Constitution Signer

William Livingston

1.     Early Life

a.     State of residence: Mainly New Jersey

Born Nov. 30, 1723, Albany, N.Y. [U.S.]

Died July 25, 1790, Elizabeth, N.J.

b.     Offices held - served briefly in the New York legislature (1759–60

c.      Occupation: lawyer

2.     Role in the…

Constitution Signer

William Samuel Johnson

1.     Early Life

a.     State of residence: Connecticut

b.     Offices held: Lower House of the Colonial Assembly 1761 & 1765, Upper House of the Colonial Assembly 1766 & 1771-1775, Refused to participate in First Continental Congress 1774, Confederation Congress 1785-1787

c.      Occupation:…

Constitution Signer

Rufus King

1. Early Life 

Constitution Signer

Nicholas Gilman

1. Early Life
   
   a. State of residence, offices held, occupation

 Born: August 3, 1755

 Died: May 2, 1814

Occupation: Businessman of family store, real estate and land speculations, lending and investments, public security interests, politician,…

Constitution Signer

Nathaniel Gorham

1.     Early Life

a.     State of residence: Massachusetts

b.     Offices held: President, Continental Congress - 1786

Colonial Legislature 1771-1775, State Upper House of Massachusetts 1780, Provincial Congress 1774-1775, Commonwealth Board of War 1778-1781, Massachusetts Constitutional Convention 1779-1780, Lower House of…

Constitution Signer

John Langdon

1.     Early Life

a.     State of residence: New Hampshire

Born June 26, 1741, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Died Sept. 18, 1819, Portsmouth

Occupation: At an early age, he was an apprentice to a counting-house and subsequently became a prosperous ship owner. Langdon commanded a ship which was employed in the…

Constitution Signer

David Brearly

1.     Early Life

a.     State of residence, offices held, occupation

• Born in Springrove, New Jersey in 1745 and attended Princeton where he received his law degree.
• President of New Jersey Society of Cincinnati
• Delegate to Episcopal General Convention of 1786.

2.     Role in…

Constitution Signer

James McHenry

James McHenry was born in Ballymena, Ireland on November 16^th, 1753. He was one of the original signers of the United States Constitution. Fort McHenry in Maryland is named after him.

He attended school in Dublin Ireland. He became quite ill in his youth, his parents suspected, because of his incessant studying habits. This made them…

Constitution Signer

William Few

William Few, Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, was born in Maryland on June 8, 1748, and grew up from the age of ten in North Carolina. In 1771, family opposition to the royal governor led to the hanging death of his brother and to destruction of the Few family farm. The Few family moved at that time to Georgia, and William followed…

THOMAS FITZSIMONS

Thomas Fitzsimons was a business leader and legislator. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and was a signer of the US Constitution.

Fitzsimons was born in 1741 in Ireland. His family immigrated to America (cir.1760) and settled in Philadelphia where Fitzsimons pursued a mercantile career.  A year later, he married the daughter of prominent merchant, Robert Meade, and soon formed a…

Constitution Signer

Richard Dobbs Spaight

Born March 25, 1758, in New Bern, North Carolina he was a spirited patriot and staunch defender of liberty. His father was Secretary to the Crown and died when Richard was eight. And though he was the nephew of the Governor also loyal to the Crown, with all the "pull" inherent from such wealth and connections, he did not sympathize…

Daniel Carroll

Daniel Carroll represented Maryland as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 at the age of 57. Carroll was born of a prominent family in Maryland on July 22, 1730 and was educated at the College of Saint Omer in the Netherlands. He was well experienced politically at the time of the Convention, having served in a number of important positions. Carroll was a past member of the Confederation Congress and the Executive Council…

Constitution Signer

John Rutledge

John Rutledge was a lawyer, statesman, judge, governor, devote husband, and father.

Did something ever happen to you that made you feel that your life was more than just a random event?  I'm sure John Rutledge felt that way when he, on his 50th birthday, was one of the signers of the foundational law of our nation.

"J.R" (can I call…

Constitution Signers

Robert Morris

By Bill Korach

Morris was born to Robert Morris, Sr. and Elizabeth Murphet in Liverpool, England, on January 20, 1734. At the age of 13 Morris moved to Oxford, Maryland, where he lived with his father, Robert Morris, a tobacco…

John and Cheri Monteith are looking for anyone that has seen or has information on the whereabouts of their son Robert Monteith.

Robert Monteith was last seen on Wells Road in Orange Park, Florida on Tuesday October 18th at 1:20am.  Mr. Monteith was making an ATM withdrawal near Chik-filet/Target on Tuesday October 18th and has not been seen since.  If you have any information or see Mr. Montieth Please call JSO (904)630-0500.

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Constitution Signer

JONATHAN DAYTON

Jonathan Dayton, born on 16 October 1760 in Elizabethtown, was a politician from New Jersey and a captain in the Revolutionary War. Dayton was the youngest signer of the US Constitution and served as the 4^th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Dayton served with his father and uncle in the…

Constitution Signer

JARED INGERSOLL

Jared Ingersoll was an early American lawyer and statesman from Philadelphia, a Continental Congressman, Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, Attorney-General of Pennsylvania and Federalist Candidate for the Vice-Presidency.

Ingersoll was born on 27 October 1749 in New Haven, Connecticut. The son of…

Constitution Signer

JAMES WILSON

James Wilson was an Early American legal philosopher and a Framer of the Constitution and his thorough knowledge of political theory made him a leading authority in the Continental Convention.  Wilson was later appointed to Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court and he continually supported representation of the American people. He was born on 14…

Constitution Signer

George Read

            George Read was born in 1733 near the village of North East, Maryland.  His father was a landholder of means.  He graduated school at age 15 and began studying law with a Philadelphia lawyer, was admitted to the bar in 1753 and set up practice in New Castle, Delaware.  He became Crown Attorney General (1763-1774).  In 1765 he began a career in the…