Which English citizen was also a signer of the United States Constitution?
Well, it depends on what you mean by “English” citizen. Strictly speaking, discounting the status of Colonials as British citizens, there were, I believe, no “English” signers of the Constitution. There were, however, seven signers born outside of what is today the USA. Four Irishmen, a Scotsman, an Englishman & a West Indian. Your man is probably Robert Morris, who was born near Liverpool, England. He immigrated at the age of 13. James McHenry was actually an Irishman by birth, born in Ballymena, Ulster. He was educated in Dublin before immigrating to what’s now the US where he became a physician & also partnered up with his brother in business. Pierce Butler was also an Irishman transplant, born in Cty Carlow, Ireland. He came over as a British Army officer in 1758. William Paterson was yet another Irishman, from Cty Antrim. His family immigrated when he was two. Thomas Fitzsimons, you guessed it…also Irish born! He immigrated around the age of 19. James Wilson was originally a Sco
