# Josiah Franklin — The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin character guide

> Josiah Franklin in The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Josiah

**First appearance:** 0004-i-ancestry-and-early-youth-in-boston

## Who they are

Franklin's father, a tallow chandler and candle maker in Boston.

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