The last delegate to sign the Declaration of Independence was Matthew Thornton from New Hampshire. He added his signature on November 4, 1776, after the document was officially adopted on July 4, 1776. Thornton was not present during the original signing but later joined the Congress and signed it when he arrived.
The last colony to accept or sign the Declaration of Independence was Georgia.
No, Jacob Broom did not sign the Declaration of Independence. He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and played a role in the drafting of the U.S. Constitution. The Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776, before Broom became prominent in politics.
No, Gunning Bedford Jr. did not sign the Declaration of Independence. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress but was not present when the Declaration was adopted in 1776. Bedford later played a significant role in the drafting of the U.S. Constitution as a delegate from Delaware.
Thomas McKean signed the Declaration of Independence in 1781. He was the last signer.
No, Abraham Baldwin did not sign the Declaration of Independence. He was not a member of the Continental Congress at the time the Declaration was adopted on July 4, 1776. Baldwin later became a prominent figure in American history, serving as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and as a U.S. senator from Georgia.
Thomas McKean (Delaware) was the last member of the Second Continental Congress to sign the Declaration of Independence. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1774-81 and served as a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from 1781-1783.
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The last colony to accept or sign the Declaration of Independence was Georgia.
No, Jacob Broom did not sign the Declaration of Independence. He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and played a role in the drafting of the U.S. Constitution. The Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776, before Broom became prominent in politics.
No, Gunning Bedford Jr. did not sign the Declaration of Independence. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress but was not present when the Declaration was adopted in 1776. Bedford later played a significant role in the drafting of the U.S. Constitution as a delegate from Delaware.
Thomas McKean of Delaware was probably the last of the delegates to sign the Declaration of Independence. When Congress ordered the printing of an official copy of the document, including the names of the signers, in January, 1777, McKean's name was not on the list. He later signed the official copy, or the printer may have just made a mistake and left his name off. .
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Thomas McKean signed the Declaration of Independence in 1781. He was the last signer.
Prior to its work on the Declaration of Independence, the Second Continental Congress included Washington as a congressman from Virginia. But he resigned his position as a delegate when Congress formed the Continental Army and appointed him commanding general on June 14, 1775. So he was unavailable to participate, or to sign the Declaration.
No, Abraham Baldwin did not sign the Declaration of Independence. He was not a member of the Continental Congress at the time the Declaration was adopted on July 4, 1776. Baldwin later became a prominent figure in American history, serving as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and as a U.S. senator from Georgia.