Roger Sherman signed the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and U.S. Constitution.
Sherman represented Connecticut and is recognized as the only person to sign all four major state papers associated with the founding era: the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution. His unusual continuity makes him a particularly distinctive figure in the America250 story.
Sherman was not merely a ceremonial signer. He served in the Continental Congress, helped shape the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention, and later became one of Connecticut’s first United States senators. The Great Compromise combined a population-based House of Representatives with a Senate giving equal representation to each state.
Other prominent founders signed some of these documents. Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration, Articles, and Constitution, but not the Continental Association. Thomas Jefferson signed the Declaration but did not sign the Articles or Constitution. John Hancock signed the Declaration but not the Constitution. The question’s three-document combination therefore points specifically to Sherman.