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He was too old. Ben Franklin died in 1790. George Washington became President in 1789.
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Because he was intelligent
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He was not born in America.
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He never wanted to be a president. He was such a great diplomat anyhow and he has done a lot for his country throughout his life. The original GW was clearly slated to be the first King / President of the US plus as priorly noted, he was dead before GW took the office anyhow.
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The last answer is not correct. Franklin was born in Boston. The two answers about his age and wen he died are correct.
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Because he died before he had a chance... which America may have been better off that way... some say he was a satanic devil worshipper and blood drinker. (google it)
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Wait.....he wasn't??????
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According to what I read, he was President of Pennsylvania from October 18, 1785 – November 5, 1788, and office similar to what we now call Governor.
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He was smart. He still got on money and they gave him a nice big $100 bill to grace.
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Benjamin Franklin was a remarkable man. Becoming a President would have been a waste of his time and talents as a writer, printer and inventor.
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He did us proud in his own way though. What a magificent mind. He was a most influential Renaissance man. Politics was only one of his many, many talents.
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George Washington was also not born in the United States.
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Ask any Vietnamese today. Mr. Benjamin's picture is on the 100 dollar note. He had to have been a President. That's what they think... (I know he wasn't...)
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He was a "behind the scenes" kinda guy. He liked to experiment and think. The Presidency would've cramped his style too much. And he may have had some skeletons in his closet. But his fellow Americans thought enough of him to put him on the hundred. Hamilton, who also wasn't prez, and established our banking system, was thought enough of to be on the ten. What does that say about Ben?
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Cuz BF was too busy being a dad, creating electricity, sexing up the wenches and a bunch of other crazy shit.
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Ben waz 'sicks mawnths shoret of hiz kallege deegre', sew did nawt qwalifi. Ben cood knot evan spel proparlee!
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He spent most of his time in france.
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He never ran for office.
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Maybe he didn`t want to be
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Having been born in 1706, Benjamin Franklin was too old and worn to serve as President by the time the office was created and the first elections were held. Besides, he seems to have prefered living in England and in particular in France as our first "Elder Statesman." He was not an especially good husband or father during those years.
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