“A True Original: Gouverneur Morris, the Founders’ Founder” by Timothy R. Schantz

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Though his name is less widely known today, Gouverneur Morris was a leading Founding Father who made many major contributions to the young American republic. In this presentation, Timothy R. Schantz will give a brief review of Gouverneur Morris, his life and service to our nation, most notably at the Constitutional Convention and in his years as Minister Plenipotentiary to France during its Revolution and ensuing Terror, and his connection to Alexander Hamilton and his family. Schantz will then review the historiography and examine reasons why Gouverneur Morris may have often been neglected in his critical role as “penman of the Constitution.”