Explore
Pricing
For Authors
Listen Now

Sign In Start free trial

Search
Explore
Library

Publish a book
Help

Matthew Thornton

,

Biography and Memoir

Matthew Thornton

The Late Signer – Irish Doctor Who Refused to Be Left Out of HistoryBy Marcus Hale

Listen with Sir Michael Caine™ and 1,000+ voices

Try for $0.00 Get for $4.99

Matthew Thornton

Length50m

About this audiobook

Matthew Thornton — the Irish immigrant physician and last man to sign the Declaration of Independence. Arriving in New Hampshire as a young boy, Thornton became a respected doctor, judge, and militia leader. He missed the main signing in August 1776 but demanded the record be reopened so he could add his name on November 4 — refusing to be left out of the birth of a nation. In this 4-episode deep dive, we follow his remarkable journey: from poor Irish immigrant to successful New England doctor, revolutionary patriot, and one of the longest-living signers (dying at 89 in 1803). His simple gravestone reads only “An Honest Man” — a fitting epitaph for a brother who lived by the square with quiet determination. A member of the Craft, Thornton showed up late but stayed true, proving that principle and persistence matter more than being first.

Rebellion Healing Journey Hero Political Intrigue Survival War & Battle

Audiobook details

GenreHistory, Biography and Memoir

Length50 mins

Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateMay 8, 2026

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Chapter 1 - Irish Ashlar to Frontier Surgeon: Immigrant Grind & Battlefield Steel

2Chapter 2 - The Flip: From Royal Commission to Provincial Leader

3Chapter 3 - Signing Late: The Insistence on the Privilege

4Chapter 4 - Final Square: Long Service, Honest Legacy & the Man Who Showed Up

More from Marcus Hale

Richard Stockton

Richard StocktonMarcus Hale52m$4.99 · $0

William HooperMarcus Hale56m$4.99 · $0

John HancockMarcus Hale1h 4m$4.99 · $0

Benjamin Franklin: The Masonic Runaway Printer Who Helped Birth a Nation

Benjamin Franklin: The Masonic Runaway Printer Who Helped Birth a NationMarcus Hale1h 35m$4.99 · $0

More from History

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Complete 6 Volume Edition)

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Complete 6 Volume Edition)Edward Gibbon179h 45m$1 · $0

JesusJames Martin18h 3m$40 · $0

Brave MenErnie Pyle20h 4m$1 · $0

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3William Manchester, Paul Reid53h 24m$35

The Story of World War II

The Story of World War IIDonald L. Miller24h 53m$32

PostwarTony Judt43h 2m$40

Slave Narratives

Slave NarrativesUnited States. Work Projects Administration2h 22m$1 · $0

The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America

The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North AmericaHoward Irving Chapelle, Tappan Adney10h 24m$2 · $0

East West Street

East West StreetPhilippe Sands14h 24m$23 · $0

Their Finest Hour

Their Finest HourWinston Churchill28h 13m$2 · $0

Rising Wolf the White Blackfoot

Rising Wolf the White BlackfootJames Willard Schultz4h 39m$2 · $0

Fighter PilotRobin Olds17h 3m$28

The Complete Histories / History Plays of William Shakespeare

The Complete Histories / History Plays of William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare27h 40m$2 · $0

Berlin DiaryWilliam L. Shirer16h$28

Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant

Personal Memoirs of U. S. GrantUlysses S. Grant30h 36m$1 · $0

The Ecclesiastical History (Summarized Edition)

The Ecclesiastical History (Summarized Edition)Eusebius12h 28m$2

The Black Banners (Declassified)

The Black Banners (Declassified)Ali H. Soufan19h 15m$30

Rilla of Ingleside (Unabridged)

Rilla of Ingleside (Unabridged)Lucy Maud Montgomery13h 5m$1 · $0

Misbehaving at the Crossroads

Misbehaving at the CrossroadsHonoree Fanonne Jeffers11h 35m$29 · $0

The Complete Rougon-Macquart Cycle (All 20 Unabridged Novels in one volume)

The Complete Rougon-Macquart Cycle (All 20 Unabridged Novels in one volume)Émile Zola326h 28m$2 · $0

More from Biography and Memoir

EnduranceAlfred Lansing6h 1m$20

The Memoirs of U. S. Grant

The Memoirs of U. S. GrantUlysses S. Grant30h 35m$2 · $0

The World of Yesterday

The World of YesterdayStefan Zweig15h 39m$2 · $0

The Storyteller: Expanded

The Storyteller: ExpandedDave Grohl11h 38m$5 · $0

The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of LisieuxDe Lisieux Saint Thérèse6h 48m$2 · $0

Lessons from the Edge

Lessons from the EdgeMarie Yovanovitch17h 11m$40 · $0

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3William Manchester, Paul Reid53h 24m$35

Escape from Mariupol

Escape from MariupolAdoriana Marik, Anne K. Howard5h 57m$17 · $0

The Streets of Baltimore

The Streets of BaltimoreJoe Frantz6h 52m$17

Black BoxShiori Itō6h 21m$17 · $0

The Complete Works of Frederick Douglass

The Complete Works of Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass61h 48m$2 · $0

Paris (Extended Edition)

Paris (Extended Edition)Paris Hilton9h 3m$29 · $0

Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 3

Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 3Mark Twain24h 54m$30

Fighter PilotRobin Olds17h 3m$28

The Story of John G. Paton; or, Thirty Years among South Sea Cannibals (Summarized Edition)

The Story of John G. Paton; or, Thirty Years among South Sea Cannibals (Summarized Edition)John Gibson Paton3h 13m$1

Berlin DiaryWilliam L. Shirer16h$28

Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ

Filling Up the Afflictions of ChristJohn Piper2h 52m$15

The Autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt

The Autobiography of Parley Parker PrattParley P. Pratt16h 16m$1 · $0

Twelve Years a Slave

Twelve Years a SlaveSolomon Northup8h 48m$1 · $0

Churchill: Historical Books, Memoirs, Essays, Speeches & Letters

Churchill: Historical Books, Memoirs, Essays, Speeches & LettersWinston Churchill251h 10m$1 · $0

You may also like

The Better Angels

The Better AngelsRobert C. Plumb9h 25m$20

Dr. Elsie Inglis

Dr. Elsie InglisLady Frances Balfour6h 18m$2 · $0

The Umpire Strikes Back

The Umpire Strikes BackDavid Fisher, Ron Luciano5h 52m$23

Florence Nightingale

Florence NightingaleLaura E. Richards3h 22m$12

One Man Great Enough

One Man Great EnoughJohn C. Waugh12h 1m$23 · $0

RooseveltBrett Harper4h 18m$15

Four Great Americans

Four Great AmericansJames Baldwin4h 14m$10

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham LincolnAllen C. Guelzo18h 27m$28 · $0

Life and Letters of Sir Wilfrid Laurier

Life and Letters of Sir Wilfrid LaurierOscar Douglas Skelton15h 40m$1 · $0

A Warrior of the People

A Warrior of the PeopleJoe Starita8h 48m$20

YellenJon Hilsenrath11h 55m$29 · $0

William Henry Harrison

William Henry HarrisonHoward Peckham1h 59m$10

Florence Nightingale, the Angel of the Crimea

Florence Nightingale, the Angel of the CrimeaLaura Elizabeth Howe Richards4h 17m$1 · $0

Rock StarJennifer Jones7h 55m$26 · $0

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin6h 3m$20

Across Five Aprils

Across Five AprilsIrene Hunt5h 47m$20

Sandy KoufaxJane Leavy6h 15m$24 · $0

Life of George Washington (Illustrated)

Life of George Washington (Illustrated)Washington Irving34h 43m$1 · $0

Your Heart, My Hands

Your Heart, My HandsArun K. Singh MD8h 39m$20 · $0

Notorious RBG Young Readers' Edition

Notorious RBG Young Readers' EditionIrin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik2h 59m$18 · $0