Gouverneur K. Morris

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Gouverneur K. Morris was an American Founding Father, statesman, and principal author of the final text of the United States Constitution.

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instanceOf American statesman
Founding Father of the United States
diplomat
human
lawyer
burialPlace St. Ann’s Church, Bronx, New York
causeOfDeath urinary tract complication
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1752-01-31
dateOfDeath 1816-11-06
describedBySource United States historical records
biographies of American Founding Fathers
educatedAt Columbia University (successor institution)
linked to: Columbia University

King’s College
linked to: King's College
endTime service as U.S. Minister to France: 1794
service as U.S. Senator from New York: 1803
familyName Morris
father Lewis Morris Jr.
givenName Gouverneur
knownFor phrasing of the Preamble "We the People"
principal author of the final text of the U.S. Constitution
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
French
mannerOfDeath disease
memberOf Constitutional Convention of 1787
Continental Congress
mother Sarah Gouverneur
notableWork Preamble to the United States Constitution
final text of the United States Constitution
occupation diplomat
lawyer
politician
writer
participantIn American Revolutionary War (political side)
Philadelphia Convention of 1787
placeOfBirth Bronx, New York (present-day)
linked to: The Bronx

Morrisania, Province of New York
placeOfDeath Morrisania, New York
politicalAlignment Federalist
linked to: Federalists
positionHeld Delegate to the Constitutional Convention from Pennsylvania
Delegate to the Continental Congress from New York
United States Minister to France
United States Senator from New York
relative Lewis Morris (signer of the Declaration of Independence)
religion Anglicanism
residence Morrisania estate, New York
linked to: Morrisania estate
sexOrGender male
signature signature of Gouverneur Morris
spouse Anne Cary Randolph
linked to: Ann Cary Randolph
startTime service as U.S. Minister to France: 1792
service as U.S. Senator from New York: 1800
workLocation New York
Paris
Philadelphia

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Gouverneur hasNotableBearer Gouverneur K. Morris