39 signers
It should be noted that only 39 delegates signed the Constitution. There is one additional signature, that of William Jackson - he was the secretary of the convention and not a delegate. Of the 55 delegates, all of them identified themselves at some point in their lives as Christians or, at the very least, Deists. The vast majority were Protestant, most being Episcopalian, with Presbyterian also making up considerable number. Only two were Roman Catholic.
Alexander Hamilton is an example of an early politician who believed in loose construction in terms of the U.S. Constitution. Hamilton was America's 1st Secretary of the Treasury.
Jackson
No he didn't. He was an anti-federalist, he was against the constitution convention, but he was still a founding father. Monroe's opposition to the U. S. Constitution centered around three major issues. He felt the lack of a Bill of Right was a major omission, the Senate was too powerful and that the document should allow for the direct election of the President (no electoral college). Monroe voted against ratification, but that didn't stop him from running for the body on three different occasions (2 wins, 1 loss). He was closely aligned with Thomas Jefferson and James Madison against the Federalist faction led by John Adams and Alexander Hamilton.
William Jackson to attest to the document as a Secretary.
If you read the constitution, it appears to be that William Jackson was the last one. He signed the document "Attest: William Jackson, Secretary" to attest to the delegates' signing. He is the 40th signer of the Constitution.
William Jackson to attest to the document as a Secretary.
39 signers
It should be noted that only 39 delegates signed the Constitution. There is one additional signature, that of William Jackson - he was the secretary of the convention and not a delegate. Of the 55 delegates, all of them identified themselves at some point in their lives as Christians or, at the very least, Deists. The vast majority were Protestant, most being Episcopalian, with Presbyterian also making up considerable number. Only two were Roman Catholic.
There were 55 delegates at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.Most of the delegates were lawyers, merchants, or planters.Of those, there were only 39 who signed the Constitution on September 17, 1787. Also signing was the Convention's secretary, William Jackson.
William Jackson was the secretary of the Constitutional Convention. George Washington was president of the convention. The official proceedings and James Madison's notes were the largest blocks of information recorded from the convention.
39 plus William Jackson, who was the secretary of the Constitutional Convention, and did not actually represent a state. So 40 in total.
William Ellis - Secretary of State - died in 1732.
William White - Secretary of State - was born in 1762.
William Morice - Secretary of State - died in 1676.
William Morice - Secretary of State - was born in 1602.