Category: Signers of the Articles of Confederation

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The Articles of Confederation

"The Articles of Confederation, formally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was an agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution. Its drafting by the Continental Congress began in mid-1776, and an approved version was sent to the states for ratification in late 1777. The formal ratification by all 13 states was completed in early 1781. Even when not yet ratified, the Articles provided domestic and international legitimacy for the Continental Congress to direct the American Revolutionary War, conduct diplomacy with Europe and deal with territorial issues and Native American relations. Nevertheless, the weakness of the government created by the Articles became a matter of concern for key nationalists. On March 4, 1789, the Articles were replaced with the U.S. Constitution. The new Constitution provided for a much stronger national government with a chief executive (the president), courts, and taxing powers." -- from Articles of Confederation on Wikipedia

List of the 48 Signers on Wikipedia

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Person Profiles (48)

A

Andrew Adams 11 Dec 1736 Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, New England - 27 Nov 1797

Samuel Adams 16 Sep 1722 Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 02 Oct 1803

Thomas Adams 1730 New Kent, Virginia - Aug 1788

B

John Banister 26 Dec 1734 Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Colony of Virginia - 30 Sep 1788

Josiah Bartlett 21 Nov 1729 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - 19 May 1795

C

Daniel Carroll 22 Jul 1730 Upper Marlboro, Prince Georges Co, Province of Maryland - 05 Jul 1796

William Clingan abt 1721 Wagontown, West Colen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania - 09 May 1790

John Collins 08 Jun 1717 Newport, Rhode Island - 04 Mar 1795

D

Francis Dana 13 Jun 1743 Charlestown, Massachusetts - 25 Apr 1811

John Dickinson 15 Nov 1732 Croisadore, Talbot County, Maryland. - 14 Feb 1808

William Drayton 20 Sep 1742 Drayton Hall, Saint Andrews (Charleston County) - 03 Sep 1779

James Duane 06 Feb 1733 New York City, Province of New York - 01 Feb 1797

William Duer abt 18 Mar 1747 Devon, England - 07 May 1799

E

William Ellery 02 Dec 1727 Newport, Newport, Rhode Island - 15 Feb 1820

G

Elbridge Gerry 17 Jul 1744 Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 23 Nov 1814

H

John Hancock 12 Jan 1736 Braintree (now Quincy), Province of Massachusetts Bay - 08 Oct 1793

John Hanson 14 Apr 1721 Mulberry Grove, Port Tobacco Parish, Charles, Province of Maryland - 15 Nov 1783

H cont.

Cornelius Harnett 20 Apr 1723 Chowan, North Carolina - 28 Apr 1781

John Harvie abt 1742 Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia - 06 Feb 1807

Thomas Heyward 28 Jul 1746 St Luke's Parish, South Carolina - 06 Mar 1809

Samuel Holten 09 Jun 1738 Danvers, Massachusetts Bay - 02 Jan 1816

Titus Hosmer 1736 Hartford, Connecticut - 04 Aug 1780

Samuel Huntington 16 Jul 1731 Windham, Windham, Connecticut - 05 Jan 1796

Richard Hutson 09 Jul 1748 Beaufort, South Carolina - 12 Apr 1795

L

Edward Langworthy 1738 Savannah, Georgia - 02 Nov 1802

Henry Laurens 24 Feb 1725 Charles Town, South Carolina - 08 Dec 1792

Francis Lee 14 Oct 1734 Stratford, Westmoreland Co, Virginia Colony - 11 Jan 1797

Richard Lee 20 Jan 1732 Stratford, Westmoreland Co, Virginia Colony - 19 Jun 1794

Francis Lewis 21 Mar 1713 Llangurig, Powys, Wales - 31 Dec 1802

James Lovell 31 Oct 1737 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 14 Jul 1814

M

Henry Marchant 09 Apr 1741 Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts - 30 Aug 1796

John Mathews 1744 Beaufort County South Carolina - 17 Nov 1802

Thomas McKean 19 Mar 1734 New London, New London Township, Chester, Pennsylvania - 24 Jun 1817

M cont.

Gouverneur Morris 31 Jan 1752 City of New York, Province of New York, British America - 06 Nov 1816

Robert Morris 20 Jan 1734 Liverpool, Lancashire, England - 08 May 1806

P

John Penn 17 May 1741 Port Royal, Caroline Co, Virginia Colony - 14 Sep 1788

R

Joseph Reed 27 Aug 1741 Trenton, New Jersey, American Colonies - 05 Mar 1785

Daniel Roberdeau abt 1727 St. Christopher, West Indies - 05 Jan 1795

S

Nathaniel Scudder 10 May 1733 Monmouth Court House, New Jersey - 17 Oct 1781

Roger Sherman 19 Apr 1721 Newton, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 23 Jul 1793

Jonathan Smith 21 Feb 1742 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 16 Jun 1812

T

Edward Telfair 01 Jan 1735 Town Head, Scotland - 17 Sep 1807

V

Nicholas Van Dyke 25 Sep 1738 New Castle, Delaware - 19 Feb 1789

W

John Walton 24 Mar 1746 Farmville, Prince Edward County, Colonial Virginia - 24 Jun 1783

John Wentworth 17 Jul 1745 Somersworth, New Hampshire - 17 Jan 1787

John Williams 14 Mar 1731 Hanover County, Virginia - 10 Oct 1799

John Witherspoon 05 Feb 1723 Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland - 15 Nov 1794

Oliver Wolcott 20 Nov 1726 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut - 01 Dec 1797

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