The Man With No Middle Name

It's MLK's birthday, and it's BF's birthday, by which I mean Benjamin Franklin. Did you ever notice that a lot of the Founding Fathers lacked middle names?

Wikipedia says:

Despite their relatively long existence in North America, the phrase "middle name" was not recorded until 1835 in Harvardiana, a periodical of the time.

But did they really have a "long existence" in North America"? You wouldn't know it from looking at the people involved in the American revolution.

Franklin's accomplishments were staggering. Not only was he smart, he had taken it upon himself to be energetic:

He said that, as a child, a proverb from King Solomon profoundly influenced his life: Seest thou a man diligent in his calling, he shall stand before kings. “I from thence considered industry as a means of obtaining wealth and distinction.”

Despite the lack of a middle name,
Benjamin won lasting fame.

The biggest bill that the Feds now print
has his face in a greenish tint.