Which signers of the Declaration of Independence later became U.S. presidents?

Fifty-six individuals from each of the original 13 colonies participated in the Second Continental Congress, and they all signed the Declaration of Independence.

Pennsylvania sent nine delegates to the congress, followed by Virginia with seven and Massachusetts and New Jersey each with five. Connecticut, Maryland, New York, and South Carolina each sent four delegates. Delaware, Georgia, New Hampshire, and North Carolina each sent three. Rhode Island, the smallest colony, sent only two delegates to Philadelphia.

After the American Revolutionary War, 13 of the signers went on to become governors, while 18 served in their state legislatures. Sixteen became state and federal judges. Seven became members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and six became U.S. Senators. James Wilson and Samuel Chase became Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Just two signers of the Declaration of Independence would each become President of United States. They were John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Adams served as the second U.S. president from 1797 to 1801; and, Jefferson– the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776)– was elected the third President (1801–09).

Also, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Charles Carroll were the longest surviving signers. Adams and Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Charles Carroll of Maryland was the last signer to die. In 1832 at the age of 95, he died.