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Roger Sherman (April 19, 1721 – July 23, 1793) was an early American statesman, lawyer, and a Founding Father of the United States. He is the only person to sign all four great state papers of the United States: the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution.
Jul 19, 2024 · Roger Sherman (born April 19, 1721, Newton, Massachusetts [U.S.]—died July 23, 1793, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.) was an American politician whose plan for representation of large and small states prevented a deadlock at the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787.
Apr 2, 2014 · (1721-1793) Who Was Roger Sherman? American Founding Father Roger Sherman studied law, became a judge and then began a long career in government. Among many political posts, he served in...
Feb 18, 2020 · Roger Sherman was a self-made American politician, a Connecticut delegate to the second Continental Congress, and the only man to sign all four of the great American documents. Roger Sherman was born April 19, 1721 in Newton, Massachusetts, a small town near Boston.
Jul 10, 2022 · Roger Sherman is a Founding Father who was a merchant, lawyer, and politician. He rose to prominence during the American Revolution as a political icon and influential member of Congress. He was born in Massachusetts and moved to Connecticut after his father died.
In July of 1793, Roger Sherman died of typhoid at the age of 72. At the time he served as US Senator from Connecticut under the new constitution that he had helped to build; in the new nation, that he had spent most of his life defending and defining.
Nov 5, 2014 · Roger Sherman represents one of the most underappreciated founding fathers of the United States. This fact is lamentable, given Sherman’s immense contributions to the founding of this country.
