Timeline of Ben Franklin's Political Career:
October 1748 - Selected as a councilman in Philadelphia
June 1749 - Became a Justice of Peace in Philadelphia
August 1753 - Appointed joint deputy postmaster-general of North America where he reformed the postal system, sending out mail every week
1753 - Received honorary degrees from Harvard University and Yale University
1754- Headed the Pennsylvania delegation to the Albany Congress
1756 - Organized the Pennsylvania Militia
1757 - Sent to England by the Pennsylvania Assembly to protest against the political influence of the Penn family
1764 - Led the Anti-Proprietary party and was elected Speaker of the Pennsylvania House
1775 - Became the first United States Postmaster General
1776 - Appointed to the committee of five to draft the Declaration of Independence
1776 - 1785 - Ambassador to France
1785 - Elected President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania (modern day Governor)
References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin#Death_and_legacy