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(August 10, 1753–September 13, 1813), was an American Revolutionary leader. He was a member of the Continental Congress and delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He was the Governor of Virginia, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Secretary of State. On June 28, 1787, at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, following the historical address and appeal for … Continue reading “RANDOLPH,
EDMUND JENNINGS”

(1752–1810), was an American banker, entrepreneur, farmer, merchant and surveyor. He was a signer of the Constitution of the United States of America. Jacob Broom was described in the Official Papers of Delaware, written in 1909, as follows: A fair example of the product of a sturdy, energetic, sagacious ancestry and evangelical Swedish orthodoxy, co-operating … Continue reading “BROOM,
JACOB”

(January 31, 1752–November 6, 1816), was an attorney, politician, soldier and diplomat. He penned the final draft of the Constitution of the United States, being the head of the Committee on Style, and was the originator of the phrase “We the people of the United States.” He was 35 years old when he served as … Continue reading “MORRIS,
GOUVERNEUR”

(March 16, 1751–June 28, 1836), was the 4th President of the United States, 1809–17; Commander in Chief during the War of 1812, having to flee the White House, with his wife Dolly, before it was captured and burned by the British; Rector of the University of Virginia, 1826–36; Secretary of State under Thomas Jefferson, 1801–09, … Continue reading “MADISON,
JAMES”

(1752–March 1, 1825), was a physician who became the Governor of Massachusetts. He stated: I look back upon my humble life with humility. I am sensible of many imperfections that cling to me. I know that the present is neither the season nor the place to begin the preparation for death. Our whole life is … Continue reading “BROOKS,
JOHN”

(August 27, 1749–March 6, 1812) was President of the College of William and Mary, 1777–1812; presided over the first convention of the Episcopal Church in Virginia, 1785; and was elected first Bishop of the dioceses, 1790. His “Eulogy on George Washington” was published in 1800. On February 19, 1795, Bishop Madison responded to President George … Continue reading “MADISON,
BISHOP JAMES”

(August 28, 1749–March 22, 1832), was a German poet, playwright and novelist. Born in Frankfurt-am-Main, he achieved recognition with his “sturm und drang” style play Gotz von Berlichingen, 1773, and the romantic novel The Sorrows of Young Werther, 1774. He lived at the ducal court of Saxe-Weimar from 1775 till his death. A visit to … Continue reading “GOETHE,
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON”

(July 6, 1747–July 18, 1792), was called the “Father of the American Navy.” He was noted for his courage in fighting larger and better equipped fleets. In 1779, he took command of the Bonhomme Richard (Poor Richard), which he named in honor of the Benjamin Franklin, author of Poor Richard’s Almanac. On September 23, 1779, … Continue reading “JONES,
JOHN PAUL”

(October 15, 1747–January 5, 1813) knighted Lord Woodhouselee, was an English historian. He wrote an essay entitled The Principles of Translation, 1791, which was the first systematic study in English of translation. In his thesis entitled a “Cycle of Nations” in The Decline and Fall of the Athenian Republic, Sir Alexander Fraser Tyler stated: A … Continue reading “TYLER,
SIR ALEXANDER FRASER”

(c.1748–July 10, 1826), was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention where he gave 53 speeches. He proposed the “electoral college” system for selecting the President and strongly opposed a central government which would usurp the sovereignty of the states. One of the most prominent lawyers in the country, he served for 28 years as the … Continue reading “MARTIN,
LUTHER”