Did george washington sign the declaration of independence?

George Washington, John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison are typically counted as "Founding Fathers", but none of them signed the Declaration of Independence. General George Washington was Commander of the Continental Army, and was defending New York City in July 1776. read more

George Washington did not sign the Declaration of Independence. Representatives from all thirteen original colonies signed it, George Washington was not one of them. read more

Independence Hall's Assembly Room, where both the Constitution and Declaration of Independence were debated and signed. The Syng inkstand, used at the signing of the Constitution and, eleven years earlier, the Declaration of Independence. read more

1. The Declaration of Independence wasn’t signed on July 4, 1776. On July 1, 1776, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, and on the following day 12 of the 13 colonies voted in favor of Richard Henry Lee’s motion for independence. read more

General George Washington was Commander of the Continental Army, and was defending New York City in July 1776. As instructed by John Hancock, Washington read the Declaration of Independence to the army on July 9th. read more

New delegates joining the Congress were also allowed to sign. Eight men signed the Declaration who did not take seats in Congress until after July 4: Matthew Thornton, William Williams, Benjamin Rush, George Clymer, James Smith, George Taylor, George Ross, and Charles Carroll of Carrollton. read more