1781
Ben Franklin, at age 81, was the oldest delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
Because any delegate that does not show up at the convention is removed and their delegate slot is given to an alternate delegate.
The oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention, which took place in Philadelphia, PA, was Benjamin Franklin. He was 81 years old at the time of the convention.
55 men came and went at the convention. Washington was president of the convention, Franklin at 81 was the oldest delegate, Madison took notes at the convention, Adams was a delegate, but Jefferson wasn't there.
Cavalry Brigadier General Albert Gallatin Jenkins had been a delegate to the Virginia Secession Convention.
Ben Franklin was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention.
Benjamin Franklin, from Pennsylvania, was born in 1706. At 81 during the Convention, he was the oldest delegate. Incidently, Rhode Island did not send any delegates to the Convention, hence the nickname "Rogue's Island," by many of the bitter colonies. For more info on the delegates' boigraphies,
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False. The only state that didn't send a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 was Rhode Island.