Data on the Framers of the Constitution

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  • Eleanor Stratton

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Description: This data table lists the names, states, places of birth, birth dates, death dates, occupation, religion, and whether or not the person signed the U.S. Constitution.

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NameStatePlace of BirthBirth DateDeath DateOccupationReligion?
Baldwin, AbrahamGeorgiaGuilford, CT11/23/17543/4/1807Minister/LawyerCOYes
Bassett, RichardDelawareCecil County, MD4/2/17458/15/1815LawyerMEYes
Bedford, Gunning, Jr.DelawarePhiladelphia, PA17473/30/1812LawyerPBYes
Blair, JohnVirginiaWilliamsburg, VA17328/31/1800LawyerEPYes
Blount, WilliamNorth CarolinaWindsor, NC4/6/17493/21/1800PoliticianPBYes
Brearly, DavidNew JerseySpring Grove, NJ6/11/17458/16/1790LawyerEPYes
Broom, JacobDelawareWilmington, DE17521810MerchantLUYes
Butler, PierceSouth CarolinaCounty Carlow, Ireland7/11/17442/15/1822Soldier/PoliticianEPYes
Carroll, DanielMarylandUpper Marlboro, MD7/22/17307/5/1796FarmerRCYes
Clymer, GeorgePennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA3/16/17401/23/1813MerchantQU/EPYes
Davie, William R.North CarolinaEgremont, England6/20/175611/29/1820LawyerPBNo
Dayton, JonathanNew JerseyElizabethtown, NJ10/16/176010/9/1824LawyerEPYes
Dickinson, JohnDelawareTrappe, MD11/19/17322/14/1808LawyerQU/EPYes
Ellsworth, OliverConnecticutWindsor, CT4/29/174511/26/1807LawyerCONo
Few, WilliamGeorgiaBaltimore, MD6/8/17487/16/1828LawyerMEYes
Fitzsimons, ThomasPennsylvaniaIreland17418/26/1811MerchantRCYes
Franklin, BenjaminPennsylvaniaBoston, MA1/17/17064/17/1790InventorDEYes
Gerry, ElbridgeMassachusettsMarblehead, MA7/17/174411/23/1814MerchantEPNo
Gilman, NicholasNew HampshireExeter, NH8/3/17555/2/1814MerchantCOYes
Gorham, NathanielMassachusettsCharlestown, MA5/27/17386/11/1796MerchantCOYes
Hamilton, AlexanderNew YorkNevis, British West Indies1/11/17577/12/1804LawyerEPYes
Houston, William C.New JerseySumter, SC17468/12/1788TeacherPBNo
Houstoun, WilliamGeorgiaSavannah, GA17553/17/1813LawyerEPNo
Ingersoll, JaredPennsylvaniaNew Haven, CT10/27/174910/31/1822LawyerPBYes
Jenifer, Daniel of St. ThomasMarylandPort Tobacco, MD172311/16/1790LawyerEPYes
Johnson, William S.ConnecticutStratford, CT10/7/172711/14/1819LawyerEPYes
King, RufusMassachusettsScarborough, ME3/24/17554/29/1827LawyerEPYes
Langdon, JohnNew HampshirePortsmouth, NH6/26/17419/18/1819MerchantCOYes
Lansing, John, Jr.New YorkAlbany, NY1/30/17541829LawyerDRNo
Livingston, WilliamNew JerseyAlbany, NY11/30/17237/25/1790LawyerPBYes
Madison, JamesVirginiaPort Conway, VA3/16/17516/28/1836PoliticianEPYes
Martin, AlexanderNorth CarolinaHunterdon County, NJ174011/2/1807PoliticianPB/EPNo
Martin, LutherMarylandBrunswick, NJ2/9/17447/10/1826LawyerEPNo
Mason, GeorgeVirginiaFairfax County, VA12/11/172510/7/1792PoliticianEPNo
McClurg, JamesVirginiaHampton, VA17467/9/1823DoctorPB?No
McHenry, JamesMarylandBallymena, Ireland11/16/17535/3/1816DoctorPBYes
Mercer, John F.MarylandStafford County, VA5/17/17598/30/1821LawyerEPNo
Mifflin, ThomasPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA1/10/17441/20/1800MerchantQU/LUYes
Morris, GouverneurPennsylvaniaBronx, NY1/31/175211/6/1816LawyerEPYes
Morris, RobertPennsylvaniaLiverpool, England1/31/17345/8/1806MerchantEPYes
Paterson, WilliamNew JerseyCounty Antrim, Ireland12/24/17459/9/1806LawyerPBYes
Pierce, William L.GeorgiaGeorgia174012/10/1789MerchantEPNo
Pinckney, Charles CotesworthSouth CarolinaCharleston, SC2/25/17468/16/1825LawyerEPYes
Pinckney, CharlesSouth CarolinaCharleston, SC10/26/175710/29/1824LawyerEPYes
Randolph, Edmund J.VirginiaWilliamsburg, VA8/10/17531813LawyerEPNo
Read, GeorgeDelawareCecil County, MD9/18/17339/21/1798LawyerEPYes
Rutledge, JohnSouth CarolinaCharleston, SC9/17396/18/1800LawyerEPYes
Sherman, RogerConnecticutNewton, MA4/19/17217/23/1793Lawyer/MerchantCOYes
Spaight, Richard D.North CarolinaNew Bern, NC3/25/17589/6/1802PoliticianEPYes
Strong, CalebMassachusettsNorthampton, MA1/9/174511/7/1819LawyerCONo
Washington, GeorgeVirginiaWakefield Plantation, VA2/22/173212/14/1799SoldierEPYes
Williamson, HughNorth CarolinaNottingham, PA12/5/17355/22/1819EducatorPB/DEYes
Wilson, JamesPennsylvaniaSt. Andrews, Scotland9/14/17418/21/1797LawyerEP/DEYes
Wythe, GeorgeVirginiaElizabeth City County, VA17266/8/1806LawyerEPNo
Yates, RobertNew YorkSchenectady, NY1/27/17389/9/1801LawyerDRNo

 

Religion key:


CO = Congregationalist
DE = Deist
DR = Dutch Reformed
EP = Episcopal
LU = Lutheran
ME = Methodist
PB = Presbyterian
QU = Quaker
RC = Roman Catholic
 

Source: U.S. Constitution.net


Citation: Birth places, birth and death dates, and occupations: The Founding Fathers from NARA, and Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution. Religion: Errant Skeptics (see also The American Colonist’s Library and The Separation of Church and State Home Page).