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The youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence was Edward Rutledge of Southern Carolina. He was 26. He was also initially opposed to independence, but signed the Declaration for the sake of unanimity.
The oldest signer was Benjamin Franklin, who was 70 at the time. At the signing, Franklin famously said "We must all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately."
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Who were the youngest and oldest signers of the constitution?
The youngest person to sign the Constitution was Jonathan Dayton. He was 26 years old when he signed the constitution. The oldest was Benjamin Franklin. He was 81 years old.
Name the oldest and youngest supreme court justices?
On the current Court, Justice Elena Kagan is youngest at 51 years old (April 28, 1960); Ruth Bader Ginsburg is oldest at 78 (March 15, 1933). Justice Stevens, who retired in June 2010, was formerly the oldest on the Court, at age 90. He was the second oldest serving justice in US Supreme Court history; Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., was a few months old than Justice Stevens when he retired. [May 2011]
Four children were born one year apart. The oldest child is 12. How old are the other three children from oldest to youngest?
11, 10, and 9
Who was the oldet person elected president?
The second youngest elected president was Theodore Roosevelt. He was 42 years old (the youngest president) when he assumed office after the death of William McKinley. However, when he was elected (voted in by the citizens) he was 45 years old. JFK was the youngest elected president, he was 43 years old.
What was the fate of men who signed Declaration of Independence?
The 56 men who signed the Declaration were not token patriots when they pledged their lives and honor to the cause of freedom. The average age was 44 and the youngest was 26. Ben Franklin was the oldest at 70. Most had money, none were hungry, and none were out of work. They actually laid their lives and fortunes on the line for freedom. Of the 56 men 5 were arrested by the British as traitors, 12 had their homes looted and burned, 2 lost sons in the war, 17 lost their fortunes, 9 fought in the war and died. Three of the signers lived to be over 90, 10 lived past 80, and 11 past 70. They came from all walks of life; 24 were lawyers, 14 farmers, 4 doctors, 9 merchants, and one minister. Three were born in Ireland, two in England and Scotland, one in Wales. During the war they were offered immunity to come back to the British cause. None did. One signer, George Wythe, was poisoned by his grand nephew at the age of 80. Samuel Chase became part of the Supreme Court and Caesar Rodney died of cancer. Button Gwenette became governor of GA and was killed in a duel at the age of 42. Oliver Woolcott became governor of Connecticut. Thomas Lynch, Jr. disappeared 3 years later with his wife on a voyage to the West Indies. Charles Carroll lived to 90 and died in 1832. He helped lay the cornerstone of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
