How do you define "Founding Father"?

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What determines how someone is considered a Founding Father? Does it have to be someone that signed the Declaration Of Independence? Someone that was in in office before 1775? How about 1783? Seeing as how the U.S. wasn't created overnight I see a Founding Father as someone that served in our government during the first 40 to 50 years of our Country's development and helped to shape what our Country was to become.

But that's just my view. Is there a legal definition of what makes someone a "Founding Father"?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

The signatories of the Declaration of Independence are often called "Founders," and the delegates of the Philadelphia Convention which prepared the Constitution are often called "Framers."

TheOrange Evil · Answer

Fifty years is probably too long. I'd say someone who was part of the Revolutionary and/or Federal generation (contributed to the Declaration of Independence, the war, the new state governments under the Articles of Confederation or the writing of the US Constitution). So, approximately 1776-1787.

? · Answer

The people who signed the declaration of independence and/or those who worked on the constitution. Personally I would also include VIPs of the revolution like Thomas Paine for example, but that isn't the "official" definition.

QBeing · Answer

An interesting question.  I would through my lot in with the Orange Evil. 50 years is almost the first quarter of this countries existence and just covers to much.

laurendeau · Answer

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How do you define "Founding Father"?

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