39 delegates to the continental congress signed the declaration of independance.
how many delegates to the continental congress signed the declaration of independance?
39
public law 95-260 was passed by congress in 1978 to create a memorial to the signers of the declaration of independence. the memorial is a gift from the american revolution bicentennial administration and consists of 56 stone blocks, each with a facsimile of the signer's actual signature, his occupation, and his home town. it was dedicated on july 2, 1984, exactly 208 years after the congress voted to approve the declaration of independence.









































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fifty-six delegates to the second continental congress signed the declaration of independence and are honored at this memorial:









































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massachusetts
memorial to the 56 signers of the declaration of independence
the unicameral congress of the confederation, officially styled "the united states in congress assembled," was composed of delegates elected by the legislature of the various states. the confederation congress was the immediate successor to the second continental congress; and delegates to it were similarly chosen. many of the delegates to the initial 1775 session of the second continental congress had also attended the previous first continental congress. altogether, the "biographical directory of the united states congress" lists 343 men who served as delegates to the continental congress in three incarnations from 1774 to 1789; also listed are another 90 persons who were elected as delegates but never served.
list of delegates to the continental congress