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Ben Franklin went to work for his brother James when he was twelve.

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Who did Benjamin Franklin work for?

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Benjamin Franklin was first a printer by trade.He worked for his older brother.


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Benjamin Franklin was apprenticed to his older brother James, who was a Boston printer. He worked for his brother from 1718 to 1723, when he ran away to Philadelphia.


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Benjamin Franklins 1st job was a printer, and he worked for his older brother.


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There were periods of strained relations between Benjamin Franklin and his brother James. Ben worked for James at his printing shop, but their differing political and religious views caused conflicts. However, later in life, they reconciled and had a better relationship.


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Who did Benjamin Franklin pretend to be?

He wasn't allowed to write to the local newspaper cuz his brother worked there and he was mean so he pretended to be Silence DoGood, a widow.


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Who was born January 17 1706 in Boston the tenth son of a soap maker and who started working for his brother as a printer's apprentice?

Benjamin Franklin's brother, James, began printing The New England Courant, the first "newspaper" in Boston. Young Benjamin Franklin worked for his brother because their father could not afford to send him to school to become a clergyman, which his father preferred.


What kind of business did Benjamin's brother run?

There's a lot of Benjamins out there. Benjamin Franklin's brother James was a printer.


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Did Benjamin grow up poor or rich?

Benjamin was pulled from school to support the family. He worked for his dad making candles for a while and then was apprenticed to his brother who was a printer. He was often treated badly until he basically escaped. He educated himself and is the epitome of the self-made man.