Question: political philosophers who influenced the founding fathers?
Answer: Nicolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) James Harrington (1611-1677) John Locke (1632-1704) Charles de Montesquieu (1689-1755) Thomas Paine (1736-1809) John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) For More Information.