Roger Sherman was a notable early American statesman and lawyer. He is the only person to have signed the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1776/08/02 | Most delegates sign the Declaration of Independence | Signer, representing Connecticut | US Declaration of Independence | American Colonies Declare Independence from Great Britain | |||
| 1787/00/00 | Roger Sherman and James Wilson propose the Three-Fifths Compromise, which counted three-fifths of the slave population for the purposes of representation in the United States House of Representatives and the Electoral College. | Architect | Independence Hall | Philadelphia, PA | Constitutional Convention | ||
| 1787/09/17 | Federal Convention adopts the US Constitution. | Signer, representing Connecticut | Constitution of the United States | Independence Hall | Philadelphia, PA | Constitutional Convention |
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