Who Were the Founding Fathers of the United States

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The United States of America is one of the oldest republics in the world. Here we give you a list of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States of America was formed on March 1, 1781, with John Hanson becoming the first President.

There is an ongoing debate on when the United States was founded. Many historians opine the United States of America was founded when Thomas Jefferson drafted and proclaimed the 'Declaration of Independence'. All the delegates who drafted and signed the declaration are known as the Founding Fathers.

On July 4, 1776, the thirteen colony states revolted against the British rule and declared independence. The American Revolutionary War, the culmination of the American Revolution, was fought against the British under the able leadership of George Washington.

Founding Fathers of United States Here is the list of names who were the signatories of the Declaration of Independence.

Elbridge Gerry William Floyd George Clymer Samuel Chase Carter Braxton Samuel Adams John Adams Josiah Bartlett Charles Carroll Abraham Clark William Ellery Benjamin Franklin Button Gwinnett

Philip Livingston Richard Henry Lee Thomas Jefferson Francis Hopkinson William Hooper Joseph Hewes Benjamin Harrison Lyman Hall John Hancock John Hart Thomas Heyward, Jr. Stephen Hopkins Samuel Huntington Francis Lightfoot Lee Francis Lewis Thomas Lynch, Jr.

Richard Stockton Roger Sherman Benjamin Rush Caesar Rodney John Penn William Paca John Morton Lewis Morris Thomas McKean Arthur Middleton Robert Morris Thomas Nelson, Jr. Robert Treat Paine George Read George Ross Edward Rutledge James Smith Thomas Stone

George Wythe John Witherspoon William Williams George Walton George Taylor Matthew Thornton William Whipple James Wilson Oliver Wolcott Charles Thomson

Delegates of the Constitutional Convention Fifty-five delegates attended the Constitutional Convention Sessions, but only thirty-nine actually signed the Constitution. Here is the list of these delegates.

Delegates of the Convention

Nathaniel Gorham Benjamin Franklin William Few Jonathan Dayton Daniel Carroll Jacob Broom William Blount Gunning Bedford, Jr. Richard Bassett John Blair David Brearley Pierce Butler

George Clymer John Dickinson Thomas Fitzsimons Nicholas Gilman Alexander Hamilton

John Rutledge Charles Pinckney William Paterson Gouverneur Morris James McHenry William Livingston Rufus King Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Jared Ingersoll William Samuel Johnson John Langdon James Madison Thomas Mifflin Robert Morris Charles Cotesworth Pinckney George Read Roger Sherman

James Wilson George Washington (President of the Convention) Richard Dobbs Spaight Hugh Williamson William Jackson

Though all the attendees of the convention did not sign on the declaration, they still will be considered as our founders, because they took part in gaining independence and creating the United States of America.