Why did they call Benjamin Franklin "Big Ben"?

Question: Why did they call Benjamin Franklin "Big Ben"!?

I just want to know why he was called that and maybe a little more about the nickname!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Why do you think he was called Big Ben!?
The only Big Ben I know of is the clock in London!.
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not entirely sure that they did!. Isn't Big Ben a clock!? Maybe because he was a bit rubenesqueWww@QuestionHome@Com

They didn't!. Big Ben is a clock, in London!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

With all of the studying I did in history, I never heard that!.
The first one is correct!.
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