US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Nathaniel Gorham
A brief but detailed biography of this delegate from Massachusetts to the Constitutional Convention. He also served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and for a time was its president.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Rufus King
A good biographical sketch of Rufus King, one of the signers of the Constitution. He was a delegate from Massachusetts. He served in the Revolutionary war and was later a senator from New York.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Nicholas Gilman
A detailed article on the life of Nicholas Gilman, one of the delegates from New Hampshire to the Constitutional Convention. He later served as a Congressman and Senator.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: John Langdon
This article summarizes the life of John Langdon, one of the delegates from New Hampshire to the Constitutional Convention. It gives details on his personal life, military and political careers.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: William Blount
Provides good biographical details on the life of William Blount, one of the delegates from North Carolina to the Constitutional Convention.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: George Clymer
A good biography of this delegate to the Constitutional Convention from Pennsylvania. He later served in the House of Representatives.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Thomas Fitzsimons
A nice biography of this delegate to the Constitutional Convention from Pennsylvania. He served in the Revolutionary Army and later was a Congressman.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Jared Ingersoll
A good biography of this delegate to the Constitutional Convention from Pennsylvania. He was trained as a lawyer and later served as the Attorney General from Pennsylvania.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Gouverneur Morris
A nice biographical outline on the life of Gouverneur Morris, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention from Pennsylvania. He served in the Revolution and later was an ambassador to France during the "Reign of Terror."
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Robert Morris
A good biography of Robert Morris who, besides being involved in the American Revolution, also served as a delegate from Pennsylvania to the Constitutional Convention.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: James Wilson
A good biography of this delegate from Pennsylvania to the Constitutional Convention. Provides details about his life during the American Revolution and afterwards.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: John Rutledge
A nice biographical sketch of this delegate from South Carolina to the Constitutional Convention. He later served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
A good biography of the life of a famous general in the American Revolution, and later a delegate to the Constitutional Convention from South Carolina.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Charles Pinckney
This resource presents a biographical sketch of Charles Pinckney, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention from South Carolina. It also covers his role in the American Revolution.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Hugh Williamson, North Carolina
A nice biography of Hugh Williamson, a signer of the Constitution from North Carolina. It discusses his career as doctor, soldier and politician.
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: 1835 Constitutional Convention
Reforming the state's constitution was one of the most important and hotly debated political issues in antebellum North Carolina. The state's constitution of 1776, which remained largely unchanged until the convention of 1835, had...
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Chancellor John Ten Eyck Lansing, Jr.
A very nice site on the life of Lansing. It presents several biographical sketches plus many pictures.
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Law Lectures of James Wilson
The complete text of a three-volume edition of Wilson's law lectures, originally published in 1804. In addition to being a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, Wilson was the first professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania...
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Charleston County Public Library: Charles Pinckney and the U. S. Constitution
A good biography on Pinckney and his role in the formation of the Constitution.
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Colonial Hall: Biography of Alexander Hamilton
Detailed biographical information on one of our founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton. He was a signer of the Constitution, a General, and a co-author of The Federalist Papers.
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Gunston Hall Plantation: Mason Objects
In this set of activities, students learn what George Mason's objections were to the U.S. Constitution. They then evaluate them through a class discussion and divide into groups to hold a debate about the disagreement between the...
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Digital Maryland: Letter From Daniel St. Thomas Jenifer to Johnson 1788
This is a file of an actual letter written by Daniel St. Thomas Jenifer to the governor of Maryland, Thomas Johnson. The letter is dated Nov. 11, 1788 and is three pages long. Some notes on the letter are also provided.
Yale University
Notes of Rufus King in the Federal Convention of 1787
A transcript of the actual handwritten notes taken by Rufus King (delegate from Massachusetts) at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
Tom Richey
Tom richey.net: The u.s. Constitution: Framing, Principles and Ratification [Ppt]
Presents key ideas for examining how the Articles of Confederation were replaced with the Constitution and the compromises that were reached during debates.