Francis Hopkinson

Francis Hopkinson (September 21, 1737 – May 9, 1791) designed the first flag of the United States. He was also an American author, poet, and signer of the Declaration of Independence as a delegate from New Jersey.

Francis Hopkinson. Image from The Cyclopaedia of American Literature (1880).

Hopkinson's signature

Great Seal of the United States

Francis Hopkinson gave his help to the second committee that designed the Great Seal of the United States. This is the same seal that is now impressed upon the reverse of the United States one-dollar bill.