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Signature of George Read

George Read

American politician (1733-1798)

† 1798 · Declaration of Independence · Signer of the US Declaration of Independence (1776); cross-wiki notability: 22 language Wikipedias
License & source
Public domain · Wikidata
Life

George Read was born on September 18, 1733 in North East and died on September 21, 1798 in New Castle, aged 65. Recorded occupations: politician, lawyer, judge and jurist. Country of citizenship: United States. Positions held include Governor of Delaware, member of the Delaware State Senate, United States senator, member of the Delaware House of Representatives, Delegate to the United States Constitutional Convention and president.

At a glance
Born
September 18, 1733 · North East
Died
September 21, 1798 · New Castle
Age at death
65
Citizenship
United States
Occupations
politician, lawyer, judge, jurist
Positions held
Governor of Delaware, member of the Delaware State Senate, United States senator, member of the Delaware House of Representatives, Delegate to the United States Constitutional Convention, president
Wikipedia editions
22 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

This image of George Read's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; signer deceased since the founding era: no copyright or publicity-rights exposure.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q471303 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about George Read on Wikipedia.

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