John Hancock, Paca, Lewis, Paine, Wythe, John Hart, Zipperer Gwinnett, Richard Stockton, and Thomas Jefferson were all signers of the Declaration of Independence. Hancock was a prominent leader in the American Revolution and served as President of the Continental Congress. Paca was a lawyer and politician from Maryland who was a delegate to the Continental Congress. Lewis was a delegate from Virginia to the Continental Congress and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Paine was an English-American political activist, philosopher, and revolutionary. Wythe was a delegate from Virginia to the Continental Congress and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. John Hart was a delegate from New Jersey to the Continental Congress and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Zipperer Gwinnett was a delegate from Georgia to the Continental Congress and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Richard Stockton was a delegate from New Jersey to the Continental Congress and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson was a delegate from Virginia to the Continental Congress and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was also the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.