Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)

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State of Residence: Pennsylvania

Concurrent Appointments
1. Minister Plenipotentiary (France)
  Appointed: September 14, 1778
  Presentation of Credentials: March 23, 1779
  Termination of Mission: Superseded May 17, 1785
  - Also accredited to Sweden; resident at Paris.
2. Minister Plenipotentiary (Sweden)
  Appointed: September 28, 1782
  - Did not proceed to Stockholm, but negotiated a treaty with Sweden which was signed at Paris on April 3, 1783. Also accredited to France; resident at Paris.