MORRIS, Gouverneur,

Guvernier, Morris (Lewis Morris 'brother, Lewis Richard Morris' s uncle), New York representative and senator; January 31, 1752, New York. Born in Morrisania (now part of New York City), graduated from King's College in New York (now Columbia University) in 1768, at the direction of a tutor, entered the courtroom of colonial era in 1771, in New York I started practicing. 1775 - 1777; National Civilian Colonel in 1776, a member of the New York State Committee in 1776, a member of the First National Security Council in 1777, a member of the National Assembly of 1777 - 178. And a member of the Continental Congress of 1779, a signatory to federal conditions in 1778, a move to Philadelphia in 1779, a substitution of the constitutional council of 1781 to 1785 and a constitutional signatory, in 1787 New York On behalf of the Constitutional Council, he was elected to Europe as a member of the Constitutional Council, to France in 1792 to 1979, to the United States in 1798 and to the US Senate for vacancy replenishment by James Watson in 1800 . Candidate who failed reelection in 1802, appointed on March 3, 1803, Erie Canal Committee chairperson 1810-1813; author of law and political issues; November 6, 1816, Morrisiana, New York died, Bishop of St. Anne, Bronx, New York State Funeral

Bibliography of American Biography, Morris, Guvernier. Edit by Gouverneur Morris's diary Anne Morris. 2 volume Reprint. New York: Dakapo, 1970; Brooksil, Richard. Revolutionary gentleman: Constitutional nephew, Gouverneur Morris. New York: Free Press, 2003; Adams, William Howard. Gouverneur Morris: Alone living. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003

Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816) - Gouverneur Morris is a highly skilled writer, politician and diplomat. He graduated from King's College (now Columbia University) in 1768 and began practicing in New York City in 1771. Morris served during the continental conference from 1778 to 1779, moved to Philadelphia, and was appointed assistant director from 1781 to 1885. He was a member of the Pennsylvania delegation at the Constitutional Constitutional Conference in 1787. Morris was appointed by President George Washington to the United States Secretary of the United Kingdom (1790-1791) and the French American Minister (1792-1794). He became a US Senator (1800-1803) and Chairman of the Erie Canal Commission (1810-1813). His last elected position was Chairman of the New York Historical Society (1816).

Only John Dickinson (Delaware), Daniel Carroll (Maryland), Gouverneur Morris (New York State), Sherman and Robert Morris are signing the Federal Constitution and the American Constitution (Gouverneur Morris is representative of Pennsylvania at the time of signing ). On January 21, 1786 the Virginia Legislature invited Jeonju to send delegates to Annapolis, Maryland, in order to discuss ways to reduce interstate disputes in accordance with James Madison's proposal. In a conference called Annapolis Conference, the representatives of a few states attending the conference asked all countries to meet in Philadelphia in May 1787 to discuss ways to improve the "treaty" Federal terminology Representatives in the state participating in the Philadelphia Constitution Treaty were only given the authority to amend the provisions, but the participants held a secret private conference and a new constitution I wrote.