Patrick Henry refused to attend. He said he 'smelt a rat' at the Convention.
Patrick Henry
Benjamin Franklin.
With the exception of Rhode Island, it was the original states, collectively, that chose the delegates to attend the Constitutional Convention. Several prominent Founding Fathers were not able to attend, such as Thomas Jefferson.
Patrick Henry
Rhode Island did not attend the Constitutional Convention.
There were 55 delegates that were suppose to attend the Constitutional Convention. This convention was held in 1787 in Philadelphia.
verginia
no
he did
Thomas jefferson
Patrick Henry refused to attend. He said he 'smelt a rat' at the Convention.
he did not attend the Constitutional Convention!
He did attend and wrote 51 of the 89 Federalist Papers.
Thomas Paine declined the invitation to attend the Constitutional Convention. He did not believe in a strong central government that the new Constitution would enact.
Patrick Henry
John Hancock