Nathaniel Gorham
By: Jordan Holt
Delegate's State
Massachusetts
Delegate’s Profession
Merchant and Speculator, Public Security and Interests, Real Estate
Delegate’s age when at the Convention
He was just 49 years old
Did your delegate sign the Constitution?
Yes he did
Professional Achievements
He was elected President of the United States. And he became a delegate or representative for his state of Massachusetts
What did your delegate do to help America gain independence?
He was a member of the Massachusetts Board of War from 1778 until its dissolution in 1781, which oversaw the State's military strategy, logistics , recruitment and coastal. He help plan the military and naval effort where American forces were engaged in several important expeditions against British bases in Nova Scotia.
Was your delegate’s profession useful for creating a constitution?
Yes it was
What ideas did your delegate come up/agree with?
Every gentleman may propose amendments. No necessity of a bill of rights, because a bill of rights in state governments was intended to retain certain powers in the people as the legislatures had unlimited powers.
Why was your delegate chosen as a representative?
Because he could example very well
Why would your delegate’s state want independence?
So they can be free
What was your delegate’s state main exports?
To be free from Great Britain
How could your delegate make the Constitution benefit their state?
By changing the mind of the people in charge
One unusual fact about your delegate
President of the Continental Congress
One unusual fact about your delegate’s state
Its the 7th smallest state