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It wasn't a dove, but a turkey and it was Ben Franklin.
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William Barton, who designed the Great Seal, suggested the dove as a national bird at one point as the Third Great Seal Committee was meeting.
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Which signer of the Declaration of Independence wanted the turkey to be your national bird?
Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence and wanted the turkey as the national bird.
What does the bird Dove mean?
It is gods bird and a peace bird. Also it is very cool!
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Apparently he wanted to make the turkey the national bird. :/
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What were the suggestions for the state bird?
Thomas Jefferson- He wanted it to be a dove for peace Benjamin Franklin- He wanted it to be a TURKEY!! John Adams- He wanted it to be a Bold Eagle. ( It is not bald eagle, the bird is not bald)
Which signer of the Declaration of Independence wanted the turkey to be your national bird?
Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence and wanted the turkey as the national bird.
Why is the eagal the US bird?
The eagle is the national bird of the USA, for the same reason it's the symbol of many nations. It's big, strong, real, majestic, and it's mentioned in the Bible in several phrases. In many ways, the eagle is the bird of the food chain. I think at one time Thomas Jefferson wanted the dove to be the national bird, and Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey, but, according to the play/movie; "1776", John Adams wanted the eagle and got his way.
What bird did Thomas Jefferson want to be adopted as the US national bird?
John Adams' choice was the bald eagle. It was a battle between himself, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. Jefferson wanted the dove; Franklin the turkey. Despite Franklin ranting and raving over the notion of "a cowardly bird" such as the bald eagle, it was put to a vote and the bald eagle won.
Bird that Ben Franklin wanted to be the national bird in US?
The Wild Turkey.
