There were 56 of them - signers of the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776 - i.e. 250 years ago today. Here below you will see a list of them in chronological order, with the state in brackets.

1723-0205 John Witherspoon* Scottish-American signer of the Declaration of Independence – Gifford, Scotland (1794/72)
1725-1111 George Mason* planter/politician/ signer of the Declaration of Independence – Fairfax County, Virginia, British America (1792/66)
1726-0405 Benjamin Harrison V* planter/merchant/ signer of the Declaration of Independence – Charles City County, Colony of Virginia, British America (1791/65)
1726-1120 Oliver Wolcott* politician/signer of the Declaration of Independence - Windsor, Connecticut (1797/71)

1730-0114 William Whipple (New Hampshire) merchant/ship captain - Kittery,  Maine, British America (1785/55)
1731-0423 William Williams (Connecticut) merchant – Lebanon, Connecticut (1811/80)
1735-xxxx Button Gwinnett* Welsh-American signer – Down Hatherley, Glouchestershire, England (1776/42)
1737-0919 Charles Carroll* planter/ politician – Annapolis, Maryland, British America (1832/95)

1742-0914 James Wilson* teacher/legal theorist/signer of the United States Declaration of Independence - Carskerdo,  Scotland (1798/55)

signer of the Declaration of Independence

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Updated 25.6.2023