James Wilson. Gouverneur Morris. George Read. Gunning Bedford. John Dickinson. Jacob Broom. James McHenry. Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer. Daniel Carroll. John Francis Mercer. Luther Martin. George Washington. James Madison. GEORGE MASON. George Wythe. James McClurg. Alexander Martin. William Richardson Davie. William Blount. Richard Dobbs Spaight. Hugh Williamson. John Rutledge. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. Charles Pinckney. Pierce Butler. William Few. Abraham Baldwin. William Pierce. MEMBERS OF FEDERAL CONVENTION Of those who signed their names to the Federal Constitution, the six following were signers of the Declaration of Independence: Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, George Clymer, James Wilson, George Read. And the five following were signers of the Articles of Confederation : Roger Sherman, Robert Morris, Gouverneur Morris, John Dickinson, Daniel Carroll. The ten following were appointed as delegates to the Federal Convention, but never took their seats: No delegates were appointed by Rhode Island. In a letter addressed to "the Honourable the Chairman of the General Convention," and dated "Providence, May 11, 1787," several leading citizens of Rhode Island expressed their regret that their state should not be represented on so momentous an occasion. At the same time, says the letter, "the result of your deliberations . . . we still hope may finally be approved and adopted by this state, for which we pledge our influence and best exertions." The letter was signed by John Brown, Joseph Nightingale, Levi Hall, Philip Allen, Paul Allen, Jabez Bowen, Nicholas Brown, John Jinkes, Welcome Arnold, William Russell, Jeremiah Olney, William Barton, and Thomas Lloyd Halsey. The letter was presented to the Convention on May 28th by Gouverneur Morris, and, "being read, was ordered to lie on the table for further consideration." See Elliot's Debates, v. 125. The Constitution was ratified by the thirteen states, as follows: PRESIDENTS, CONTINENTAL CONGRESS PRESIDENTS OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS 1. Peyton Randolph of Virginia Sept. 5, 1774. 2. Henry Middleton of South Caro lina. Peyton Randolph Oct. 22, 1774. May 10, 1775. 3. John Hancock of Massachusetts May 24, 1775. 4. Henry Laurens of South Caro lina . 5. John Jay of New York 6. Samuel Huntington of Connecti cut . 7. Thomas McKean of Delaware 8. John Hanson of Maryland 9. Elias Boudinot of New Jersey. 10. Thomas Mifflin of Pennsylvania 11. Richard Henry Lee of Virginia 12. Nathaniel Gorham of Massa chusetts. Nov. 1, 1777. Dec. 10, 1778. Sept. 28, 1779. June 6, 1786. 13. Arthur St. Clair of Pennsylvania Feb. 2, 1787. |