Charles Carroll signed the Declaration of Independence "Charles Carroll of Carroltown." He was also the longest surving of all the signers. He died in 1832.
Charles Dunlap made the first printed copies of the Declaration that had been signed by only John Hancock and Charles Thomson on July 4, 1776. Timothy Matlack handwrote the "engrossed" copy of the Declaration at the order of Congress so that all members could sign it. Mary Katherine Goddard made printed copies of the engrossed version with the 56 signatures.
On July 4, 1776, John Hancock and Charles Thomson, Secretary of Congress, signed the first copy. Later Congress directed the Declaration be engrossed and signed by all delegates. Most of the delgates whose names are on the Declaration signed it on August 2, 1776. A few delegates signed on later days.
Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
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Charles Carroll, john Hancock, thomas Jefferson, Richard Henry lee, francis lightfoot lee,
Charles Carroll, the man the town is named after, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Charles Carroll
Charles Carroll of Carrollton. He was also the longest living signer of Declaration of Independence.
Charles Carroll was the only Catholic person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Charles Carroll signed the Declaration of Independence "Charles Carroll of Carroltown." He was also the longest surving of all the signers. He died in 1832.
The cast of The Declaration of Education Independence - 2012 includes: Wendell Charles NeSmith as Himself - Host
At 70 years old Benjamin Franklin was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence. The longest living Declaration on Independence signer was Charles Carroll of Carrollton he lived to be 95.