What were the writers of the constitution called?

Answer 1

Baldwin, Abraham (Ga.)

Bassett (Basset), Richard (Del.)

Bedford, Gunning, Jr. (Del.)

Blair, John (Va.)

Blount William (N.C.)

Brearly (Brearley), David (N.J.)

Broom, Jacob (Del.)

Butler, Pierce (S.C.)

Carroll, Daniel (Md.)

Clymer George (Pa.)

Davie, William R. (N.C.)*

Dayton, Jonathan (N.J.)

Dickinson, John (Del.)

Ellsworth (Elsworth), Oliver (Conn.)*

Few, William (Ga.)

Fitzsimons (FitzSimons; Fitzsimmons), Thomas (Pa.)

Franklin, Benjamin (P a.)

Gerry, Elbridge (Mass.)*

Gilman, Nicholas (N.H.)

Gorham, Nathaniel (Mass.)

Hamilton, Alexander (N.Y.)

Houston, William C. (N.J.)*

Houstoun, William (Ga.)*

Ingersoll, Jared (Pa.)

Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas (Md.)

Johnson, William S. (Conn.)

King, Rufus (Mass.)

Langdon, John (N.H.)

Lansing, John, Jr. (N.Y.)*

Livingston, William (N.J.)

McClurg, James (Va.)*

McHenry, James (Md.)

Madison, James (Va.)

Martin, Alexander (N.C.)*

Martin, Luther (Md.)*

Mason, George (Va.)*

Mercer, John F. (Md.)*

Mifflin, Thomas (Pa.)

Morris, Gouverneur (Pa.)

Morris, Robert (Pa.)

Paterson (Patterson), William (N.J.)

Pierce, William L. (Ga.)*

Pinckney, Charles (S.C.)

Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth (S.C.)

Randolph, Edmund J. (Va.)*

Read, George (Del.)

Rutledge, John (S.C.)

Sherman, Roger (Conn.)

Spaight, Richard D., Sr. (N.C.)

Strong, Caleb (Mass.)*

Washington, George (Va.)

Williamson, Hugh (N.C.)

Wilson, James (Pa.)

Wythe, George (Va.)*

Yates, Robert (N.Y.)*

Baldwin, Abraham (Ga.)

Bassett (Basset), Richard (Del.)

Bedford, Gunning, Jr. (Del.)

Blair, John (Va.)

Blount William (N.C.)

Brearly (Brearley), David (N.J.)

Broom, Jacob (Del.)

Butler, Pierce (S.C.)

Carroll, Daniel (Md.)

Clymer George (Pa.)

Davie, William R. (N.C.)*

Dayton, Jonathan (N.J.)

Dickinson, John (Del.)

Ellsworth (Elsworth), Oliver (Conn.)*

Few, William (Ga.)

Fitzsimons (FitzSimons; Fitzsimmons), Thomas (Pa.)

Franklin, Benjamin (P a.)

Gerry, Elbridge (Mass.)*

Gilman, Nicholas (N.H.)

Gorham, Nathaniel (Mass.)

Hamilton, Alexander (N.Y.)

Houston, William C. (N.J.)*

Houstoun, William (Ga.)*

Ingersoll, Jared (Pa.)

Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas (Md.)

Johnson, William S. (Conn.)

King, Rufus (Mass.)

Langdon, John (N.H.)

Lansing, John, Jr. (N.Y.)*

Livingston, William (N.J.)

McClurg, James (Va.)*

McHenry, James (Md.)

Madison, James (Va.)

Martin, Alexander (N.C.)*

Martin, Luther (Md.)*

Mason, George (Va.)*

Mercer, John F. (Md.)*

Mifflin, Thomas (Pa.)

Morris, Gouverneur (Pa.)

Morris, Robert (Pa.)

Paterson (Patterson), William (N.J.)

Pierce, William L. (Ga.)*

Pinckney, Charles (S.C.)

Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth (S.C.)

Randolph, Edmund J. (Va.)*

Read, George (Del.)

Rutledge, John (S.C.)

Sherman, Roger (Conn.)

Spaight, Richard D., Sr. (N.C.)

Strong, Caleb (Mass.)*

Washington, George (Va.)

Williamson, Hugh (N.C.)

Wilson, James (Pa.)

Wythe, George (Va.)*

Yates, Robert (N.Y.)*

Answer 2

Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence (as part of a committee).

At the writing of the Constitution, Jefferson was OVERSEAS in France.

The Constitution was an actual COMMITTEE document... those involved in it's drafting:

Connecticut

Oliver Ellsworth

William Samuel Johnson

Roger Sherman

Delaware

Richard Bassett

Gunning Bedford, Jr.

Jacob Broom

John Dickinson

George Read

Georgia

Abraham Baldwin

William Few

William Houstoun

William Pierce

Maryland

Daniel Carroll

Luther Martin

James McHenry

John F. Mercer

Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer

Massachusetts

Elbridge Gerry

Nathaniel Gorham

Rufus King

Caleb Strong

New Hampshire

Nicholas Gilman

John Langdon

New Jersey

David Brearley

Jonathan Dayton

William Houston

William Livingston

William Paterson

New York

Alexander Hamilton

John Lansing, Jr.

Robert Yates

North Carolina

William Blount

William Richardson Davie

Alexander Martin

Richard Dobbs Spaight

Hugh Williamson

Pennsylvania

George Clymer

Thomas Fitzsimons

Benjamin Franklin

Jared Ingersoll

Thomas Mifflin

Gouverneur Morris

Robert Morris

James Wilson

South Carolina

Pierce Butler

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Charles Pinckney

John Rutledge

Virginia

John Blair

James Madison

George Mason

James McClurg

Edmund Randolph

George Washington

George Wythe

Rhode Island

Rhode Island did not send delegates to the convention

Answer 3

George Washington - President and deputy from Virginia

John Langdon, Nicholas Gilman - New Hampshire

Nathaniel Gorham, Rufus King - Massachusetts

William Samuel Johnson, Roger Sherman - Connecticut

Alexander Hamilton - New York

William Livingston, David Brearley, William Paterson, Jonathan Dayton - New Jersey

Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Mifflin, Robert Morris, George Clymer, Thomas FitzSimons, Jared Ingersoll, James Wilson, Gouverneur Morris - Pennsylvania

George Read, Gunning Bedford Jr., John Dickinson, Richard Bassett, Jacob Broom - Delaware

James McHenry, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, Daniel Carroll - Maryland

John Blair, James Madison Jr. - Virginia

William Blount, Richard Dobbs Spaight, Hugh Williamson - North Carolina

James Rutledge, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Charles Pinckney, Pierce Butler - South Carolina

William Few, Abraham Baldwin - Georgia

Answer 4

There were 55 men so it would be hard to list on here all of them.

Answer 5

Founding Fathers