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John Penn was a North Carolina signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was a successful lawyer and served on the Board of War, which gave him complete control over North Carolina's war effort. In this role, he was closely involved with the defeat of General Cornwallis and supplied Revolutionary War guerrilla fighters under the command of Frances Marion, the character played by Mel Gibson in the movie "The Patriot."
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoNo he was not killed by the British king for signing the Declaration of Independence. He died of natural causes; after all after the Declaration of Independence was shown to the British king, the US was free; Britain still wanted to fight again for the land.
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∙ 14y agono he didnt sign it some people think he did but he did not sign it he brother edward rutlegde did sign the declaration
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∙ 15y agoNo, but he did have a part in protecting it.
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∙ 11y agoyes he did he indeed did
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Richard Henry Lee did sign the declaration of independence. Along with Thomas Jefferson.
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James Madision
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It's not there. Madison didn't sign the Declaration.
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Benjamin Franklin, was the oldest to sign the Declaration of Independence.
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No, Rufus King did not sign the Declaration of Independence. However, Rufus King of Massachusetts did sign the Constitution.
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No woman signed the Declaration of Independence.
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No, Thomas Edison did not sign the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson did though.
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No John Jay did not sign the Declaration.
Did Oliver Ellsworth sign the Declaration of Independence?
Yes, he did. It was the Constitution that he did NOT sign.
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