Noun
United States statesman who led the committee that produced the final draft of the United States Constitution (1752-1816)
Source: WordNetBasin finished second and Gouverneur Morris was another neck back in third. Source: Internet
Chernow, pp. 705, 708 Gouverneur Morris gave the eulogy at his funeral and secretly established a fund to support his widow and children. Source: Internet
Gouverneur Morris said he would "rather there should be no pardon for treason, than let the power devolve on the legislature." Source: Internet
Gouverneur Morris and William Duer were also apparently considered; Morris turned down the invitation, and Hamilton rejected three essays written by Duer. Source: Internet
This was compounded when his right to vote was denied in New Rochelle on the grounds that Gouverneur Morris did not recognize him as an American, and Washington had not aided him. Source: Internet