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James Wilson
American History, August Articles, Christian Calendar (Holidays), Christian History, Signers of Declaration of Independence
Listen August 28, 1798 Death of Signer, James Wilson James Wilson (September 14, 1742 – August 28, 1798) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution. A leading legal theorist, he was one of the six original justices appointed by George Washington to the Supreme Court of the United...Read more... Read more... -->
William Floyd
American History, August Articles, Christian Calendar (Holidays), Christian History, Signers of Declaration of Independence
Listen August 4, 1821 Death of Signer, William Floyd William Floyd (December 17, 1734 – August 4, 1821) was an American politician from New York, and a signer of the United States Declaration of...Read more... Read more... -->
Stephen Hopkins
American History, Christian History, July Articles, Signers of Declaration of Independence
Listen July 13, 1785 Death of Signer, Stephen Hopkins Stephen Hopkins (March 7, 1707 – July 13, 1785) was a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and a signer of the Declaration of...Read more... Read more... -->
Signers of the Declaration of Independence
American History, Christian History
Listen July 4, 1776 (and following) American Declaration of Independence is signed Signing the Declaration of Independence required remarkable personal courage. The Founding Fathers who signed it understood that King George III and the British Parliament would regard this act as treason. After years of attempted dialog with the King and Parliament, the Signers personally calculated what it might cost them to take the bold step. Following the teaching of the American pulpit, they had come to believe that no law was above God's law, and for this reason, the devised the motto of the American...Read more... Read more... -->
Matthew Thornton
American History, June Articles, Signers of Declaration of Independence
Listen June 24, 1803 Signer Matthew Thornton passed away Matthew Thornton (1714 – June 24, 1803), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New...Read more... Read more... -->
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