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Who signs the US Constitution?

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The U.S. Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787 by 39 delegates. The delegates to the Constitutional (Federal) Convention are often called our "Framers." They were influential people in their home states, where they were selected to attend the convention. Most of the delegates were well educated in the ideas of political philosophy.

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, held in Philadelphia in 1787, signed the Constitution of the United States. Each state sent delegates to the convention. Not all the delegates signed the Constitution as it was finally approved. Some delegates, like George Mason, refused to sign the document because they felt it was not democratic enough.

The following is a list of the signers of the U.S. Constitution by the original 13 colonies who sent delegates to the Constitutional Convention.

Connecticut

  • William S. Johnson
  • Roger Sherman

Delaware

  • Richard Bassett
  • Gunning Bedford, Jr.
  • Jacob Broom
  • John Dickinson
  • George Read

Georgia

  • Abraham Baldwin
  • William Few

Maryland

  • Daniel Carroll
  • Daniel Jenifer of St. Thomas
  • James McHenry

Massachusetts

  • Nathaniel Gorham
  • Rufus King

New Hampshire

  • Nicholas Gilman
  • John Langdon

New Jersey

  • David Brearly
  • Jonathan Dayton
  • William Livingston
  • William Paterson

New York

North Carolina

  • William Blount
  • Richard D. Spaight
  • Hugh Williamson

Pennsylvania

  • George Clymer
  • Thomas Fitzsimons
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Jared Ingersoll
  • Thomas Mifflin
  • Gouverneur Morris
  • Robert Morris
  • James Wilson

South Carolina

  • Pierce Butler
  • Charles Pinckney
  • Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
  • John Rutledge

Rhode Island

  • Rhode Island didn't send any delegates to the Constitutional Convention.

Virginia


1 Washington, GeorgeGeorge_WashingtonVirginia2Read, GeorgeGeorge_Read_(signer)Special:WysiwygDelaware3Bedford,Jr., GunningGunning_Bedford,_Jr.Delaware4Dickinson, JohnJohn_Dickinson_(delegate)Special:WysiwygDelaware5Bassett,RichardRichard_BassettDelaware6Broom, JacobJacob_BroomDelaware7McHenry,JamesJames_McHenryMaryland8Jenifer, Daniel of St. ThomasDaniel_of_St._Thomas_JeniferMaryland9Carroll, DanielDaniel_CarrollSpecial:WysiwygMaryland10Blair, JohnJohn_BlairVirginia11Madison, Jr., JamesJames_MadisonVirginia12Blount,WilliamWilliam_BlountNorth_Carolina13Spaight,Richard DobbsRichard_Dobbs_SpaightNorth Carolina14Williamson, HughHugh_WilliamsonNorth Carolina15Rutledge, JohnJohn_RutledgeSouth_Carolina16Pinckney,Charles CotesworthCharles_Cotesworth_PinckneySouth Carolina17Pinckney, CharlesCharles_Pinckney_(governor)South Carolina18Butler, PiercePierce_ButlerSouth Carolina19Few, WilliamWilliam_FewGeorgia_(U.S._state)20Baldwin, AbrahamAbraham_BaldwinGeorgia21Langdon,JohnJohn_LangdonNew_Hampshire22Gilman,NicholasNicholas_GilmanNew Hampshire23Gorham, NathanielNathaniel_GorhamMassachusetts24King, RufusRufus_KingMassachusetts25Johnson, William SamuelWilliam_Samuel_JohnsonConnecticut26Sherman, RogerRoger_ShermanSpecial:WysiwygConnecticut27Hamilton, AlexanderAlexander_HamiltonNew_York28Livingston, WilliamWilliam_LivingstonNew_Jersey29Brearley,DavidDavid_BrearleyNew Jersey30Paterson, WilliamWilliam_Paterson_(judge)New Jersey31Dayton, JonathanJonathan_DaytonNew Jersey32Franklin, BenjaminBenjamin_FranklinSpecial:WysiwygPennsylvania33Mifflin,ThomasThomas_MifflinPennsylvania34Morris, RobertRobert_Morris_(financier)Special:WysiwygPennsylvania35Clymer,GeorgeGeorge_ClymerSpecial:WysiwygPennsylvania36Fitzsimons,ThomasThomas_FitzsimonsPennsylvania37Ingersoll,JaredJared_IngersollPennsylvania38Wilson, JamesJames_WilsonSpecial:WysiwygPennsylvania39Morris,GouverneurGouverneur_MorrisSpecial:WysiwygPennsylvania

1Washington, GeorgeGeorge_WashingtonVirginia2Read, GeorgeGeorge_Read_(signer)Special:WysiwygDelaware3Bedford,Jr., GunningGunning_Bedford,_Jr.Delaware4Dickinson, JohnJohn_Dickinson_(delegate)Special:WysiwygDelaware5Bassett,RichardRichard_BassettDelaware6Broom, JacobJacob_BroomDelaware7McHenry,JamesJames_McHenryMaryland8Jenifer, Daniel of St. ThomasDaniel_of_St._Thomas_JeniferMaryland9Carroll, DanielDaniel_CarrollSpecial:WysiwygMaryland10Blair, JohnJohn_BlairVirginia11Madison, Jr., JamesJames_MadisonVirginia12Blount,WilliamWilliam_BlountNorth_Carolina13Spaight,Richard DobbsRichard_Dobbs_SpaightNorth Carolina14Williamson, HughHugh_WilliamsonNorth Carolina15Rutledge, JohnJohn_RutledgeSouth_Carolina16Pinckney,Charles CotesworthCharles_Cotesworth_PinckneySouth Carolina17Pinckney, CharlesCharles_Pinckney_(governor)South Carolina18Butler, PiercePierce_ButlerSouth Carolina19Few, WilliamWilliam_FewGeorgia_(U.S._state)20Baldwin, AbrahamAbraham_BaldwinGeorgia21Langdon,JohnJohn_LangdonNew_Hampshire22Gilman,NicholasNicholas_GilmanNew Hampshire23Gorham, NathanielNathaniel_GorhamMassachusetts24King, RufusRufus_KingMassachusetts25Johnson, William SamuelWilliam_Samuel_JohnsonConnecticut26Sherman, RogerRoger_ShermanSpecial:WysiwygConnecticut27Hamilton, AlexanderAlexander_HamiltonNew_York28Livingston, WilliamWilliam_LivingstonNew_Jersey29Brearley,DavidDavid_BrearleyNew Jersey30Paterson, WilliamWilliam_Paterson_(judge)New Jersey31Dayton, JonathanJonathan_DaytonNew Jersey32Franklin, BenjaminBenjamin_FranklinSpecial:WysiwygPennsylvania33Mifflin,ThomasThomas_MifflinPennsylvania34Morris, RobertRobert_Morris_(financier)Special:WysiwygPennsylvania35Clymer,GeorgeGeorge_ClymerSpecial:WysiwygPennsylvania36Fitzsimons,ThomasThomas_FitzsimonsPennsylvania37Ingersoll,JaredJared_IngersollPennsylvania38Wilson, JamesJames_WilsonSpecial:WysiwygPennsylvania39Morris,GouverneurGouverneur_MorrisSpecial:WysiwygPennsylvania
There were 39 delegates that signed the Constitution. Some of them were George Washington, Jacob Broom, John Blair, Richard Dobbs Spaight and John Rutledge.

  • Connecticut
    • William Samuel Johnson
    • Roger Sherman
  • Delaware
    • George Read
    • Gunning Bedford, Jr.
    • John Dickinson
    • Richard Bassett
    • Jacob Broom
  • Georgia
    • William Few
    • Abraham Baldwin
  • Maryland
    • James McHenry
    • Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer
    • Daniel Carroll
  • Massachusetts
    • Nathaniel Gorham
    • Rufus King
  • New Hampshire
    • John Langdon
    • Nicholas Gilman
  • New Jersey
    • William Livingston
    • David Brearly (Brearley)
    • William Paterson (Patterson)
    • Jonathan Dayton
  • New York
    • Alexander Hamilton
  • North Carolina
    • William Blount
    • Richard Dobbs Spaight
    • Hugh Williamson
  • Pennsylvania
    • Benjamin Franklin
    • Thomas Mifflin
    • Robert Morris
    • George Clymer
    • Thomas Fitzsimons (FitzSimons; Fitzsimmons)
    • Jared Ingersoll
    • James Wilson
    • Gouverneur Morris
  • South Carolina
    • John Rutledge
    • Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
    • Charles Pinckney
    • Pierce Butler
  • Rhode Island
    • did not send any delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
  • Virginia
    • John Blair
    • James Madison Jr.
    • George Washington
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The framer or writer of the Constitution are delegates that came from the original 13 states, these delegates also signed the constitution. All the 13 original states except Rhode Island sent a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, Rhode Island did ratify the constitution.

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