List of signers of the United States Constitution
Signers of the United States Constitution, the supreme law of the United States, include 39 of 55 delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention, and the convention's secretary, William Jackson, who signed the document to authenticate the results of the Convention's sessions.[1] The Constitution, called the most important document in American history, describes the branches of the United States government and how the government should be operated.[2] It was signed on September 17, 1787, in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, with all of the original Thirteen Colonies members sending representatives, with the exception of Rhode Island.[3]
Of the constitution's 39 signers, 23 were veterans of the Revolutionary War.[1] Jonathan Dayton was the youngest to sign the Constitution, at the age of 26, while Benjamin Franklin, at the age of 81, was the oldest.[3] Connecticut's Roger Sherman also signed the Articles of Association, the Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation, making him the only person to have signed all four documents.[4] Six other signatories' names are on the Declaration of Independence, while another four are on the Articles of Confederation.
Table key[edit]
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Signer of the Articles of Association[5] |
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence[6] |
| * | Signer of the Articles of Confederation[7] |
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- Founding Fathers of the United States
- National Constitution Center
- Constitution of the United States of America, from Wikisource
References[edit]
- General reference
- "The Founding Fathers: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- Notes
- ^ a b "William Jackson: Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution" (PDF). Army Center of Military History. 1987. pp. 3–4. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^ Rossotti, Charles O. (2005). Many Unhappy Returns: One Man's Quest To Turn Around The Most Unpopular Organization In America. Harvard Business Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-1-59139-441-9.
- ^ a b "The Founding Fathers: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ "Roger Sherman". Architect of the Capitol. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ Journals of the Continental Congress, Volume 1. United States Government Printing Office. 1904. p. 80.
- ^ "Signers of the Declaration of Independence" (PDF). National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ Gratz, Simon (1920). A book about Autographs. William J. Campbell. pp. 329–331.
