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1. Benjamin Franklin

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   Revolutionary Statesman
   Franklin’s relationship with Great Britain irrevocably fractured following the Boston Tea Party. While in London, he was implicated in the circulation of the controversial Hutchinson Letters, which damaged his standing in British political circles. Returning to America in 1775, he immediately joined the Second Continental Congress.
   He was a key member of the Committee of Five tasked with drafting the [Declaration of Independence](/entries/declaration-of-independence…