William Whipple
American politician and Founding Father (1730-1785) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 55
William Whipple Jr. was an American Founding Father and signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence. He represented New Hampshire as a member of the Continental Congress from 1776 through 1779. He worked as both a ship's captain and a merchant, and he studied in college to become a judge.
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![Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull (1818); Whipple is pictured sitting second from the left;[2] next to fellow New Hampshire delegate Josiah Bartlett.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Declaration_of_Independence_%281819%29%2C_by_John_Trumbull.jpg/1280px-Declaration_of_Independence_%281819%29%2C_by_John_Trumbull.jpg)
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He died of heart complications in 1785, aged 55.
