Gouverneur Morris

GPTKB entity

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:birthDate 1752-01-31
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Morrisania,_Province_of_New_York,_British_America
gptkbp:child gptkb:Gouverneur_Morris_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1816-11-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Morrisania,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:King's_College_(now_Columbia_University)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gouverneur Morris
gptkbp:knownFor drafting the final language of the United States Constitution
advocacy for a strong central government
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Continental_Congress
gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Preamble_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Lewis_Morris
gptkb:Sarah_Gouverneur
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Federalist
gptkbp:religion Episcopalian
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Morrisania,_New_York
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:St._Ann's_Church,_The_Bronx,_New_York_City
gptkbp:role author of large sections of the United States Constitution
credited with writing the Preamble to the United States Constitution
gptkbp:senatorFrom gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:servedAs gptkb:United_States_Minister_to_France
gptkbp:signature Gouverneur Morris signature.svg
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anne_Cary_Randolph
gptkbp:termEnd 1794
1803
gptkbp:termStart 1792
1800
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Signing_of_the_U.S._Constitution
gptkb:U.S._Constitution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4