Thomas Jefferson had not yet been elected as President or as any other type of colonial official when he wrote the Declaration of Independence. He was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, but he was appointed to that position, not elected.
The Continental Congress chose Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence.
No, Thomas Jefferson was elected after he wrote the Declaration
the 13 american colonies were ruled by england, but they wanted their independence, so they elected thomas jefferson to write the declaration of independance.
While John Dickinson's name is validly on the Constitution, he did not personally sign it. He authorized fellow delegate George Read to sign his name by proxy, as he was too ill to be there. Interestingly, earlier in history, John had refused to sign the Declaration of Independence because he objected to violence in solving the challenges they faced.
The declaration of Independence didn't say anything about a "ruler". It was a letter to the king listing the reasons why the colonies wanted to be free and then declaring independence.
John Hancock was president of the Continental Congress from May 1775 to October 1777. He voted for, and was the first delegate to sign, the Declaration of Independence. In 1788, he was elected president of the Massachusetts State Convention to ratify the new Federal Constitution.[above courtesy of Answers.com]
because he was elected after two other presidents
They were elected by congress and not voters. Jefferson and Adams worked on the Declaration of Independence and both of them were in France to get help for the revolution. Washington was president of the constitutional convention and Adams was a delegate to the convention. All three were involved in some way in the Revolution.
No although he was elected as a delegate.
delegate office
Become electable nand then get elected.