Broom, Jacob (1752–1810)
BROOM, JACOB (1752–1810)
Jacob Broom, a member of the constitutional convention of 1787 from Delaware, was a signer of the Constitution. He spoke briefly several times, exhibiting a desire to protect small-state interests and a distrust of a strong executive. When some delegates wanted to dissolve the Convention over the issue of representation, Broom argued against them.
Dennis J. Mahoney
(1986)
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