History of roger sherman

Roger Sherman was a self-made American politician, a Connecticut delegate to the second Continental Congress, and the only man to sign all four of the great American documents: the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Association, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution.

Roger Sherman was a self-made American politician, a Connecticut delegate to the second Continental Congress, and the only man to sign all four of the great American documents.

Roger Sherman was born April 19, 1721 in Newton, Massachusetts, a small town near Boston.

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After learning to read and write, he educated himself in his father’s library. Although they were not a family of means, Roger’s father had taken great pains to collect a substantial library that he was very proud of.

Roger started off his career as a shoe-maker, when he was just a teenager. When he had spare time, however, every second was spent in the library.

In 1743, Roger Sherman’s father