I read that all of the signers were well known men of government and business (of their day). Certainly, people like John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson are well-known today…but what of the obscure ones? Like Mr. Button Gwinnett-his signature is exceeningly rare-who was he? Who were the obscure signers, and why did they disappear from history (in the way that they did)? 
You can read about all of them here:
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/index.htm
Button Gwinnett does sound like a big loser. Maybe he was someone else’s bitch.
There are lots of sites devoted to this question. This one, for instance.
ETA: Great minds, Shag. Great minds. 
ralph. You can read all about it at the cited sites. Closed.
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