34 of the 55 that attended were lawyers.
About 34 out of 55 were lawyers in the Constitutional Convention. About 34 out of 55 were lawyers in the Constitutional Convention.
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Lawyers
Most were lawyers and planters.
Many of the people that took part in the Constitutional Convention were educated professionals within their communities. They included merchants, shippers, business men, doctors, lawyers, ministers, and theologists.
The Constitutional Convention
There were no foreign delegates at the constitutional convention.
The Constitutional Convention took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787. There was no 2007 Constitutional Convention.
There were 55 delegates at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.Most of the delegates were lawyers, merchants, or planters.Of those, there were only 39 who signed the Constitution on September 17, 1787. Also signing was the Convention's secretary, William Jackson.
The Constitutional Convention began on May 25, 1787 and ended on September 17.The Constitutional Convention is also known as the Federal Convention, the Philadelphia Convention, and the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
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The Constitutional Convention, where the modern day Constitution for the United States was written.