List of signers of the United States Constitution

Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, by Howard Chandler Christy.

Part of page four of the original Constitution, showing the signatures of the delegates.

Thirty-nine of the fifty-five delegates, who attended the Constitutional Convention, 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.^[1] In addition to the 39 delegates, the convention's secretary William Jackson also signed the document, not as a delegate, but in attestation of the document's signing.

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).^[1]

Jonathan Dayton at the age of 26 was the youngest signer whereas Benjamin Franklin at the age of 81 was the oldest.^[1]

Signatories

Notes

• ^a signed the Declaration of Independence^[2]
• ^b signed the Articles of Confederation^[3][4][5][6]
• ^c signed the Articles of Association^[5]

See also

• 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.

References

General

• "The Founding Fathers: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention". National Archives and Records Administration. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_founding_fathers.html. Retrieved June 28, 2009. 

Specific

External links

• Full text of the U.S. Constitution. Accessed July 20, 2005.