It is believed Thomas McKean of Delaware was the last person to sign. When Congress authorized the printing of an official copy with the names attached in January 1777, McKean's name was not included. He signed after that date, or the printer made a mistake by omitting him.
Thomas Lynch, Jr. of South Carolina apparently signed the Declaration on August 2, 1776, 3 days before his 27th birthday. The youngest signer at 26, he and his wife were lost at sea in a storm in late 1779, when he was 30 years old.
"Who was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence to die?"
The answer is Button Gwinnett he died in 1777.
edward rutledge
Die for what they believe in.
They jmped off the side of the boat to commit suicide because they would rather die than give in to slavery
Walter Signer died July 23, 1974, in Greenwich, CT, USA.
Ben Franklin was a die-hard patriot who wrote the Declaration of Independence, but didn't fight in the war because he was one of the oldest men to assist the troops during the war, and he had a problem with his foot. He also had many famous quotes like, "we must all band together, or we will all hang separately." in a war meeting 2nd Answer: Thomas Jefferson would be really surprised to hear that Ben Franklin wrote the Declaration of Independence. Franklin did come up with many good ideas to include in the Declaration. Franklin spent the War in France, trying to raise money for the Colonists, and trying to acquire France's military assistance in the war.
Button Gwinnett
thomas jeferson
Philip Livingston
Philip Livingston was the third signer of the Declaration of Independence to have died. The first two signers who passed away were John Morton and Button Gwinnett.
Philip Livingston was the third signer of the Declaration of Independence to have died. The first two signers who passed away were John Morton and Button Gwinnett.
No one knows the exact day we know he was the first signer of the declaration of independence to die, so before 1777.
Oliver Wolcott died of old age in 1797. Oliver was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Connecticut.
who sighned the declaration of independence only to die from a duel shortly afterwards
Mahan (he is a fat beast) u know it
no
Die for what they believe in.
edward rutledge