- George Washington
George Washington was a central and critical figure in the founding of the United States, and is commonly referred to as father of the nation. He led America's Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. He served two four-year terms from 1789 to 1797, winning reelection in 1792. - Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of Republicanism in the United States. Major events during his presidency include the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806). - John Adams
John Adams was a politician and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. He served both as that nation's first Vice President (1789–1797), and as its second President (1797-1801). He was defeated for re-election in the "Revolution of 1800" by Thomas Jefferson. Adams was a sponsor of the American Revolution in Massachusetts, and a diplomat in the 1770s. He was a driving force for independence in 1776; in fact, … - Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (April 17 1790) was one of the most critical Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a leading author, political theorist, politician, printer, scientist, inventor, civic activist, environmentalist, and diplomat. As a scientist he was a major figure in the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As a political writer and activist he, more than anyone, invented the idea of an American nation, … - Abraham Yates
Abraham Yates (August 23, 1724 - June 30, 1796) was an American lawyer and civil servant from Albany, New York. He was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress in 1787 and 1788 as well as a New York State Senator from 1778 to 1790. - Thomas Cushing
Thomas Cushing (March 24, 1725 - February 28, 1788) was an American lawyer and statesman from Boston, Massachusetts. He was a delegate for Massachusetts in the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776, and Lt. Governor of the state from 1780 to 1788. Between the resignation of John Hancock and the inauguration of James Bowdoin, he served as Acting Governor of Massachusetts in 1785. Thomas was born into a prosperous and leading mercantile family of Boston. - William Livingston
William Livingston served as the Governor of New Jersey (1776–1790) during the American Revolution and was a signer of the United States Constitution. His grandfather, Robert Livingston the Elder, was a son of the Rev John Livingston a lineal descendant of the fifth Lord Livingston. He was the Brother of Philip Livingston and cousin of Robert R. Livingston, the Chancellor, as well as the grandson of Albany, New York mayor, Pieter Van Brugh. - John Joachim Zubly
Reverend John Joachim Zubly, born Hans Joachim Züblin was an American pastor, planter, and statesman during the American Revolution. Although a delegate for Georgia to the Continental Congress in 1775, he was viewed as a British loyalist during the American Revolution. - William Henry
William Henry was an American gunsmith from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress in 1784, 1785, and 1786. Prior to his service in the Continental Congress, Henry was a gunsmith and provided rifles to the British during the French and Indian War and later the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Over a thirty-year period, Henry's gun factory in Lancaster not only supplied arms to Pennsylvanian and, later, … - James Madison
James Madison, Jr., was an American politician and the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States. Considered to be the "Father of the Constitution", he was the principal author of the document. In 1788, he wrote over a third of the Federalist Papers, still the most influential commentary on the Constitution. - Henry Lee
Henry Lee III, called "Light Horse Harry", (January 29 1756 - March 25 1818) was a cavalry officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He was the Governor of Virginia and a U.S. Congressman, as well as the father of American Civil War general Robert E. Lee. - John Hanson
John Hanson (April 13, 1715 - November 22, 1783) was a delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland. Because he was the first man to serve a full term as President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation in 1781 and 1782, he has been called the first President of the United States, but this claim is inaccurate. Hanson is one of the most enigmatic figures in US history. - John Hancock
John Hancock (January 12, 1737 <small>(O.S.)</small> - October 8, 1793 <small>(N.S.)</small>) was President of the Second Continental Congress and of the Congress of the Confederation; first Governor of Massachusetts; and the first person to sign the United States Declaration of Independence. - Simon Boerum
Simon Boerum (1724 - July 11 1775) was a farmer, miller, and political leader from Brooklyn, New York. He represented New York in the Continental Congress in 1774 and 1775. Boerum's family settled on Long Island when it was a part of the Dutch Colony of New Netherland. His parents were William Jacob Boerum (1687-1766) and Rachel (Bloom) Boerum (1690-1738), who farmed in the town of New Lots, in Kings County, New York, which is now part of Brooklyn. - John Dickinson
John Dickinson (November 2 1732 - February 14 1808) was an American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware. He was a milita officer during the American Revolution, a Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania and Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of Delaware, and President of Pennsylvania. Among the wealthiest men in the British American colonies, … - Daniel Of St. Thomas Jenifer
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer was a politician and a Founding Father of the United States. Born long before conflicts with Great Britain emerged, he was a leader for many years in Maryland's colonial government. However, when conflict arose with Great Britain, he embraced the Patriot cause, willingly abandoning the ordered society of colonial Maryland for the uncertainty of revolution. - Matthew Tilghman
Matthew Tilghman (February 17, 1718 - May 4, 1790) was an American planter and Revolutionary leader from Maryland, who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776 - James Henry
James Henry (1731-December 9, 1804) was an American lawyer from Virginia who was a delegate to the Continental Congress. He was first elected to the Congress on December 17, 1779, but didn't enter the Congress until April of 1780. Although he was elected again the following year, he attended no other sessions. James Henry was a native of Scotland, but moved to Philadelphia at an early age where he studied law. Afterwards, he settled on the eastern shore of Virginia. - James Smith
James Smith (about 1719 - July 11 1806), was a signer to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania. He was born in Province of Ulster , Ireland; his family emigrated to Chester County, Pennsylvania when he was about ten years old. He studied law at the office of his brother George and was admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania, initially practicing near Shippensburg, and later near York. He became captain of the militia there. - William Williams
William Williams (1731-1811) was a merchant, and a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress in 1776, and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence Williams born in Lebanon, Connecticut the son of a minister, Tim Solomon Williams, and Mary Porter. He studied theology and graduated from Harvard in 1751. He continued preparation for the ministry for a year, but then joined the militia to fight in the French and Indian War. - Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman (April 19 (O.S.), April 30 (N.S.), 1721 - July 23, 1793) was an early American lawyer and politician. He served as the first mayor of New Haven, Connecticut and served on the Committee of Five that drafted the American Declaration of Independence. He was the only person to sign all four great state papers of the United States: the Articles of Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. - John Henry
John Henry (November 1750-December 16, 1798) was a Governor of Maryland and member of the United States Senate. He was born near Vienna in Dorchester County, Maryland. He was a member of the Episcopal Church and the United States Democratic-Republican Party. He attended West Nottingham Academy in Cecil County, … - Caesar Rodney
Caesar Rodney (October 7 1728 - June 26 1784), was an American lawyer and politician from St. Jones Neck, in Dover Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, east of Dover. He was an officer of the Delaware militia during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, and President of Delaware during most of the American Revolution. - Lyman Hall
Lyman Hall (April 12, 1724 - October 19, 1790), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia. Hall County is named for him. - Charles Carroll
Charles Carroll (March 22, 1723 - March 23, 1783) was an American lawyer and statesman from Annapolis, Maryland. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1776 and 1777. - John Alsop
John Alsop (1724 - November 22, 1794) was an American merchant and politician from New York City during the American Revolution. He was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776 - Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 - June 6, 1799) was a prominent figure in the American Revolution, known and remembered primarily for his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech. Along with Samuel Adams and Thomas Paine, he was one of the most influential (and radical) advocates of the American Revolution and republicanism, especially in his denunciations of corruption in government officials and his defense of historic rights. - John Witherspoon
Dr. John Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 - November 15, 1794), was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey. He was the only clergyman and college president to sign the Declaration. - George Read
George Read (September 18 1733 - September 21 1798) was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of Delaware, and a member of the Federalist Party, who served as U.S. Senator from Delaware and Chief Justice of Delaware. - Thomas McKean
Thomas McKean (March 19 1734 - June 24 1817) was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, Delaware, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a milita officer during the American Revolution, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, and the second President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation. He was at various times a member of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican Parties, … - Noble Jones
Noble Wimberly (or Wymberley) Jones (1723 - January 9, 1805) was an American physician and statesman from Savannah, Georgia. He served as a Georgia delegate to the Continental Congress in 1781 and 1782. Born in Lambeth, England (near London), he immigrated to North America with his parents, who settled in Savannah, Georgia in 1723. He studied medicine and practiced in Savannah from 1756 to 1774, and was a member of the colonial assembly in 1755, 1756, 1760-1762, 1764, 1768, … - John Rogers
John Rogers (1723 - September 23, 1789) was an American lawyer from Upper Marlboro, Maryland. He was a delegate for Maryland to the Continental Congress in 1775 and 1776. - Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams was an American statesman, politician, writer and political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Adams was instrumental in garnering the support of the colonies for rebellion against Great Britain, eventually resulting in the American Revolution, and was also one of the key architects of the principles of American republicanism that shaped American political culture. - Abraham Clark
Abraham Clark (February 15, 1725 - September 15, 1794) was an American politician and Revolutionary War figure. He was delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress where he signed the Declaration of Independence and later served in the United States House of Representatives in both the Second and Third United States Congress, from March 4, 1791, until his death in 1794. Abraham was born in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. - Thomas Mifflin
Thomas Mifflin (January 10, 1744 - January 20, 1800) was an American merchant and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, a member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly, a Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania, fifth President of the U.S. Congress under the Articles of Confederation, and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. - Peyton Randolph
Peyton Randolph (c. 1721 - October 21, 1775) was the first President of the Continental Congress. He presided from September 5 to October 21, 1774, and then again for a few days in 1775 from May 10 to May 23. He was succeeded in office by Henry Middleton. Randolph was born in Virginia. His parents were Sir John Randolph and Susannah Beverley. He was also the grandson of William Randolph. He attended the College of William and Mary, … - Isaac Low
Isaac Low (April 13, 1735, Raritan Landing, New Jersey - July 25, 1791, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom) was an American merchant in New York City. After serving as a tax commissioner for the New York provincial government during the French and Indian War, Low married Margarita Cuyler in 1760, a scion of the powerful Schuyler family, whose brother and father were both mayors of Albany. Their son Isaac became a British army commissary-general. - Charles Stewart
Charles Stewart (1729 - June 24, 1800) was an officer during the American Revolutionary War and a Continental Congressman. Stewart was born in Gortlea in County Donegal, Ireland. He emigrated to the United States in 1750 and pursued a career in agriculture. Stewart was commissioned lieutenant colonel of militia in Hunterdon County, New Jersey in 1771, and commissioned colonel of a battalion of Minutemen on February 15, 1776. - Lewis Morris
Lewis Morris (April 8, 1726-January 22, 1798) was an American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York. He signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continental Congress for New York. This Morris was the third to be named Lewis, and was born on the family estate of Morrisania. He was the son of Lewis and Katrintje or Catherine (Staats) Moris. - Pierce Butler
Pierce Butler (July 11, 1744 - February 15, 1822) was a soldier, planter, and statesman, recognized as one of United States' Founding Fathers. He represented South Carolina in the Continental Congress and the U.S. Senate.
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