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| Signers of the US Declaration of Independence: | Adams , Samuel: an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a politician in colonial Massachu... Adams [2], John: an American lawyer, author, statesman, and diplomat. He served as the second President of the United States (1797–1801), the first Vice Pr... Bartlett , Josiah: an American physician and statesman, delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire, and signatory of the Declaration of Independenc... more | Adams , Samuel: an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a politician in colonial Massachu... Adams [2], John: an American lawyer, author, statesman, and diplomat. He served as the second President of the United States (1797–1801), the first Vice Pr... Bartlett , Josiah: an American physician and statesman, delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire, and signatory of the Declaration of Independenc... Braxton , Carter: a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, as well as a merchant, planter, and Virginia politician. A grandson of Robert “... Carroll III, Charles: a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. He served as a delegate to the Continent... Chase , Samuel: an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and earlier was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a re... Clark , Abraham: an American politician and Revolutionary War figure. He was delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress where he signed the Declarat... Clymer , George: an American politician and Founding Father of the United States. He was one of the first Patriots to advocate complete independence from Bri... Ellery , William: a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Rhode Island. In 1764, the Baptists consulted with Ellery a... Floyd , William: an American politician from New York, and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. In 1795, Floyd ran for Lieutenant Gover... Franklin , Benjamin: one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A renowned polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politicia... Gerry , Elbridge: an American statesman and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he was selected as the fifth Vice President of the United States (1813–14),... Gwinnett , Button: a British-born American founding father who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was one of the signatories (first s... Hall , Lyman: physician, clergyman, and statesman, was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia. Hall Cou... Hancock , John: an American merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress... Harrison V, Benjamin: an American politician, planter, and merchant, a revolutionary leader and a Founding Father of the United States. He received his higher edu... Hart [2], John: a public official and politician in colonial New Jersey who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and also signed the Declaration... Hewes , Joseph: Hewes attended Princeton but there is no evidence that he actually graduated. What is known is that he became an apprentice of a merchant an... Heyward Jr., Thomas: a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and of the Articles of Confederation as a representative of South Carolina. On Aug... Hooper , William: an American lawyer, politician, and a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina from 1774 through 1777. Hooper was also... Hopkins , Stephen: a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and a signer of the ... Hopkinson , Francis: designed the first official American flag. He was an author, a composer, and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence as a dele... Huntington , Samuel: a jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Decla... Jefferson , Thomas: an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States (1... Lee , Francis Lightfoot: a member of the House of Burgesses in the Colony of Virginia. As an active protester regarding issues such as the Stamp Act, Lee helped move... Lee , Richard Henry: an American statesman from Virginia best known for the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from... Lewis , Francis: a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York. He was a member of the Committee of Sixty, a memb... Livingston , Philip: an American merchant and statesman from New York City. He was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1778, and sig... Lynch Jr., Thomas: a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of South Carolina; his father was unable to sign the Declarati... McKean , Thomas: an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware and Philadelphia. During the American Revolution he was a ... Middleton , Arthur: a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence. He was educated in Britain, at Harrow School, Westminster School, and Trinity ... Morris , Lewis: an American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York. He signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continent... Morris Jr., Robert: a Founding Father of the United States, was a Liverpool-born American merchant who financed the American Revolution, oversaw the striking of... Morton [2], John: a farmer, surveyor, and jurist from the Province of Pennsylvania and a Founding Father of the United States. As a delegate to the Continenta... Nelson Jr., Thomas: an American planter, soldier, and statesman from Yorktown, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the Continental Congress and was its Governo... Paca , William: a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and later Governor of Maryland and a United St... Paine , Robert Treat: a Massachusetts lawyer and politician, best known as a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts. He se... Penn , John: a signer of both the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation as a representative of North Carolina. Penn... Read , George: an American lawyer and politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Cont... Rodney , Caesar: an American lawyer and politician from St. Jones Neck in Dover Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, east of Dover. He was an officer of the Delaw... Ross Jr., George: a signer of the Continental Association and the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania. He was also t... Rush , Benjamin: a Founding Father of the United States. Rush was a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, politician, social reformer, educ... Rutledge , Edward: an American politician, and youngest signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th Governor of South ... Sherman , Roger: an early American lawyer and statesman, as well as a Founding Father of the United States. He served as the first mayor of New Haven, Connec... Smith [2], James: an American lawyer and a signer to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania. He studied law at the ... Stockton , Richard: an American lawyer, jurist, legislator, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Stockton was admitted to the bar in 1754 and soon r... Stone , Thomas: an American planter and lawyer who signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a delegate for Maryland. He later worked on the c... Taylor , George: a Colonial ironmaster and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania. In 1776, the Contin... Thornton , Matthew: a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Hampshire. In 1716 Thornton's family emigrated to North... Walton , George: signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of Georgia... Whipple Jr., William: a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Hampshire. Whipple was a member of the Continental c... Williams [3], William: a merchant, and a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress in 1776, and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. Williams... Wilson [2], James: one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Cons... Witherspoon , John: a Scots Presbyterian minister and a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey. During hi... Wolcott , Oliver: a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and also the Articles of Confederation as a representative of Connecticut and the ... Wythe , George: the first American law professor, a noted classics scholar, and a Virginia judge. The first of the seven Virginia signatories of the United ... less | ||
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