索顿博士在1776年抵达费城后签署了"独立宣言". Dr. Thornton signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 after arriving in Philadelphia.

马修·索顿博士出生于1714年, 是最后一个签署独立宣言的代表. Dr. Matthew Thornton, born in 1714 in Northern Ireland, was the last delegate to sign the Declaration of Independence. 他于1776年11月抵达费城,当时没有参加最初的签名会,他坚持要加入自己的姓名并表示希望"有特权因爱国而被死". He arrived in Philadelphia in November 1776 after missing the initial signing, famously insisting on adding his name and stating he wanted the "privilege to be hanged for patriotism." 桑顿还帮助起草了新罕布什尔州的宪法,这是殖民地中的第一个.在1803年去世之前,他曾担任医生,民兵军官和国家官员. Thornton also helped draft New Hampshire's constitution, the first in the colonies, and served as a physician, militia officer, and state official before dying in 1803.