Data on the Framers of the Constitution
For short character sketches of each of the Framers, see the Framers Page. This page contains demographical data
about each of the framers, including some not sketched on the aforementioned
page. A similar data table is available for the Signers of the Declaration of Independence and
for the Articles of Confederation.
Note: the “?” column is an
answer to the question, did this person sign the Constitution?
| Name | State | Place of Birth | Birth Date | Death Date | Occupation | Religion | ? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin, Abraham | Georgia | Guilford, CT | 11/23/1754 | 3/4/1807 | Minister/Lawyer | CO | Y |
| Bassett, Richard | Delaware | Cecil County, MD | 4/2/1745 | 8/15/1815 | Lawyer | ME | Y |
| Bedford, Gunning, Jr. | Delaware | Philadelphia, PA | 1747 | 3/30/1812 | Lawyer | PB | Y |
| Blair, John | Virginia | Williamsburg, VA | 1732 | 8/31/1800 | Lawyer | EP | Y |
| Blount, William | North Carolina | Windsor, NC | 4/6/1749 | 3/21/1800 | Politician | PB | Y |
| Brearly, David | New Jersey | Spring Grove, NJ | 6/11/1745 | 8/16/1790 | Lawyer | EP | Y |
| Broom, Jacob | Delaware | Wilmington, DE | 1752 | 1810 | Merchant | LU | Y |
| Butler, Pierce | South Carolina | County Carlow, Ireland | 7/11/1744 | 2/15/1822 | Soldier/Politician | EP | Y |
| Carroll, Daniel | Maryland | Upper Marlboro, MD | 7/22/1730 | 7/5/1796 | Farmer | RC | Y |
| Clymer, George | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | 3/16/1740 | 1/23/1813 | Merchant | QU/EP | Y |
| Davie, William R. | North Carolina | Egremont, England | 6/20/1756 | 11/29/1820 | Lawyer | PB | N |
| Dayton, Jonathan | New Jersey | Elizabethtown, NJ | 10/16/1760 | 10/9/1824 | Lawyer | EP | Y |
| Dickinson, John | Delaware | Trappe, MD | 11/19/1732 | 2/14/1808 | Lawyer | QU/EP | Y |
| Ellsworth, Oliver | Connecticut | Windsor, CT | 4/29/1745 | 11/26/1807 | Lawyer | CO | N |
| Few, William | Georgia | Baltimore, MD | 6/8/1748 | 7/16/1828 | Lawyer | ME | Y |
| Fitzsimons, Thomas | Pennsylvania | Ireland | 1741 | 8/26/1811 | Merchant | RC | Y |
| Franklin, Benjamin | Pennsylvania | Boston, MA | 1/17/1706 | 4/17/1790 | Inventor | DE | Y |
| Gerry, Elbridge | Massachusetts | Marblehead, MA | 7/17/1744 | 11/23/1814 | Merchant | EP | N |
| Gilman, Nicholas | New Hampshire | Exeter, NH | 8/3/1755 | 5/2/1814 | Merchant | CO | Y |
| Gorham, Nathaniel | Massachusetts | Charlestown, MA | 5/27/1738 | 6/11/1796 | Merchant | CO | Y |
| Hamilton, Alexander | New York | Nevis, British West Indies | 1/11/1757 | 7/12/1804 | Lawyer | EP | Y |
| Houston, William C. | New Jersey | Sumter, SC | 1746 | 8/12/1788 | Teacher | PB | N |
| Houstoun, William | Georgia | Savannah, GA | 1755 | 3/17/1813 | Lawyer | EP | N |
| Ingersoll, Jared | Pennsylvania | New Haven, CT | 10/27/1749 | 10/31/1822 | Lawyer | PB | Y |
| Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas | Maryland | Port Tobacco, MD | 1723 | 11/16/1790 | Lawyer | EP | Y |
| Johnson, William S. | Connecticut | Stratford, CT | 10/7/1727 | 11/14/1819 | Lawyer | EP | Y |
| King, Rufus | Massachusetts | Scarborough, ME | 3/24/1755 | 4/29/1827 | Lawyer | EP | Y |
| Langdon, John | New Hampshire | Portsmouth, NH | 6/26/1741 | 9/18/1819 | Merchant | CO | Y |
| Lansing, John, Jr. | New York | Albany, NY | 1/30/1754 | 1829 | Lawyer | DR | N |
| Livingston, William | New Jersey | Albany, NY | 11/30/1723 | 7/25/1790 | Lawyer | PB | Y |
| Madison, James | Virginia | Port Conway, VA | 3/16/1751 | 6/28/1836 | Politician | EP | Y |
| Martin, Alexander | North Carolina | Hunterdon County, NJ | 1740 | 11/2/1807 | Politician | PB/EP | N |
| Martin, Luther | Maryland | Brunswick, NJ | 2/9/1744 | 7/10/1826 | Lawyer | EP | N |
| Mason, George | Virginia | Fairfax County, VA | 12/11/1725 | 10/7/1792 | Politician | EP | N |
| McClurg, James | Virginia | Hampton, VA | 1746 | 7/9/1823 | Doctor | PB? | N |
| McHenry, James | Maryland | Ballymena, Ireland | 11/16/1753 | 5/3/1816 | Doctor | PB | Y |
| Mercer, John F. | Maryland | Stafford County, VA | 5/17/1759 | 8/30/1821 | Lawyer | EP | N |
| Mifflin, Thomas | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | 1/10/1744 | 1/20/1800 | Merchant | QU/LU | Y |
| Morris, Gouverneur | Pennsylvania | Bronx, NY | 1/31/1752 | 11/6/1816 | Lawyer | EP | Y |
| Morris, Robert | Pennsylvania | Liverpool, England | 1/31/1734 | 5/8/1806 | Merchant | EP | Y |
| Paterson, William | New Jersey | County Antrim, Ireland | 12/24/1745 | 9/9/1806 | Lawyer | PB | Y |
| Pierce, William L. | Georgia | Georgia | 1740 | 12/10/1789 | Merchant | EP | N |
| Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth | South Carolina | Charleston, SC | 2/25/1746 | 8/16/1825 | Lawyer | EP | Y |
| Pinckney, Charles | South Carolina | Charleston, SC | 10/26/1757 | 10/29/1824 | Lawyer | EP | Y |
| Randolph, Edmund J. | Virginia | Williamsburg, VA | 8/10/1753 | 1813 | Lawyer | EP | N |
| Read, George | Delaware | Cecil County, MD | 9/18/1733 | 9/21/1798 | Lawyer | EP | Y |
| Rutledge, John | South Carolina | Charleston, SC | 9/1739 | 6/18/1800 | Lawyer | EP | Y |
| Sherman, Roger | Connecticut | Newton, MA | 4/19/1721 | 7/23/1793 | Lawyer/Merchant | CO | Y |
| Spaight, Richard D. | North Carolina | New Bern, NC | 3/25/1758 | 9/6/1802 | Politician | EP | Y |
| Strong, Caleb | Massachusetts | Northampton, MA | 1/9/1745 | 11/7/1819 | Lawyer | CO | N |
| Washington, George | Virginia | Wakefield Plantation, VA | 2/22/1732 | 12/14/1799 | Soldier | EP | Y |
| Williamson, Hugh | North Carolina | Nottingham, PA | 12/5/1735 | 5/22/1819 | Educator | PB/DE | Y |
| Wilson, James | Pennsylvania | St. Andrews, Scotland | 9/14/1741 | 8/21/1797 | Lawyer | EP/DE | Y |
| Wythe, George | Virginia | Elizabeth City County, VA | 1726 | 6/8/1806 | Lawyer | EP | N |
| Yates, Robert | New York | Schenectady, NY | 1/27/1738 | 9/9/1801 | Lawyer | DR | N |
CO = Congregationalist
DE = Deist
DR = Dutch Reformed
EP = Episcopal
LU = Lutheran
ME = Methodist
PB = Presbyterian
QU = Quaker
RC = Roman Catholic
Sources:
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).
Note on religion: Pinning down the religion of some people on this list is
notoriously difficult. The “Deist” label, in particular, is a difficult one to
assign. The best attempt has been made to assign labels accurately – the
assignment can be debated, and this fact is readily acknowledged.
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