2006-09-15 11:34:17 · 6 answers · asked by poetic_lala 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
On July 19, 1776, Congress ordered a copy be handwritten for the delegates to sign. This engrossed copy of the Declaration was produced by Timothy Matlack, assistant to the secretary of Congress. Most of the delegates signed it on August 2, 1776, in geographic order of their colonies from north to south, though some delegates were not present and had to sign later. Two delegates never signed at all. As new delegates joined the congress, they were also allowed to sign. A total of 56 delegates eventually signed. This is the copy on display at the National Archives.
The first and most famous signature on the engrossed copy was that of John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress. Two future presidents, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, were among the signatories. Edward Rutledge (age 26), was the youngest signer, and Benjamin Franklin (age 70) was the oldest signer. The fifty-six signers of the Declaration represented the new states as follows (from North to South):
New Hampshire: Josiah Bartlett, Joseph Hewes, William Whipple, Matthew Thornton
Massachusetts: Samuel Adams, John Adams, John Hancock, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry
Rhode Island: Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery
Connecticut: Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott
New York: William Floyd, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris
New Jersey: Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson, John Hart, Abraham Clark
Pennsylvania: Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Franklin, John Morton, George Clymer, James Smith, George Taylor, James Wilson, George Ross
Delaware: George Read, Caesar Rodney, Thomas McKean
Maryland: Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Virginia: George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton
North Carolina: William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn
South Carolina: Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton
Georgia: Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
2006-09-15 11:49:00 · answer #1 · answered by ????? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
56 Men signed the Declaration of Independence...
Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall
George Walton William Hooper
Joseph Hewes
John Penn
Edward Rutledge
Thomas Heyward, Jr.
Thomas Lynch, Jr.
Arthur Middleton
John Hancock
Samuel Chase
William Paca
Thomas Stone
Charles Carroll
of Carrollton
George Wythe
Richard Henry Lee
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Harrison
Thomas Nelson, Jr.
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Carter Braxton
Robert Morris
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Franklin
John Morton
George Clymer
James Smith
George Taylor
James Wilson
George Ross
Caesar Rodney
George Read
Thomas McKean
William Floyd
Philip Livingston
Francis Lewis
Lewis Morris
Richard Stockton
John Witherspoon
Francis Hopkinson
John Hart
Abraham Clark
Josiah Bartlett
William Whipple
Samuel Adams
John Adams
Robert Treat Paine
Elbridge Gerry
Stephen Hopkins
William Ellery
Roger Sherman
Samuel Huntington
William Williams
Oliver Wolcott
Matthew Thornton
2006-09-15 18:40:18 · answer #2 · answered by Jessica 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enough to make the king of England nervous, though he wrote on July 4, 1776 "Nothing of consequence happened today." He was later to find out how wrong he was.
You could either find a copy of the dec and start counting, or you could go to this website: www.thedeclarationofindependence.org which says this:
The 56 signatures on the Declaration appear in the positions indicated:
[Column 1]
Georgia - Signers
ButtonGwinnett.com
GeorgeWalton.com
Lyman-Hall.com
[Column 2]
North Carolina:
WilliamHooper.com
JosephHewes.com
JohnPenn.com
South Carolina:
ThomasHeywardJr.com
ThomasLynchJr.com
ArthurMiddleton.com
EdwardRutledge.com
[Column 3]
Massachusetts:
JohnHancock.org
Maryland:
SamuelChase.com
WilliamPaca.com
ThomasStone.com
CharlesCarrollofCarrollton.com
Virginia:
GeorgeWythe.net
RichardHenryLee.com
Thomas-Jefferson.net
BenjaminHarrison.com
ThomasNelsonJr.com
FrancisLightfootLee.com
ThomasNelsonJr.com
CarterBraxton.net
[Column 4]
Pennsylvania:
Robert-Morris.com
BenjaminRush.com
BenjaminFranklin.org
JohnMorton.net
GeorgeClymer.com
James-Smith.net
GeorgeTaylor.net
JamesWilson.org
GeorgeRoss.net
Delaware:
CaesarRodney.net
GeorgeRead.org
ThomasMcKean.com
[Column 5]
New York:
WilliamFloyd.net
PhilipLivingston.com
FrancisLewis.com
LewisMorris.com
New Jersey:
RichardStockton.net
JohnWitherspoon.com
FrancisHopkinson.com
JohnHart.net
AbrahamClark.com
[Column 6]
New Hampshire:
JosiahBartlett.com
WilliamWhipple.com
Massachusetts:
SamuelAdams.net
John-Adams.org
RobertTreatPaine.com
ElbridgeGerry.com
Rhode Island:
WilliamEllery.com
StephenHopkins.com
Connecticut:
RogerSherman.net
SamuelHuntington.net
WilliamWilliams.com
OliverWolcott.com
New Hampshire:
MatthewThornton.net
2006-09-15 18:38:42 · answer #3 · answered by Koshka Boga 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
56
2006-09-15 18:41:34 · answer #4 · answered by flip103158 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
was Samuel Huntington a free mason
2014-02-15 15:36:55 · answer #5 · answered by James 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ALL OF THEM
2006-09-15 18:43:27 · answer #6 · answered by connie h 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋