Gouverneur Morris

Gouverneur Morris (January 31,1752–November 8,1816), an American statesman, represented Pennsylvania in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and was author of large sections of the Constitution of the United States. The noble phrases of that document's preamble--"We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union"--sprang from his gifted mind.

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January 31 - 1752 - November 8 - 1816 - American - Pennsylvania - Constitutional Convention - 1787 - Constitution of the United States

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Morris is regarded as a visionary of the idea of being "American". In an era when most Americans thought of themselves as citizens of their respective states, Morris expounded the idea of being a citizen of a single union of states http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/RevWar/ss/morrisg.htm.

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