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For short character sketches of each of the Framers, see the
Framers Page.
This page contains demographical data about each of the framers,
including some not sketched on the aforementioned page.
Religion key:
CO = Congregationalist
DE = Deist
DR = Dutch Reformed
EP = Episcopal
LU = Lutheran
ME = Methodist
PB = Presbyterian
QU = Quaker
RC = Roman Catholic
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| Name |
State |
Place of Birth |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Occupation |
Religion |
Signed |
| Baldwin, Abraham |
Georgia |
Guilford, CT |
11/23/1754 |
3/4/1807 |
Minister/Lawyer |
CO |
Y |
| Bassett, Richard |
Delaware |
Cecil County, MD |
4/2/1745 |
8/15/1815 |
Lawyer |
ME |
Y |
| Bedford, Gunning, Jr. |
Delaware |
Philadelphia, PA |
1747 |
3/30/1812 |
Lawyer |
PB |
Y |
| Blair, John |
Virginia |
Williamsburg, VA |
1732 |
8/31/1800 |
Lawyer |
EP |
Y |
| Blount, William |
North Carolina |
Windsor, NC |
4/6/1749 |
3/21/1800 |
Politician |
PB |
Y |
| Brearly, David |
New Jersey |
Spring Grove, NJ |
6/11/1745 |
8/16/1790 |
Lawyer |
EP |
Y |
| Broom, Jacob |
Delaware |
Wilmington, DE |
1752 |
1810 |
Merchant |
LU |
Y |
| Butler, Pierce |
South Carolina |
County Carlow, Ireland |
7/11/1744 |
2/15/1822 |
Soldier/Politician |
EP |
Y |
| Carroll, Daniel |
Maryland |
Upper Marlboro, MD |
7/22/1730 |
7/5/1796 |
Farmer |
RC |
Y |
| Clymer, George |
Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA |
3/16/1740 |
1/23/1813 |
Merchant |
QU/EP |
Y |
| Davie, William R. |
North Carolina |
Egremont, England |
6/20/1756 |
11/29/1820 |
Lawyer |
PB |
N |
| Dayton, Jonathan |
New Jersey |
Elizabethtown, NJ |
10/16/1760 |
10/9/1824 |
Lawyer |
EP |
Y |
| Dickinson, John |
Delaware |
Trappe, MD |
11/19/1732 |
2/14/1808 |
Lawyer |
QU/EP |
Y |
| Ellsworth, Oliver |
Connecticut |
Windsor, CT |
4/29/1745 |
11/26/1807 |
Lawyer |
CO |
N |
| Few, William |
Georgia |
Baltimore, MD |
6/8/1748 |
7/16/1828 |
Lawyer |
ME |
Y |
| Fitzsimons, Thomas |
Pennsylvania |
Ireland |
1741 |
8/26/1811 |
Merchant |
RC |
Y |
| Franklin, Benjamin |
Pennsylvania |
Boston, MA |
1/17/1706 |
4/17/1790 |
Inventor |
DE |
Y |
| Gerry, Elbridge |
Massachusetts |
Marblehead, MA |
7/17/1744 |
11/23/1814 |
Merchant |
EP |
N |
| Gilman, Nicholas |
New Hampshire |
Exeter, NH |
8/3/1755 |
5/2/1814 |
Merchant |
CO |
Y |
| Gorham, Nathaniel |
Massachusetts |
Charlestown, MA |
5/27/1738 |
6/11/1796 |
Merchant |
CO |
Y |
| Hamilton, Alexander |
New York |
Nevis, British West Indies |
1/11/1757 |
7/12/1804 |
Lawyer |
EP |
Y |
| Houston, William C. |
New Jersey |
Sumter, SC |
1746 |
8/12/1788 |
Teacher |
PB |
N |
| Houstoun, William |
Georgia |
Savannah, GA |
1755 |
3/17/1813 |
Lawyer |
EP |
N |
| Ingersoll, Jared |
Pennsylvania |
New Haven, CT |
10/27/1749 |
10/31/1822 |
Lawyer |
PB |
Y |
| Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas |
Maryland |
Port Tobacco, MD |
1723 |
11/16/1790 |
Lawyer |
EP |
Y |
| Johnson, William S. |
Connecticut |
Stratford, CT |
10/7/1727 |
11/14/1819 |
Lawyer |
EP |
Y |
| King, Rufus |
Massachusetts |
Scarborough, ME |
3/24/1755 |
4/29/1827 |
Lawyer |
EP |
Y |
| Langdon, John |
New Hampshire |
Portsmouth, NH |
6/26/1741 |
9/18/1819 |
Merchant |
CO |
Y |
| Lansing, John, Jr. |
New York |
Albany, NY |
1/30/1754 |
1829 |
Lawyer |
DR |
N |
| Livingston, William |
New Jersey |
Albany, NY |
11/30/1723 |
7/25/1790 |
Lawyer |
PB |
Y |
| Madison, James |
Virginia |
Port Conway, VA |
3/16/1751 |
6/28/1836 |
Politician |
EP |
Y |
| Martin, Alexander |
North Carolina |
Hunterdon County, NJ |
1740 |
11/2/1807 |
Politician |
PB/EP |
N |
| Martin, Luther |
Maryland |
Brunswick, NJ |
2/9/1744 |
7/10/1826 |
Lawyer |
EP |
N |
| Mason, George |
Virginia |
Fairfax County, VA |
12/11/1725 |
10/7/1792 |
Politician |
EP |
N |
| McClurg, James |
Virginia |
Hampton, VA |
1746 |
7/9/1823 |
Doctor |
PB? |
N |
| McHenry, James |
Maryland |
Ballymena, Ireland |
11/16/1753 |
5/3/1816 |
Doctor |
PB |
Y |
| Mercer, John F. |
Maryland |
Stafford County, VA |
5/17/1759 |
8/30/1821 |
Lawyer |
EP |
N |
| Mifflin, Thomas |
Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA |
1/10/1744 |
1/20/1800 |
Merchant |
QU/LU |
Y |
| Morris, Gouverneur |
Pennsylvania |
Bronx, NY |
1/31/1752 |
11/6/1816 |
Lawyer |
EP |
Y |
| Morris, Robert |
Pennsylvania |
Liverpool, England |
1/31/1734 |
5/8/1806 |
Merchant |
EP |
Y |
| Paterson, William |
New Jersey |
County Antrim, Ireland |
12/24/1745 |
9/9/1806 |
Lawyer |
PB |
Y |
| Pierce, William L. |
Georgia |
Georgia |
1740 |
12/10/1789 |
Merchant |
EP |
N |
| Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth |
South Carolina |
Charleston, SC |
2/25/1746 |
8/16/1825 |
Lawyer |
EP |
Y |
| Pinckney, Charles |
South Carolina |
Charleston, SC |
10/26/1757 |
10/29/1824 |
Lawyer |
EP |
Y |
| Randolph, Edmund J. |
Virginia |
Williamsburg, VA |
8/10/1753 |
1813 |
Lawyer |
EP |
N |
| Read, George |
Delaware |
Cecil County, MD |
9/18/1733 |
9/21/1798 |
Lawyer |
EP |
Y |
| Rutledge, John |
South Carolina |
Charleston, SC |
9/1739 |
6/18/1800 |
Lawyer |
EP |
Y |
| Sherman, Roger |
Connecticut |
Newton, MA |
4/19/1721 |
7/23/1793 |
Lawyer/Merchant |
CO |
Y |
| Spaight, Richard D. |
North Carolina |
New Bern, NC |
3/25/1758 |
9/6/1802 |
Politician |
EP |
Y |
| Strong, Caleb |
Massachusetts |
Northampton, MA |
1/9/1745 |
11/7/1819 |
Lawyer |
CO |
N |
| Washington, George |
Virginia |
Wakefield Plantation, VA |
2/22/1732 |
12/14/1799 |
Soldier |
EP |
Y |
| Williamson, Hugh |
North Carolina |
Nottingham, PA |
12/5/1735 |
5/22/1819 |
Educator |
PB/DE |
Y |
| Wilson, James |
Pennsylvania |
St. Andrews, Scotland |
9/14/1741 |
8/21/1797 |
Lawyer |
EP/DE |
Y |
| Wythe, George |
Virginia |
Elizabeth City County, VA |
1726 |
6/8/1806 |
Lawyer |
EP |
N |
| Yates, Robert |
New York |
Schenectady, NY |
1/27/1738 |
9/9/1801 |
Lawyer |
DR |
N |
Sources:
http://www.usconstitution.net/constframedata.html
Birth places, birth and death dates, and occupations:
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