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Who was the oldest delegate at the Philadelphia Convention alongside Sherman?

  • George Washington

  • Thomas Jefferson

  • Benjamin Franklin

  • Patrick Henry

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Benjamin Franklin was one of the oldest delegates at the Philadelphia Convention, alongside Roger Sherman. Franklin was 81 years old at the time, while Sherman was 66. The two men were both influential figures in the founding of the United States, and they played a key role in the drafting of the Constitution.
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