The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

What did Benjamin Franklin's father want him to be?

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Josiah intended that Benjamin go into the service of the church.

My elder brothers were all put apprentices to different trades. I was put apprentices to different trades. I was put to the grammar school at eight years of age, my father intending to devote me, as the tithe of his sons, to the service of the church.

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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin