Step 1 : Introduction to the question "How many delegates to the Continental Congress signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence?"
... Nov. 4, 1776. The youngest to sign was Edward Rutledge, who was only 26 years old at the time. The oldest signer, at 70 years, was Benjamin Franklin. In total, 56 men affixed their signatures to this revered historical document. Source: Reference.co
