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 (as witnesses) 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 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 and Patrick Henry (who considered the previous system of government acceptable).

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

The five people who signed both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were George Clymer, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Morris, George Read, and Roger Sherman.

Signatures

Order	Name	State represented
1	Washington, GeorgeGeorge Washington	Virginia
2	Read, GeorgeGeorge Read	Delaware
3	Bedford, Jr., GunningGunning Bedford, Jr.	Delaware
4	Dickinson, John AdamsJohn Adams Dickinson	Delaware
5	Bassett, RichardRichard Bassett	Delaware
6	Broom, JacobJacob Broom	Delaware
7	McHenry, JamesJames McHenry	Maryland
8	Jenifer, Daniel of St. ThomasDaniel of St. Thomas Jenifer	Maryland
9	Carroll, DanielDaniel Carroll	Maryland
10	Blair, JohnJohn Blair	Virginia
11	Madison, Jr., JamesJames Madison, Jr.	Virginia
12	Blount, WilliamWilliam Blount	North Carolina
13	Spaight, Richard DobbsRichard Dobbs Spaight	North Carolina
14	Williamson, HughHugh Williamson	North Carolina
15	Rutledge, JohnJohn Rutledge	South Carolina
16	Pinckney, Charles CotesworthCharles Cotesworth Pinckney	South Carolina
17	Pinckney, CharlesCharles Pinckney	South Carolina
18	Butler, PiercePierce Butler	South Carolina
19	Few, WilliamWilliam Few	Georgia
20	Baldwin, AbrahamAbraham Baldwin	Georgia
21	Langdon, JohnJohn Langdon	New Hampshire
22	Gilman, NicholasNicholas Gilman	New Hampshire
23	Gorham, NathanielNathaniel Gorham	Massachusetts
24	King, RufusRufus King	Massachusetts
25	Johnson, William SamuelWilliam Samuel Johnson	Connecticut
26	Sherman, RogerRoger Sherman	Connecticut
27	Hamilton, AlexanderAlexander Hamilton	New York
28	Livingston, WilliamWilliam Livingston	New Jersey
29	Brearley, DavidDavid Brearley	New Jersey
30	Paterson, WilliamWilliam Paterson	New Jersey
31	Dayton, JonathanJonathan Dayton	New Jersey
32	Franklin, BenjaminBenjamin Franklin	Pennsylvania
33	Mifflin, ThomasThomas Mifflin	Pennsylvania
34	Morris, RobertRobert Morris	Pennsylvania
35	Clymer, GeorgeGeorge Clymer	Pennsylvania
36	FitzSimons, ThomasThomas FitzSimons	Pennsylvania
37	Ingersoll, JaredJared Ingersoll	Pennsylvania
38	Wilson, JamesJames Wilson	Pennsylvania
39	Morris, GouverneurGouverneur Morris	Pennsylvania
40	Jackson, WilliamWilliam Jackson	Unknown

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

Bibliography

• "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. 

Notes

External links

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