those who have the consent of the governed
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, and was the Governor of Virginia.
Thomas Jefferson.
George Gwinett
John Walton
John Walton
Jefferson
John Walton
John Hancock (1737-1793), orphaned as a boy, was adopted by a rich uncle who had no children of his own. Hancock is best remembered for his large, flamboyant signature on the Declaration of Independence.
Oliver Wolcott died of old age in 1797. Oliver was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Connecticut.
John Hancock
John Hancock
If you mean William Paterson, the noted New Jersey governor and signer of the Declaration of Independence-- he was born in Northern Ireland.