“Robert Morris was one of only two men to sign the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution.”
Attributed to The Daily Wire (Tim Rice, article profile of Robert Morris)
The article profiles Robert Morris as a leading financier of the Revolution and asserts he was one of only two individuals to sign all three key founding documents.
What the proof shows
Primary signer lists show Robert Morris signed the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution; Roger Sherman also appears on all three lists. Cross-checking official signers’ lists (National Archives and U.S. House/Office of the Historian) and authoritative secondary references (Harvard Declaration Resources, Constitution Center) shows no other individual signed all three documents. Therefore the Daily Wire’s statement that Morris was one of only two men to sign those three documents is correct (the other was Roger Sherman).
Corrected version
Robert Morris was one of only two men (the other was Roger Sherman) who signed the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution.
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References and proof
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Signers of the Declaration of Independence (signers factsheet) ↗
National ArchivesMorris, Robert | PA | ... listed among the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Signers of the Articles of Confederation ↗
U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the HistorianBelow, is a list of Continental Congress Delegates who signed the Articles of Confederation. ... SHERMAN, Roger CT ... MORRIS, Robert PA
Signers of the United States Constitution (Signatories) ↗
U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the HistorianListed below are the Continental and Confederation Congress Delegates who signed the United States Constitution. ... MORRIS, Robert | PA ... SHERMAN, Roger | CT
Meet the Framers of the Constitution ↗
National ArchivesIn all, 55 delegates attended the Constitutional Convention sessions, but only 39 actually signed the Constitution. ... Robert Morris (listed among the framers and signers).
About the Signers (Constitution Center) ↗
National Constitution CenterSix delegates had signed both the Declaration and the Constitution: George Clymer, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Morris, George Read, Roger Sherman, and James Wilson.
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