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Who were some of the delegates in the Constitutional Convention?
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(from http://www.answers.com/Constitutional+Convention) Below is the list of delegates to the Constitutional Convention. Delegates marked with an asterisk (*) did not sign the final draft of the U.S. Constitution * Connecticut ** William Samuel Johnson ** Roger Sherman ** Oliver Ellsworth* * Delaware ** George Read ** Gunning Bedford, Jr. ** John Dickinson ** Richard Bassett ** Jacob Broom * Georgia ** William Few ** Abraham Baldwin ** William Pierce* ** William Houstoun* * Maryland ** James McHenry ** Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer ** Daniel Carroll ** John Francis Mercer* ** Luther Martin* * Massachusetts ** Elbridge Gerry* ** Nathaniel Gorham ** Rufus King ** Caleb Strong* * New Hampshire ** John Langdon ** Nicholas Gilman * New Jersey ** David Brearley ** William Houston* ** William Paterson ** William Livingston ** Jonathan Dayton * New York ** Robert Yates* ** Alexander Hamilton ** John Lansing, Jr.* * North Carolina ** Alexander Martin* ** William Richardson Davie* ** Richard Dobbs Spaight ** William Blount ** Hugh Williamson * Pennsylvania ** Thomas Mifflin ** Robert Morris ** George Clymer ** Jared Ingersoll ** Thomas Fitzsimons ** James Wilson ** Gouverneur Morris ** Benjamin Franklin * Rhode Island ** No Appointment* South Carolina ** John Rutledge ** Charles Pinckney ** Charles Cotesworth Pinckney ** Pierce Butler * Virginia ** George Washington ** Edmund Randolph* ** John Blair ** James Madison ** George Mason* ** George Wythe* ** James McClurg*
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∙ 9y agoTwelve of the thirteen colonies were represented at the constitutional convention. Rhode Island did not send any delegates.CT was represented by William Samuel Johnson, Roger Sherman, and Oliver Ellsworth (Elsworth). NY was represented by Alexander Hamilton, John Lansing, Jr., and Robert Yates. DE was represented by George Read, Gunning Bedford, Jr., John Dickinson, Richard Bassett, and Jacob Broom.NC was represented by William Blount, Richard Dobbs Spaight, Hugh Williamson, William R. Davie, and Alexander Martin.GA was represented by William Few, Abraham Baldwin, William Houston, and William L. Pierce. PA was represented by Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Mifflin, Robert Morris, George Clymer, Thomas Fitzsimons (FitzSimons; Fitzsimmons), Jared Ingersoll, James Wilson, and Governor Morris.MD was represented by James McHenry, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, Daniel Carroll, Luther Martin, and John F. Mercer.SC was represented by John Rutledge, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Charles Pinckney, and Pierce Butler.MA was represented by Nathaniel Gorham, Rufus King, Elbridge Gerry, and Caleb Strong.NH was represented by John Langdon and Nicholas Gilman.VA was represented by John Blair, James Madison Jr., George Washington, George Mason, James McClurg, Edmund J. Randolph, and George Wythe.NJ was represented by William Livingston, David Brearly (Brearley), William Paterson (Patterson), Jonathan Dayton, and William C. Houston.
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∙ 11y agoConnecticut
Ellsworth (Elsworth), Oliver*
Johnson, William S.
Sherman, Roger
Delaware
Bassett (Basset), Richard
Bedford, Gunning, Jr.
Broom, Jacob
Dickinson, John
Read, George
Georgia
Baldwin, Abraham
Few, William
Houstoun, William*
Pierce, William L.*
Maryland
Carroll, Daniel
Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas
Martin, Luther*
McHenry, James
Mercer, John F.*
Massachusetts
Gerry, Elbridge*
Gorham, Nathaniel
King, Rufus
Strong, Caleb*
New Hampshire
Gilman, Nicholas
Langdon, John
New Jersey
Brearly (Brearley), David
Dayton, Jonathan
Houston, William C.*
Livingston, William
Paterson (Patterson), William
New York
Hamilton, Alexander
Lansing, John, Jr.*
Yates, Robert *
North Carolina
Blount, William
Davie, William R.*
Martin, Alexander *
Spaight, Richard D.
Williamson, Hugh
Pennsylvania
Clymer, George
Fitzsimons, Thomas
Franklin, Benjamin
Ingersoll, Jared
Mifflin, Thomas
Morris, Gouverneur
Morris, Robert
Wilson, James
South Carolina
Butler, Pierce
Pinckney, Charles
Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth
Rutledge, John
Rhode Island
Rhode Island did not send any delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
Virginia
Blair, John
Madison, James
Mason, George *
McClurg, James*
Randolph, Edmund J.*
Washington, George
Wythe, George*
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∙ 13y agoDelegates are listed by state. If they have a * next to their name it means they did not sign the constitution. If their name is in italics, they are more well known. *Rhode Island did not send any delegates to the Constituional Convention.
Connecticut
William. Samuel Johnson
Roger Sherman
Oliver Ellsworth (Elsworth)*
Delaware
George Read
Gunning Bedford, Jr.
John Dickinson
Richard Bassett
Jacob Broom
Georgia
William Few
Abraham Baldwin
William Houston*
William L. Pierce*
Maryland
James McHenry
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer
Daniel Carroll
Luther Martin*
John F. Mercer*
Massachusetts
Nathaniel Gorham
Rufus King
Elbridge Gerry*
Caleb Strong
New Hampshire
John Langdon
Nicholas Gilman
New Jersey
William Livingston
David Brearly (Brearley)
William Paterson (Patterson)
Jonathan Dayton
William C. Houston*
New York
Alexander Hamilton
John Lansing, Jr.*
Robert Yates*
North Carolina
William. Blount
Richard. Dobbs Spaight
Hugh Williamson
William R. Davie*
Alexander Martin*
Pennsylvania
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Mifflin
Robert Morris
George Clymer
Thomas Fitzsimons (FitzSimons; Fitzsimmons)
Jared Ingersoll
James Wilson
Gouverneur Morris
South Carolina
John Rutledge
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Charles Pinckney
Pierce Butler
Virginia
John Blair
James Madison Jr.
George Washington
George Mason*
James McClurg*
Edmund J. Randolph*
George Wythe
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∙ 13y agoThey were 55 men who represented 12 of the 13 colonies. Rhode Island refused to send a delegate.
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Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 recommended the document be ratified by?
the state legislatures
What did At the Constitutional Convention delegates from northern and southern states disagreed about?
D. whether the federal government should have the power to regulate slavery.
Is Ethan Allen a Founding Father?
Ethan Allen was important in the US War of Independence but he is not considered a Founding Father because he did not participate in creation of our founding documents, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Those were the delegates to the Continental Congresses and to the Constitutional Convention of 1787
What three issues divided the delegates to the constitutional convention?
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson were both two of Washington's three secretaries, they didn't get along very well and eventually found out they didn't agree on politics either. When it came almost time for the next election, they created a revolution between two different political parties we still use today.
Why did southern delegates at the democratic convention cause so much trouble?
becuase daam n i g g a s dont understand s h i t
What did some delegates to the constitutional convention think that a republic would protect?
what did some delegates to the constitutional convention think a republic would do
How many foreign delegates were at the constitutional convention?
There were no foreign delegates at the constitutional convention.
The number of delegates who never attended the constitutional convention?
The number of delegates who never attended the constitutional convention?
Who were the Pennsylvania delegates to the Constitutional Convention?
me
What was one of the delegates first action at the constitutional convention?
The first act of delegates' first actions at the constitutional convention was provided for the oath.
How many delegates were supposed to attend the Constitutional Convention?
There were 55 delegates that were suppose to attend the Constitutional Convention. This convention was held in 1787 in Philadelphia.
What percentage of the delegates of the constitutional convention signed the constitution?
39 delegates signed the Constitution, or 71% of the 55 delegates who attended the convention. Most of those who did not sign had left the convention early -- some for personal reasons, and some out of protest.
How many delegates attend the covention?
fiftyfive delegates were at the constitutional convention
Delegates met in Philadelphia for the Constitutional what?
Convention.
Of delegates at the first Constitutional Convention?
39
Why did delegates meet at the Constitutional Convention?
Philadelphia
In what year was the constitution signed by the delegates to the constitutional convention?
September 17, 1787 at the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelpia.
