List of signatories of the United States Constitution
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The signatories of the United States Constitution were the 39 delegates at the Constitutional Convention, led by George Washington, who signed the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. No delegate from Rhode Island signed the document, since the state declined to send a representative. In addition, several notable politicians of the time did not attend the convention, including Thomas Jefferson and John Adams (both of whom were overseas working as diplomats), as well as Samuel Adams, Thomas Paine, and Patrick Henry (who considered the previous system of government acceptable). In addition to the signatories, a secretary by the name of William Jackson signed the document, not as a delegate, but in attestation of the document's signing.
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- ¹ The only person to sign all four great state papers of the United States: the Articles of Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution.
- ² One of only 2 people to sign three of the great state papers of the United States: the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution.
- ³ One of only 4 people to sign both the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution.
[edit] See also
- Founding Fathers of the United States
- Gallery of the Founding Fathers of the United States
- The first-platted streets of Madison, Wisconsin are named after the signers of the Constitution.
- The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania includes a "Signers' Hall" with statues of each of the signers of the Constitution.
[edit] References
- Full text of the U.S. Constitution. Accessed July 20, 2005.
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