No they didn't sign until they met in October. The Declaration was published, but not signed.
No they didn't sign until they met in October. The Declaration was published, but not signed.
there was 55 people to sign
The Declaration of Independence was sign on July 4th, 1776. ADDITIONAL ANSWER Actually, it was published in July, but not approved by Congress until Oct. 1776.
July 4, 1776 Signed on August 2, 1776.
Thomas McKean (Delaware) was the last member of the Second Continental Congress to sign the Declaration of Independence. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1774-81 and served as a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from 1781-1783.
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There is no exact date. In fact, it is not clear if anyone signed it on July 4, 1776, except that it does appear that at least John Hancock and Charles Thomson did sign it then. The Declaration was not signed at one time in a single body of men. Once the wording of the Declaration was agreed upon, it was handwritten and given to a printer. That version was signed by Hancock and Thomson. On July 19, 1776, Congress ordered that the document be "engrossed" and signed by all members of Congress. The engrossed document, the one on display in the National Archives, was not ready until August 2, 1776, when most members signed it. Several members were not there at the time and signed on various days afterward.
In order to sign the Declaration, a person had to be one of the delegates to the Second Continental Congress.
William C. Houston did not sign the Declaration of Independence. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress representing New Jersey, but he was absent during the signing on July 4, 1776. Houston's contributions were more focused on his role in the Congress and later in state politics rather than the Declaration itself.
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john Hancock signed the declaration on July 4,1776!
July fourth, 1776.