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If you google the signers of the Declaration, you can find and read all of their names. Part 3 – Making the Cut: This is a screenshot of my revision plan for my 22nd draft. I know, I couldn’t believe I had to make major changes, but I’m all about getting the story right. I put my notes in red, Start here or New Hampshire. Also, John Dickinson who is officially listed as a "signer," didn't sign the Constitution himself. Dickinson fell ill during the Convention and couldn't be there on signing day. Brief but detail-rich biographies of all the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The Stone version includes all 56 signers, but there are six columns of signers rather than the four that were found on the Matlack “Parchment” version. Beginning with New Hampshire, the signers’ names start on the right column of the document working geographically from the northern states to the southern states. On this day in 1749, a signer of the Declaration of Independence is born in South Carolina. Thomas Lynch, Jr.’s life would come to a tragic end a mere 30 years later when he was lost at sea, possibly in the Bermuda Triangle. When Patrick Henry declared his immortal words, " give me liberty or give me death," he was not speaking idly. When those signers afixed their signatures to that sacred document, they were, in a real sense, choosing liberty or death, for if the revolution failed, if their fight had come to naught, they would be hanged as traitors. Born on April 13, 1743, near present-day Charlottesville, Virginia, Thomas Jefferson was the primary drafter of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States. To the dismay of his father, who feared that the British would hang him in retaliation, Heyward signed the Declaration of Independence just after his 30th birthday, and went on to join the South He signed the Declaration of Independence, along with fellow North Carolinians Joseph Hewes and John Penn. Due to his involvement with the new government in North Carolina, Hooper missed the vote approving the Declaration of Independence on the Fourth of July, 1776. Signatures There are 56 signatures on the Declaration of Independence. Fifty men from 13 states signed the document on August 2 in 1776. The other six signed over the course of the next year and a half. As the President of the Second Continental Congress, John Hancock signed first. He wrote his name very large. Signers of the Declaration of Independence Download this Information in PDF Format George Washington, John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison are typically counted as "Founding Fathers", but none of them signed the Declaration of Independence. General George Washington was Commander of the Continental Army, and was defending New York City in July 1776. As instructed by John Hancock, Washington read the Declaration of Independence to the army on July 9th. Discover the hidden stories of the men who risked everything to sign America’s founding document. Image license via iStockphoto.com Most Americans know the names Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin, but the Declaration of Independence bore the signatures of 56 men—many of whom history has largely forgotten. These lesser-known patriots faced dire consequences for their bold act, enduring Adams and Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Carroll was the last signer to die — in 1832 at the age of 95. What happened to the signers of the Declaration of Independence afterward? By Clark Kinnard in The Daily Journal (Vineland, New Jersey) July 2, 1971 Members of Congress, in altering the Jefferson draft of the Declaration of Independence, added the noble words with which it concluded as adopted in July 1776 — those in this script: And for the support of this declaration] we mutually pledge to Step into history like never before. Watch America's brave Signers of the Declaration of Independence come to life to share their stories, struggles, and Printers from 1777 through the beginning of the 19th century – particularly frequent printer of the Declaration, John Dunlap – had a will-they-won't-they relationship with McKean's name. Take a look at this complicated print legacy, surprising for a name so dedicated to the cause of independence. What Happened to the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Part 2 Conclusion By Dani Crossley Pennsylvania. The Declaration was signed in Philadelphia, and Pennsylvania had nine signers! John Morton, farmer and surveyor, about 52 when signing, and first of the signers to die. Despite being the first president, George Washington didn’t actually sign the Declaration of Independence. He was away commanding the Continental Army at the time and didn’t get the chance to The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence occurred primarily on August 2, 1776, at the Pennsylvania State House, later renamed Independence Hall, in Philadelphia.
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