He might have been cute as a "button", but shortly after he signed the Dec. of Ind., he died from dueling wounds
... Fun fact, he died due to wounds from a duel not long after signing... [DOC] [TLE] John Morton was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence ... [PAR] It fell upon John Morton to cast the deciding vote for independence and he did so 
..... Button Gwinnett (1735-1777)After the Governor died in 1777, Button ... John 
Hart died two years after signing the Declaration of Independence.