ben Franklin lived most of his life in an English colony and there wasn't a "United States" until the constitutional convention when he was 81 years old. So, he never had the chance to be president since the office didn't exist until he was too old. He was so crippled with gout in the constitutional convention that he had to be carried into the room with sedan chair carried by prisoners from the jail. He was the oldest delegate in the convention.
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Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 and died in 1790. Therefore, he was 84 years old when he died.
Become old
May be, 81 because he joined constitutional convention in 1787 and was born in 1706. So, it clearly state that he was 81 at the time of joining constitutional convention.
The oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention, which took place in Philadelphia, PA, was Benjamin Franklin. He was 81 years old at the time of the convention.
No. He was 81 and too old. There was never a question it would be Washington
The 81-year-old Benjamin Franklin was literally and figuratively the elder statesman of the Constitutional Convention. He seldom engaged in debates, but rather acted as host, calmed passions, proposed compromises, and urged the delegates to "doubt a little of his own infallibility" and sign the final document.
Good old Ben Franklin was the oldest member of the Constitutional convention.
No. By the time the constitution was in place Franklin was 81 years old ( the oldest man in the convention) and he wasn't well. He had gout ( everyday he was carried in a chair into the convention) and he was popular with people but he couldn't keep a secret and he liked to flirt. He was very much a rascal and involved in some shady dealings in England and France. No one in the convention would have voted for him.
The oldest leader at the oldest leader at the constitutional convention was Ben Franklin, he was 81 years old :0
Ben Franklin lived most of his life in an English colony and there wasn't a "United States" until the constitutional convention when he was 81 years old. So, he never had the chance to be president since the office didn't exist until he was too old. He was so crippled with gout in the constitutional convention that he had to be carried into the room with sedan chair carried by prisoners from the jail. He was the oldest delegate in the convention.
Franklin attended the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia but, due to his age and health, he was not a major participant there. He was more of a wise old sage, giving advice when needed. His speech in support of its ratification may have persuaded a few minds who were on the fence.
Benjamin Franklin died of old age.
1897 and he was 7 years old
George Washington was 55 years old at the beginning of the Constitutional Convention. The convention was held in 1787 in Philadelphia.