Did all delegates sign the declaration of Independence?

Answer 1

No. Everyone who signed the Declaration is a founding father, but not all founding fathers were members of the continental congress at that time. Take George Washington for instance. Quite obviously he is a founding father but by the time independence was declared he had already been appointed to command the Continental Army and was off doing so.

George Washington himself did not sign the Declaration of Independence. He was away at war. Most of the others did.

Answer 2

No. Only John Hancock, President of the Convention and Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Convention signed on that date. An engrossed copy was then made and most but not all delegates signed that copy on August 2, 1776. Several other delegates signed at later times because they could not be present on the 2nd. John Dickinson and Robert R. Livingston never signed. Dickinson refused to sign because he was opposed to it. Livingston did not sign because he had been recalled to New York and was not present on August 2.

Answer 3

Two delegates did not sign. John Dickinson of Pennsylvania refused to sign because he preferred to reconcile the colonial differences with Britain instead of breaking away. Robert R. Livingston of New York did not sign because he had been recalled from the Convention before the actual signing took place on August 2, 1776. He had agreed to it in the voting.

Answer 4

Five Founding Fathers

Answer 5

Yes.