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Biographies of the Founding Fathers    The following biographical sketches of America's founding fathers are taken from the 1829 book, Lives of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, by the Rev. Charles A. Goodrich. Some editing has been done including an effort to modernize the spelling. However, I still expect there to be many mistakes. If you see any please email me and let me know. The Signers of the Declaration of Independence Massachusetts John Hancock Samuel Adams John Adams Robert Treat Paine Elbridge Gerry   New Hampshire Josiah Bartlett William Whipple Matthew Thornton   Rhode Island Stephen Hopkins William Ellery Connecticut Roger Sherman Samuel Huntington William Williams Oliver Wolcott   New York William Floyd Philip Livingston Francis Lewis Lewis Morris   New Jersey Richard Stockton John Witherspoon Francis Hopkinson John Hart Abraham Clark Pennsylvania Robert Morris Benjamin Rush Benjamin Franklin John Morton George Clymer James Smith George Taylor James Wilson George Ross   Delaware Caesar Rodney George Read Thomas M' Kean Maryland Samuel Chase William Paca Thomas Stone Charles Carrol   Virginia George Wythe Richard Henry Lee Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Harrison Thomas Nelson, Jr. Francis Lightfoot Lee Carter Braxton North Carolina William Hooper Joseph Hewes John Penn   South Carolina Edward Rutledge Thomas Heyward Thomas Lynch Arthur Middleton   Georgia Button Gwinnett Lyman Hall George Walton As I am still scanning in the biographies of these founding fathers, if there is a founding father that you would especially like to see, contact me, and I'll do my best to move that founder forward in my schedule.   Designed and Edited by John Vinci Last modified December 30, 2003