The Founding Fathers
<UNDER CONSTRUCTION>Who are the Founding Fathers?
Here are short Biographies of the Founders who signed the Declaration of Independence and attended the Constitution Convention of 1787.
Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Name
State
Place of Birth
Birth Date
Death Date
Occupation
Religion
Adams, John
Massachusetts
Quincy, MA
10/30/1735
7/4/1826
Lawyer
UN
Adams, Samuel
Massachusetts
Boston, MA
9/27/1722
10/2/1803
Merchant
CO
Bartlett, Josiah
New Hampshire
Amesbury, MA
11/21/1729
5/19/1795
Physician
CO
Braxton, Carter
Virginia
Newington, VA
9/10/1736
10/10/1797
Plantation Owner
EP
Carroll of Carrollton, Charles
Maryland
Annapolis, MD
9/19/1737
11/14/1832
Merchant/Plantation Owner
RC
Chase, Samuel
Maryland
Somerset Co., MD
4/17/1741
6/19/1811
Lawyer
EP
Clark, Abraham
New Jersey
Elizabethtown, NJ
2/15/1741
9/15/1794
Lawyer/Surveyor
PB
Clymer, George
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
3/16/1739
1/24/1813
Merchant
QU/EP
Ellery, William
Rhode Island
Newport, RI
12/22/1727
2/15/1820
Lawyer/Merchant
CO
Floyd, William
New York
Brookhaven, NY
12/17/1734
8/4/1821
Land Speculator
PB
Franklin, Benjamin
Pennsylvania
Boston, MA
1/17/1706
4/17/1790
Scientist/Printer
DE
Gerry, Elbridge
Massachusetts
Marblehead, MA
7/17/1744
11/23/1814
Merchant
EP
Gwinnett, Button
Georgia
Glouster, England
1735
5/15/1777
Merchant/Plantation Owner
EP
Hall, Lyman
Georgia
Wallingford, CT
4/12/1724
10/19/1790
Physician/Minister
CO
Hancock, John
Massachusetts
Quincy, MA
1/12/1737
10/8/1793
Merchant
CO
Harrisson, Benjamin
Virginia
Charles City Co., VA
4/7/1726
4/24/1791
Plantation Owner/Farmer
?
Hart, John
New Jersey
Hunterdon Co., NJ
1711
5/11/1779
Land Owner
PB
Hewes, Joseph
North Carolina
Kingston, NJ
1/23/1730
10/10/1779
Merchant
EP
Heyward Jr., Thomas
South Carolina
St. Helena Parrish, SC
7/28/1746
3/6/1809
Lawyer/Plantation Owner
?
Hooper, William
North Carolina
Boston, MA
6/17/1742
10/14/1790
Lawyer
EP
Hopkins, Stephen
Rhode Island
Providence, RI
3/7/1707
4/13/1785
Merchant
?
Hopkinson, Francis
New Jersey
Philadelphia, PA
10/2/1737
5/9/1791
Lawyer/Musician
EP
Huntington, Samuel
Connecticut
Windham, CT
7/3/1731
1/5/1796
Lawyer
CO
Jefferson, Thomas
Virginia
Albermarle Co., VA
4/13/1743
7/4/1826
Lawyer/Plantation Owner
DE
Lee, Francis Lightfoot
Virginia
Mt. Pleasant, VA
10/14/1734
1/11/1797
Plantation Owner
?
Lee, Richard Henry
Virginia
Stratford, VA
1/20/1732
6/19/1794
Plantation Owner/Merchant
?
Lewis, Francis
New York
Llandaff, Wales
3/21/1713
12/30/1802
Merchant
?
Livingston, Philip
New York
Albany, NY
1/15/1716
6/12/1778
Merchant
PB
Lynch Jr., Thomas
South Carolina
Prince George's Parrish, SC
8/5/1749
1779
Lawyer
?
McKean, Thomas
Delaware
Chester Co., PA
3/19/1735
6/24/1817
Lawyer
PB
Middleton, Arthur
South Carolina
Charleston, SC
6/26/1742
1/1/1787
Plantation Owner
?
Morris, Lewis
New York
West Chester Co., NY
4/8/1726
1/22/1798
Plantation Owner
?
Morris, Robert
Pennsylvania
Liverpool, England
1/31/1734
5/8/1806
Merchant/Land Speculator
EP
Morton, John
Pennsylvania
Ridley Township, PA
1724
1777
Farmer
?
Nelson Jr., Thomas
Virginia
Yorktown, VA
12/26/1738
1/4/1789
Merchant/Plantation Owner
?
Paca, William
Maryland
Abington, MD
10/31/1740
10/13/1799
Lawyer/Plantation Owner
EP
Paine, Robert Treat
Massachusetts
Boston, MA
3/11/1731
5/12/1814
Lawyer/Scientist
CO
Penn, John
North Carolina
Carolina Co., VA
5/6/1740
9/14/1788
Lawyer
?
Read, George
Delaware
Northeast MD
9/18/1733
9/21/1798
Lawyer
EP
Rodney, Caesar
Delaware
Dover, DE
10/7/1728
6/29/1784
Plantation Owner/Soldier
EP
Ross, George
Pennsylvania
New Castle, DE
5/10/1730
7/14/1779
Lawyer
?
Rush, Benjamin
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
1/4/1746
4/19/1813
Physician
PB
Rutledge, Edward
South Carolina
Christ Church Parrish, SC
11/23/1749
1/23/1800
Lawyer/Plantation Owner
AN
Sherman, Roger
Connecticut
Newton, MA
4/19/1721
7/23/1793
Lawyer
CO
Smith, James
Pennsylvania
Northern Ireland
1719
7/11/1806
Lawyer
PB
Stockton, Richard
New Jersey
Princeton, NJ
10/1/1730
2/28/1781
Lawyer
PB
Stone, Thomas
Maryland
Charles Co., MD
1743
10/5/1787
Lawyer
EP
Taylor, George
Pennsylvania
Ireland
1716
2/23/1781
Merchant
PB
Thornton, Matthew
New Hampshire
Ireland
1714
6/24/1803
Physician
PB
Walton, George
Georgia
Cumberland Co., VA
1741
2/2/1804
Lawyer
AN
Whipple, William
New Hampshire
Kittery, ME
1/14/1730
11/28/1785
Merchant
CO
Williams, William
Connecticut
Lebannon, CT
4/18/1731
8/2/1811
Merchant
CO
Wilson, James
Pennsylvania
Carskerdo, Scotland
9/14/1742
8/21/1798
Lawyer
EP/DE
Witherspoon, John
New Jersey
Gifford, Scotland
2/5/1723
11/15/1794
Minister
PB
Wolcott, Oliver
Connecticut
Windsor, CT
11/20/1726
12/1/1797
Lawyer
CO
Wythe, George
Virginia
Elizabeth City Co., VA
1726
6/8/1806
Lawyer
EP
Religion key:
AN = Anglican
CO = Congregationalist
DE = Deist
EP = Episcopal
PB = Presbyterian
QU = Quaker
RC = Roman Catholic
UN = Unitarian
Delegates to the Convention of 1787 (Constitution Convention)
Note: the "?" column is an answer to the question, did this person sign the Constitution; Y=Yes N=No
Name
State
Place of Birth
Birth Date
Death Date
Occupation
Religion
?
Baldwin, Abraham
Georgia
Guilford, CT
11/23/1754
3/4/1807
Minister/Lawyer
CO
Y
Bassett, Richard
Delaware
Cecil County, MD
4/2/1745
8/15/1815
Lawyer
ME
Y
Bedford, Gunning, Jr.
Delaware
Philadelphia, PA
1747
3/30/1812
Lawyer
PB
Y
Blair, John
Virginia
Williamsburg, VA
1732
8/31/1800
Lawyer
EP
Y
Blount, William
North Carolina
Windsor, NC
4/6/1749
3/21/1800
Politician
PB
Y
Brearly, David
New Jersey
Spring Grove, NJ
6/11/1745
8/16/1790
Lawyer
EP
Y
Broom, Jacob
Delaware
Wilmington, DE
1752
1810
Merchant
LU
Y
Butler, Pierce
South Carolina
County Carlow, Ireland
7/11/1744
2/15/1822
Soldier/Politician
EP
Y
Carroll, Daniel
Maryland
Upper Marlboro, MD
7/22/1730
7/5/1796
Farmer
RC
Y
Clymer, George
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
3/16/1740
1/23/1813
Merchant
QU/EP
Y
Davie, William R.
North Carolina
Egremont, England
6/20/1756
11/29/1820
Lawyer
PB
N
Dayton, Jonathan
New Jersey
Elizabethtown, NJ
10/16/1760
10/9/1824
Lawyer
EP
Y
Dickinson, John
Delaware
Trappe, MD
11/19/1732
2/14/1808
Lawyer
QU/EP
Y
Ellsworth, Oliver
Connecticut
Windsor, CT
4/29/1745
11/26/1807
Lawyer
CO
N
Few, William
Georgia
Baltimore, MD
6/8/1748
7/16/1828
Lawyer
ME
Y
Fitzsimons, Thomas
Pennsylvania
Ireland
1741
8/26/1811
Merchant
RC
Y
Franklin, Benjamin
Pennsylvania
Boston, MA
1/17/1706
4/17/1790
Inventor
DE
Y
Gerry, Elbridge
Massachusetts
Marblehead, MA
7/17/1744
11/23/1814
Merchant
EP
N
Gilman, Nicholas
New Hampshire
Exeter, NH
8/3/1755
5/2/1814
Merchant
CO
Y
Gorham, Nathaniel
Massachusetts
Charlestown, MA
5/27/1738
6/11/1796
Merchant
CO
Y
Hamilton, Alexander
New York
Nevis, British West Indies
1/11/1757
7/12/1804
Lawyer
EP
Y
Houston, William C.
New Jersey
Sumter, SC
1746
8/12/1788
Teacher
PB
N
Houstoun, William
Georgia
Savannah, GA
1755
3/17/1813
Lawyer
EP
N
Ingersoll, Jared
Pennsylvania
New Haven, CT
10/27/1749
10/31/1822
Lawyer
PB
Y
Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas
Maryland
Port Tobacco, MD
1723
11/16/1790
Lawyer
EP
Y
Johnson, William S.
Connecticut
Stratford, CT
10/7/1727
11/14/1819
Lawyer
EP
Y
King, Rufus
Massachusetts
Scarborough, ME
3/24/1755
4/29/1827
Lawyer
EP
Y
Langdon, John
New Hampshire
Portsmouth, NH
6/26/1741
9/18/1819
Merchant
CO
Y
Lansing, John, Jr.
New York
Albany, NY
1/30/1754
1829
Lawyer
DR
N
Livingston, William
New Jersey
Albany, NY
11/30/1723
7/25/1790
Lawyer
PB
Y
Madison, James
Virginia
Port Conway, VA
3/16/1751
6/28/1836
Politician
EP
Y
Martin, Alexander
North Carolina
Hunterdon County, NJ
1740
11/2/1807
Politician
PB/EP
N
Martin, Luther
Maryland
Brunswick, NJ
2/9/1744
7/10/1826
Lawyer
EP
N
Mason, George
Virginia
Fairfax County, VA
12/11/1725
10/7/1792
Politician
EP
N
McClurg, James
Virginia
Hampton, VA
1746
7/9/1823
Doctor
PB?
N
McHenry, James
Maryland
Ballymena, Ireland
11/16/1753
5/3/1816
Doctor
PB
Y
Mercer, John F.
Maryland
Stafford County, VA
5/17/1759
8/30/1821
Lawyer
EP
N
Mifflin, Thomas
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
1/10/1744
1/20/1800
Merchant
QU/LU
Y
Morris, Gouverneur
Pennsylvania
Bronx, NY
1/31/1752
11/6/1816
Lawyer
EP
Y
Morris, Robert
Pennsylvania
Liverpool, England
1/31/1734
5/8/1806
Merchant
EP
Y
Paterson, William
New Jersey
County Antrim, Ireland
12/24/1745
9/9/1806
Lawyer
PB
Y
Pierce, William L.
Georgia
Georgia
1740
12/10/1789
Merchant
EP
N
Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth
South Carolina
Charleston, SC
2/25/1746
8/16/1825
Lawyer
EP
Y
Pinckney, Charles
South Carolina
Charleston, SC
10/26/1757
10/29/1824
Lawyer
EP
Y
Randolph, Edmund J.
Virginia
Williamsburg, VA
8/10/1753
1813
Lawyer
EP
N
Read, George
Delaware
Cecil County, MD
9/18/1733
9/21/1798
Lawyer
EP
Y
Rutledge, John
South Carolina
Charleston, SC
9/1739
6/18/1800
Lawyer
EP
Y
Sherman, Roger
Connecticut
Newton, MA
4/19/1721
7/23/1793
Lawyer/Merchant
CO
Y
Spaight, Richard D.
North Carolina
New Bern, NC
3/25/1758
9/6/1802
Politician
EP
Y
Strong, Caleb
Massachusetts
Northampton, MA
1/9/1745
11/7/1819
Lawyer
CO
N
Washington, George
Virginia
Wakefield Plantation, VA
2/22/1732
12/14/1799
Soldier
EP
Y
Williamson, Hugh
North Carolina
Nottingham, PA
12/5/1735
5/22/1819
Educator
PB/DE
Y
Wilson, James
Pennsylvania
St. Andrews, Scotland
9/14/1741
8/21/1797
Lawyer
EP/DE
Y
Wythe, George
Virginia
Elizabeth City County, VA
1726
6/8/1806
Lawyer
EP
N
Yates, Robert
New York
Schenectady, NY
1/27/1738
9/9/1801
Lawyer
DR
N
Religion key:
CO = Congregationalist
DE = Deist
DR = Dutch Reformed
EP = Episcopal
LU = Lutheran
ME = Methodist
PB = Presbyterian
QU = Quaker
RC = Roman Catholic
source: http://www.usconstitution.net/
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