Roger Sherman, American lawyer, statesman, and founding father, known for american lawyer, statesman, and founding father, was born on 1721-04-19. Roger Sherman (April 19, 1721 – July 23, 1793) was an early American politician, lawyer, and a Founding Father of the United States. Representing Connecticut, he is the only person to sign all four great state papers of the United States: the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution.
Roger Sherman is born
Roger Sherman, American lawyer, statesman, and founding father, known for american lawyer, statesman, and founding father, was born on 1721-04-19.
Historical Significance
Roger Sherman is American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father.
Key People
Roger Sherman
lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father
American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father
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Events Before
Edmond Halley is appointed as the second Astronomer Royal at the Greenwich Observatory
Edmond (or Edmund) Halley (8 November [O.S. 29 October] 1656 – 25 January 1742 [O.S. 14 January 1741]) was an English astronomer, mathematician and physicist.
The Ship "Le Grand St Antoine" reaches Marseille, bringing Europe's last major plague outbreak. Kills around 100,000.
The Ship "Le Grand St Antoine" reaches Marseille, bringing Europe's last major plague outbreak. Kills around 100,000.
The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings
The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings
Sweden and Prussia sign a peace treaty ending hostilities between them during the Great Northern War
Sweden and Prussia sign a peace treaty ending hostilities between them during the Great Northern War
Sweden and Prussia sign the Second Treaty of Stockholm
The Treaties of Stockholm were two treaties signed in 1719 and 1720 that ended the war between Sweden and an alliance of Hanover and Prussia. Aspects of the conflict that remained unresolved would be...
Events After
Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen is the first European to discover Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, in the southeas
Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen is the first European to discover Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean
Edward Wigglesworth appointed 1st north American divinity professor (Harvard)
Edward Wigglesworth appointed 1st north American divinity professor (Harvard)
Afghan monarch Mir Mahmud occupies Persia
Afghan monarch Mir Mahmud occupies Persia
William IV Prince of Orange appointed mayor of Drente
William IV Prince of Orange appointed mayor of Drente
19 VOC "komplotteurs" in Batavia executed
19 VOC "komplotteurs" in Batavia executed
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