Who was the last person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas McKean signed the Declaration of Independence in 1781. He was the last signer. http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/declaration_timeline.html (John Hancock was the first to sign it. Most signers signed on August 2, 1776. George Wythe signed on August 27. On September 4, Richard Henry Lee, Elbridge Gerry, and Oliver Wilcott signed.