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6. Last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence
7. Only person to sign all four major founding documents (Continental Association, Declaration, Articles of Confederation, Constitution)
9. Known as the “Financier of the American Revolution”
10. Delaware signer who initially opposed independence but later signed the Declaration
11. New Jersey clergyman and president of Princeton who signed the Declaration
14. Virginia legal scholar and mentor to Thomas Jefferson
15. Massachusetts signer whose name later inspired the term “gerrymander”
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1. Pennsylvania signer and future U.S. Supreme Court Justice
2. Author of Notes on the State of Virginia
3. Physician and signer known for influential medical writings
4. Author of Poor Richard’s Almanack
5. Author of Thoughts on Government
8. Delaware patriot famous for his midnight ride to vote for independence
12. President of the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration first
13. South Carolina signer and future governor of his state