GOUVERNEUR MORRIS

MORRIS'S BIO

• Gouverneur Morris (January 31 1752-November 6 1816)
• One of the Founding father's of the US
• Signed both the articles of confederation and the constitution of the US
• Federalist

BACKGROUND

• Originally from New York City
• At age 12 he Enrolled at Kings College, now Columbia college of Columbia University, in 1764
• He graduated in 1768 and received a Master's degree in 1771

CLAIM TO FAME

• Represented Pennsylvania in the Constitutional Convention of 1787
• Was a author of large sections of the Constitution of the United States
• Widely credited as the author of the constitution preamble
• Often called the "Penman of the Constitution"

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DEATH