List of signers of the United States Constitution

Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, by Howard Chandler Christy

Part of page four of the original Constitution, showing the signatures of the delegates

Thirty-nine of the fifty-five delegates, who attended the Constitutional Convention, signed the United States Constitution (as witnesses) on September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. No delegate from Rhode Island signed the document, since the state declined to send a representative.^[1] In addition to the 39 delegates, the convention's secretary William Jackson also signed the document, not as a delegate, but in attestation of the document's signing.

Three members who stayed until the end of the Convention but did not sign were Edmund Randolph, George Mason, and Elbridge Gerry.

Several notable politicians of the time did not attend the convention, including Thomas Jefferson and John Adams (both of whom were overseas working as diplomats), as well as Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry (who considered the previous system of government acceptable).^[1]

Jonathan Dayton at the age of 26 was the youngest signer whereas Benjamin Franklin at the age of 81 was the oldest.^[1]

The five people who signed both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were George Clymer, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Morris, George Read, and Roger Sherman.

Signatures

See also

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• Founding Fathers of the United States
• The first-platted streets of Madison, Wisconsin are named after the signers of the Constitution.
• The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania includes a "Signers' Hall" with statues of each of the signers of the Constitution.

References

Bibliography

• "The Founding Fathers: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention". National Archives and Records Administration. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_founding_fathers.html. Retrieved June 28, 2009. 

Notes

External links

• Full text of the U.S. Constitution. Accessed July 20, 2005.