Question

Who was the oldest person to sign the declaration of independence

Answer 1

Benjamin Franklin

Step-by-step explanation:

Benjamin Franklin was the oldest person to sign the Declaration of Independece at age 70.

Answer 2

Benjamin Franklin

Step-by-step explanation:

Stephen Hopkins was 69 years old at the time of the signing of the Declaration; he was a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Still, he was not the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence. Benjamin Franklin was a year older than Stephen Hopkins; thus, at the age of 70, Franklin became the oldest person to sign the Declaration of Independence.