Gouverneur Morris - Signers Of The U.S. Constitution
by Lyle Tayson
Title
Gouverneur Morris - Signers Of The U.S. Constitution
Artist
Lyle Tayson
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Painting - Watercolor On Cold Press Illustration Board
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Gouverneur Morris is known as "The Penman of the Constitution". An accomplished orator and writer, Morris was born in New York in 1752. He was educated by private tutors, attended King's College, and gained admission to the bar in New York. During the Revolution, Morris became interested in political affairs. In 1776, he served in the militia, and drafted the first constitution of the state. Morris sat in the legislature in 1777, and in the Continental Congress the followingYear. In 1779, he relocated to Philadelphia and began practicing law. He resumed his public career when he became the principal assistant to the Superintendent of Finance for the United States. During the Constitutional Convention in 1787, Morris was one of the leading figures. He gave 173 speeches and served on many committees. Above all, he is credited for the actual drafting of the Constitution. Morris then ventured to France, and remained in Europe for about a decade. In1792, Washington appointed him as Minister to France. Morris returned to the U.S. in 1799. The next year he was elected to finish an unexpired term in the U.S.Senate. He was defeated in his bid for re-election and then retired. During his last years, he spoke out against the Democratic-Republicans, and forcefully opposed the War of 1812. Morris died in 1816, at the age of 64.
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