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Josiah Bartlett was selected as a delegate again in 1775. He attended that session as well as the meetings in 1776. For a time in late 1775 and early 1776 he was the only delegate attending from New Hampshire. Much of the work of the Congress was carried out in Committees. The most important of these had a delegate from each state, which meant that Bartlett served on all of them. These included Safety, Secrecy, Munitions, Marine, and Civil Government.
After his continued letters home to the Assembly and Committee of Safety in New Hampshire, William Whipple and Matthew Thorntonwere added to the delegation in Philadelphia. When the question of declaring independence from Great Britain was officially brought up in 1776, as a representative of the northernmost colony Bartlett was the first to be asked. He answered with an affirmative. On August 2, 1776, when delegates signed the formal copy of the Declaration of Independence, his position made him the second to sign, just after John Hancock, the president of the Congress.
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Did Stephen Hopkins sign the Declaration of Independence?
Yes, Stephen Hopkins did sign the Declaration of Independence.
Who was the president of the second congress and the first person to sign the declaration of Independence?
John Hancock, for both.
Who was the only woman to sign the Declaration of Independence?
No woman signed the Declaration of Independence.
Which was the first state to sign the Declaration of Independence?
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
What did Abraham Lincoln sign the Declaration of Independence for?
Lincoln did NOT sign the Declaration of Independence. It was signed in 1776, and Lincoln was not born until 1809.
What were the qualifications to sign the Declaration of Independence?
In order to sign the Declaration, a person had to be one of the delegates to the Second Continental Congress.
Who signed the Declaration of Independence first second etc?
John Hancock was the first on to sign the Declaration of Independence. His signature is also the largest.
Who was the oldest member to sign the Declaration on independence?
Benjamin Franklin, was the oldest to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Did Stephen Hopkins sign the Declaration of Independence?
Yes, Stephen Hopkins did sign the Declaration of Independence.
Who said i was the presidient of the second continental congress and sign declaration of independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the president of the second continental congress and the first person to sign the declaration of independence?
John Hancock
Who was the president of the second congress and the first person to sign the declaration of Independence?
John Hancock, for both.
Who was the president not of the Second Continental Congress and the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Who was the second signer for the Declaration of Independence?
Samuel Adams was the second signer of the declaration of independence.
Did king rufus sign the Declaration of Independence?
No, Rufus King did not sign the Declaration of Independence. However, Rufus King of Massachusetts did sign the Constitution.
Who was the only woman to sign the Declaration of Independence?
No woman signed the Declaration of Independence.
Did Thomas Edison sign the Declaration of Independence?
No, Thomas Edison did not sign the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson did though.
