# John Bigelow — The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin character guide

> John Bigelow in The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. John Bigelow, Mr. Bigelow

**First appearance:** 0001-the-story-of-the-autobiography

## Who they are

Editor of the autobiography's first complete edition.

## Relationships

### [Benjamin Franklin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/franklin_autobiography_se/characters/benjamin_franklin)

_professional_

Bigelow was Franklin's editor and biographer, compiling the first authoritative edition of the autobiography.

### [Benjamin Franklin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/franklin_autobiography_se/characters/benjamin_franklin)

_professional_

Bigelow was Franklin's editor and biographer, compiling the first authoritative edition of the autobiography.

## In the story

### [The Story of the Autobiography](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/franklin_autobiography_se/chapters/the-story-of-the-autobiography)

United States Minister to France who purchased the original manuscript in 1867 and published the standard edition in 1868, correcting over twelve hundred textual changes.

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