United States List of national founders



george washington, chief among founders of united states



within large group known founding fathers , there 2 key subsets, signers (who signed declaration of independence in 1776) , framers (who delegates federal convention , took part in framing or drafting proposed constitution of united states). historians have suggested revised definition of founding fathers , including broader group of not signers , framers who, whether politicians or jurists or statesmen or soldiers or diplomats or ordinary citizens, took part in winning independence , creating united states of america. eminent american historian richard b. morris, in 1973 book 7 shaped our destiny: founding fathers revolutionaries, identified following 7 figures key founders: john adams, benjamin franklin, alexander hamilton, john jay, thomas jefferson, james madison, , george washington.








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