Inventor Credited for Bifocals and Lightning Rod

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Inventions, Group 44, Puzzle 4.

Question is: Inventor Credited for Bifocals and Lightning Rod

and the answer is: FRANKLIN

Word Meaning:

FRANKLIN — (historical) A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking at the bottom of the gentry.

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