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Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?

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In 1796, signer Thomas McKean disputed that the Declaration had been signed on July 4, pointing out that some signers were not present, including several who were not even elected to Congress until after that date. "[N]o person signed it on that day nor for many days after", he later wrote. read more

As the President of the Continental Congress, John Hancock of Massachusetts was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence on Aug. 2, 1776. The last person to sign the document was Thomas Kean of Delaware, and it is believed he signed after January 1777. read more

Congress adopted the more poetic Declaration of Independence, drafted by Thomas Jefferson, two days later, on July 4. The president of Congress, John Hancock, and its secretary, Charles Thompson, immediately signed the handwritten draft, which was dispatched to nearby printers. read more

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