Franklin Steele (1813 – September 9, 1880) was an early and significant settler of Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States. Born in Chester County, Pennsylvania of Scottish descent, Steele worked in the Lancaster post-office as a young man, where he once met James Buchanan.
Read more about Franklin Steele: Early Success, Lumber Mills, Foothold On West Bank, First Mississippi River Bridge, Purchase of Fort Snelling, The University of Minnesota, Places Bearing His Name
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“If you teach a poor young man to shave himself, and keep his razor in order, you may contribute more to the happiness of his life than in giving him a thousand guineas. This sum may be soon spent, the regret only remaining of having foolishly consumed it; but in the other case, he escapes the frequent vexation of waiting for barbers, and of their sometimes dirty fingers, offensive breaths, and dull razors.”
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
“I look upon it as a Point of Morality, to be obliged by those who endeavour to oblige me.”
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