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The most important signers were Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock ,and Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, James Madison
President Benjamin Harrison was the great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He was also the grand-son of another President, William Henry Harrison.
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Thomas Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. Five men from the Constitutional Convention were delegated as a committee to write it. They were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman.
The youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence was Edward Rutledge of Southern Carolina. He was 26. He was also initially opposed to independence, but signed the Declaration for the sake of unanimity.The oldest signer was Benjamin Franklin, who was 70 at the time. At the signing, Franklin famously said "We must all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately."
The signers of the Declaration of Independence all spoke English as their first language.
The signers were John Adams and Benjamin Harrison. Their presidential sons were John Quincy Adams and William Henry Harrison.
The 44 men who signed the Declaration of Independence committed treason against the king. As Franklin stated when he signed " we need to hang together or we will hang separately."
9 The following signers of the Declaration of Independence are verified Freemasons: William Ellery Benjamin Franklin John Hancock Joseph Hewes William Hooper Thomas McKean Robert Treat Paine Richard Stockton George Walton William Whipple
Pennsylvania• George Clymer• Benjamin Franklin• Robert Morris• John Morton• Benjamin Rush• George Ross• James Smith• James Wilson• George TaylorPennsylvania had nine
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