Virginian James Madison kept very detailed notes of all that was said throughout the Constitutional Convention. Robert Yates of New York also contributed to the record of the Convention.
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James Madison was the delegate who kept a notebook of daily events.
The president of the convention was George Washington. He never said a word the entire convention. Madison took complete notes and his notes tell us the thinking of the men in the room.
James Madison is considered the father of the constitution. He kept a journal of his papers and notes from the Constitutional Convention that was eventually published.
Madison was president of the United States, member of the constitutional convention, took all the notes at the convention, signed the Declaration of Independence, and when he died he was the last of the men who wrote the constitution.
James Madison Jr., who passed away in 1836. During the Constitutional Convention Madison, a Virginia representative, took daily notes of the event that were released upon his death. Madison's political career includes Secretary of State (1801-1809) and President of the United States (1809-1817) Extensive information on the delegates of the Convention can be found at: http://teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/age.html