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{{Founding Fathers
|image=Rogersherman.jpg
|State:=Connecticut
|Religion:=Christian- Congregationalist <ref>http://www.adherents.com/gov/Founding_Fathers_Religion.html</ref>
|Founding Documents:=[[Declaration of Independence]]
}}
'''Roger Sherman''' was an influential member of the [[Continental Congress]] (1774-81 and 1783-84) and [[Connecticut]] consultant and lawyer. He was elected to the committee which drafted both the [[Declaration of Independence]] and the [[Articles of Confederation]], as well as many other important documents concerning national finances, military matters and Indian affairs. He also worked in shaping the [[New Jersey Plan]] and was a strong advocate of the [[Connecticut Compromise]].
'''Roger Sherman''' was an influential member of the [[Continental Congress]] (1774-81 and 1783-84) and [[Connecticut]] consultant and lawyer. He was elected to the committee which drafted both the [[Declaration of Independence]] and the [[Articles of Confederation]], as well as many other important documents concerning national finances, military matters and Indian affairs. He also worked in shaping the [[New Jersey Plan]] and was a strong advocate of the [[Connecticut Compromise]].