1,360About Governeur Morris
Politician Governeur Morris was born in New York, United States on January 31, 1752. He dies at the age of 64, on November 6, 1816.
American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States, and a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. He wrote the Preamble to the Constitution and has been called the "Penman of the Constitution".
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Governeur Morris before becoming famous
Governeur Morris was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1752 is also the year of Monkey (猴) in the Chinese Zodiac.
A gifted scholar, he enrolled at King's College, now School Columbia University in New York City, at age 12. He graduated in 1768 and received a master's degree in 1771. He studied law with Judge William Smith and attained admission to the bar in 1775. He was elected to the New York Provincial Congress before serving in the Continental Congress.
Achievement of Governeur Morris
He was one of the most outspoken opponents of slavery among those who were present at the Constitutional Convention. His great-grandson, also named Gouverneur Morris (1876-1953), wrote pulp novels and short stories in the early 20th century. Several of his works were adapted into films, including the famous Movie Actor Lon Chaney Sr. film The Penalty in 1920.
Governeur Morris's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
He was born into a wealthy landowning family in what is now New York City. After a series of affairs, including the French novelist Adelaide Filleul and the American poet and novelist Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton, at 57 he married Ann Cary Randolph, whose brother was married to US President Thomas Jefferson's daughter.
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As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he worked alongside US President George Washington to reform the military. While in France on business and as Minister Plenipotentiary to France from 1792 to 1794, he witnessed the French Revolution, and was sympathetic to the deposed queen Queen Marie Antoinette.
Governeur Morris Income & Net worth
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