a bill of rights
A Bill Of Rights. <<<<<**APEX**>>>>
A Bill of Rights
The three delegates who refused to sign the Constitution of the United States were George Mason, Elbridge Gerry, and Edmund Rudolph. They refused to sign because they believed that the Constitution did not protect the rights of the individuals enough and that the government would be able to run unchecked.
Actually, He did sign it. The only delegates that did not sign it were Edmund J. Randolph (VA) , George Mason (VA) , and Elbridge Gerry (MA).
The Constitution was finished on September 12, 1787. Of the 55 delegates, 42 attended most of the meetings, and 39 delegates (and the attesting secretary) actually signed the Constitution. Edmund Randolph and George Mason of Virginia and Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts refused to sign, due in part to the lack of a bill of rights.
The delegates elected George Washington to preside over the convention. The result of the Convention was the United States Constitution.
The three delegates who refused to sign the Constitution of the United States were George Mason, Elbridge Gerry, and Edmund Rudolph. They refused to sign because they believed that the Constitution did not protect the rights of the individuals enough and that the government would be able to run unchecked.
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Of the 55 delegates, 42 attended most of the meetings, and 39 delegates (and the attesting secretary) actually signed the Constitution. Edmund Randolph and George Mason of Virginia and Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts refused to sign, due in part to the lack of a bill of rights.
George Washington, John Blair and James Madison.
There were 7 delegates from Virginia, but only 3 signed the final draft. They were George Washington, James Madison, and John Blair. Two delegates were not present for the signing: George Wythe and James McClurg. Two Virginia delegates present refused to sign: George Mason and Edmund Randolph. Massachusetts delegate Elbridge Gerry also refused to sign.
George Mason and Patrick Henry are probably the two most prominent Founding Fathers who refused to sign the constitution. Mason refused to sign because at the time, the constitution lacked a Bill of Rights.