founding father
Britishnoun
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Before he became a patriot and founding father, Benjamin Franklin was a businessman.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Biographer Ron Chernow calls Washington’s decision to free his slaves “glorious. . . . He did what no other founding father dared to do.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
For so long the giants of Welsh politics, Labour confront social changes and a fragmented electorate in the political home of its founding father, Keir Hardie.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
Perhaps they will invoke the advice of one founding father, Benjamin Franklin, who wrote that "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2025
In scientific terms, though, Tyson is regarded as the founding father of comparative anatomy, which looks at the physical relationships between different species.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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