Gouverneur Morris

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Gouverneur Morris was an American statesman and Founding Father who played a key role in drafting and penning much of the final text of the United States Constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American statesman
Founding Father of the United States
human
burialPlace St. Ann’s Church, Bronx, New York
causeOfDeath complications from a urinary tract procedure
child Gouverneur Morris self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gouverneur Morris Jr.
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1752-01-31
dateOfDeath 1816-11-06
educatedAt Columbia University
surface form: King’s College (now Columbia University)
era American Revolutionary era
Early Republic of the United States
familyName Morris
father Lewis Morris Jr.
givenName Gouverneur
knownFor advocacy of a strong national government
major role in drafting the United States Constitution
penning the Preamble to the United States Constitution
languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
memberOf Constitutional Convention
Continental Congress
mother Sarah Gouverneur
notableWork final wording of the Preamble to the United States Constitution
large portions of the final text of the United States Constitution
occupation diplomat
lawyer
politician
statesman
participatedIn Philadelphia Convention
surface form: Philadelphia Convention of 1787
placeOfBirth The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
surface form: Bronx, New York (present-day)

Morrisania, Province of New York
placeOfDeath Morrisania, Province of New York
surface form: Morrisania, New York
politicalAlignment Federalist
positionHeld United States Ambassador to France
surface form: Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to France

United States Senator from New York
delegate to the Constitutional Convention
delegate to the Continental Congress
relative Lewis Morris (signer of the Declaration of Independence)
religion Episcopalian
represented New York
Pennsylvania
surface form: Pennsylvania (at the Constitutional Convention)
residence Morrisania, Province of New York
surface form: Morrisania, New York
sexOrGender male
signature signer of the Articles of Confederation
signer of the United States Constitution
spouse Ann Cary Randolph
supported American Revolutionary War
surface form: American Revolution

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Constitutional Convention keyDelegate Gouverneur Morris
Federalists prominentMember Gouverneur Morris
Committee on Style member Gouverneur Morris
Committee on Style principalDraftsman Gouverneur Morris
Gouverneur Morris child Gouverneur Morris self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gouverneur Morris Jr.
Philadelphia Convention keyDelegate Gouverneur Morris
King's College notableAlumni Gouverneur Morris
United States Founding Fathers includes Gouverneur Morris
St. Ann’s Church, Bronx, New York burialSiteOf Gouverneur Morris
this entity surface form: Gouverneur Morris Jr.
Ann Cary Randolph spouse Gouverneur Morris
Ann Cary Randolph child Gouverneur Morris
this entity surface form: Gouverneur Morris Jr.
Sarah Gouverneur motherOf Gouverneur Morris
Lewis Morris (signer of the Declaration of Independence) sibling Gouverneur Morris
subject surface form: Lewis Morris
Lewis Morris (signer of the Declaration of Independence) child Gouverneur Morris
subject surface form: Lewis Morris
this entity surface form: Gouverneur Morris (1752–1752)
Gouverneur hasNotableBearer Gouverneur Morris
Lewis Morris Jr. child Gouverneur Morris
Lewis Morris Jr. fatherOf Gouverneur Morris
Lewis Morris relative Gouverneur Morris