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Charles Carroll (September 19, 1737 – November 14, 1832), known as Charles Carroll of Carrollton or Charles Carroll III, [2] was an American politician, planter, and signatory of the Declaration of Independence. He was the only Catholic signatory of the Declaration and the longest surviving, dying 56 years after its signing. [3]
Thomas Lynch Jr. (August 5, 1749 – December 17, 1779) was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of South Carolina and a Founding Father of the United States. His father Thomas Lynch was a member of the Continental Congress and had signed the 1774 Continental Association. When he had to step down because ...
Daniel Carroll Jr. (July 22, 1730 – May 7, 1796) was an American politician and plantation owner from Maryland and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.He supported the American Revolution, served in the Confederation Congress, was a delegate to the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 which penned the Constitution of the United States, and was a U.S. Representative in the First ...
Thomas Fitzsimons (October 1741 – August 26, 1811) was an Irish-born American Founding Father, merchant, banker, and politician.A resident of Philadelphia, Fitzsimons represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress, was a delegate to Constitutional Convention, and served in U.S. Congress.
Maryland planter Charles Carroll of Carrollton was the only Roman Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence. One of the early voices for independence in Maryland was the wealthy Roman Catholic planter Charles Carroll of Carrollton. In 1772 he engaged in a debate conducted through anonymous newspaper letters and maintained the right of ...
In 1776, 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. Some of them went on to become president. One of their names is basically synonymous with “signature” today.
Her Name was Mary Katharine: The Only Woman whose Name is on the Declaration of Independence. Phumiruk, Dow (illustrator). New York: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0-316-29832-2. OCLC 1252736610. For juvenile audience; Trickey, Erick (November 14, 2018). "Mary Katharine Goddard, the Woman who Signed the Declaration of Independence". History.
The story of the only man who signed the Declaration of Independence and recanted his signature. Caroline Simon. Updated July 14, 2016 at 10:56 PM.