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William Churchill Houston ( c. 1746 – August 12, 1788), a Founding Father of the United States, was a teacher, lawyer and statesman. Houston served as a delegate representing New Jersey in both the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1780. [1]
Feb 16, 2018 · When the Constitutional Convention convened in 1787, Houston presented his credentials as one of Georgia's delegates. He stayed for only a short time, from June 1 until about July 23, but he was present during the debate on the representation question.
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One of his fellow delegates to the Philadelphia Convention described him as a “gentleman of family” with little or no legal or political knowledge. He did not sign the Constitution, having left the Convention on July 23.
. . . selected William Churchill Houston; Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court David Brearly; 40-year-old Irish immigrant William Paterson; Governor William Livingston, known as “the Whipping Post” because of his great height; and 27-year-old Jonathan Dayton, who after the Convention went exploring and died in what is now Dayton, Ohio.
Mar 16, 2020 · William C. Houston* William Livingston; William Paterson (Patterson) New York. Alexander Hamilton; John Lansing, Jr.* Robert Yates* North Carolina. William. Blount; William R. Davie* Alexander Martin* Richard. Dobbs Spaight; Hugh Williamson
Constitutional Convention. United States history [1787] Also known as: Federal Convention, Philadelphia Convention. Written and fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
The Convention, meeting in the Committee of the Whole, agreed to give the executive branch the power to carry the national laws into effect. The delegates then debated the selection procedure and term of office for the national executive as well as its composition.
