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Eight foreigners who helped win American Independence
A look at eight non American signers of the Declaration of Independence born outside the colonies. Button Gwinnett and Robert Morris led English and Scottish born figures, with Wilson, Witherspoon, Smith, Taylor, Thornton, and Lewis among Ireland, Scotland, and Wales natives. Their legacies include signatures, leadership roles, and enduring fame beyond their lifetimes.
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Philadelphia
America
North America
George III
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Button Gwinnett
George Washington
Bristol
Charleston
S. C
Savannah
St. Catherine’s Island
Colony of
Georgia
Gwinnett
Continental Congress
Lachland McIntosh
McIntosh
Robert Morris
Liverpool
Princeton College
Wilson
City College of
University of Pennsylvania
St. Andrews
Pita
Congress
Middle District
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Federalist
Washington
Supreme Court
Edenton
N. C
John Witherspoon
Gifford
Haddingtonshire
Witherspoon
James Smith
Susquehanna
Young Smith
College of
Shippensburg
York
Smith
Great Britain
Benjamin Rush
George Taylor