Signers of the Declaration of Independence

There were 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. John Hancock’s signature is the largest and most famous. The youngest signer was Edward Rutledge (age 26).  The oldest was Benjamin Franklin (age 70).  John Adams and Thomas Jefferson signed and would become future presidents.

Delaware

•        George Read

•        Caesar Rodney

•        Thomas McKean

•        Benjamin Franklin

•        Robert Morris

•        John Morton

•        Benjamin Rush

•        George Ross

•        James Smith

•        James Wilson

•        George Taylor

•        Samuel Adams

•        John Hancock

•        Robert Treat Paine

•        Elbridge Gerry

•        William Whipple

•        Matthew Thornton

 Rhode Island

•        William Ellery

 New York

•        Lewis Morris

•        Philip Livingston

•        Francis Lewis

•        William Floyd

 Georgia

•        Lyman Hall

•        George Walton

 Virginia

•        Francis Lightfoot Lee

•        Carter Braxton

•        Benjamin Harrison

•        Thomas Jefferson

•        George Wythe

•        Thomas Nelson, Jr.

 North Carolina

•        John Penn

•        Joseph Hewes

 South Carolina

•        Arthur Middleton

•        Thomas Lynch, Jr.

•        Tomas Heyward, Jr.

 New Jersey

•        John Hart

•        Francis Hopkinson

•        Richard Stockton

•        John Witherspoon

 Connecticut

•        Roger Sherman

•        William Williams

•        Oliver Wolcott

 Maryland