Thomas Jefferson is the primary author. However, five men from the Constitutional Convention were delegated as a committee to write it. They were Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston and Roger Sherman.
Robert R. Livingston was one of the Committee of Five that the Second Continental put together to write the Declaration of Independence; however he did not contribute anything to its content and he did not sign it either. He did vote for adoption of the final draft on July 4, 1776, but only John Hancock and Charles Thomson, the Secretary of the Convention, signed on that day. The document was prepared for signatures by the other delegates, most of whom signed it on August 2, 1776. The ironic thing about Livingston is he never got to sign it. He was recalled to New York before August 2 and simply wasn't there to sign it even though he was on the Committee to write it.
Pennsylvania. Thomas Jefferson, the author, was a member of the Continental Congress which was meeting in Philadelphia at the time.
The president of the United States who was also an author of the Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson. He wrote the Declaration of Independence with Benjamin Franklin and Roger Sherman.
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No. Thomas Jefferson wrote it with the help of Franklin and Adams giving input. You may be mistaking Philip for Robert Livingston, who was a member of the Committee of Five who drafted the Declaration.
Thomas Jefferson
Of the Committee of Five, which included Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston, it was Robert R. Livingston who did not sign the Declaration of Independence. Although he was a member of the committee that drafted the document, he was not present when it was formally adopted and signed on July 4, 1776. Livingston had expressed reservations about certain aspects of the declaration and ultimately did not sign it.
He took part in editing the Declaration of Independence, was a member of the peace treaty committee for the revolution.
George Washington
The member of the Declaration of Independence committee is Thomas Jefferson. He was selected to draft the document alongside other founding fathers such as John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston. Jefferson's eloquent writing and philosophical ideas about liberty and governance were pivotal in shaping the Declaration. His work ultimately laid the foundation for the United States' values and principles.
Benjamin Franklin, was the oldest to sign the Declaration of Independence.
John Adams was a remarkable man. He was the one that nominated George Washington to be the first President under the Constitution. He was also a member of the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence. He was also a diplomat to France and President of the United States.
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Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson, who became the third president of the US (from 1801 to 1809), was the principal author of the famous document in 1776. He was a member of the five-man committee charged with preparing the declaration, along with Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, Roger Sherman, and future president John Adams.Thomas Jefferson became the 3third president and wrote the declaraton of independence