Gorham, Nathaniel (1738–1796)
GORHAM, NATHANIEL (1738–1796)
Nathaniel Gorham, a prominent businessman and political leader, signed the Constitution as a representative of Massachusetts. One of the handful of most active delegates to the constitutional convention of 1787, Gorham presided over the Committee of the Whole, served on several committees, including the Committee on Detail, and spoke frequently. He was a supporter of strong national government.
Dennis J. Mahoney
(1986)
More From encyclopedia.com
Federal Advisory Committee Act , Federal Advisory Committee Act (1972)
William Funk
Both the president and federal agencies receive advice from committees that are at least partially… Preamble , The part of the Constitution that we read first is the part of the original Constitution that was written last. The Preamble, which sets forth the no… Committees Of Correspondence , COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDENCE were used in eighteenth-century America to maintain contact among institutions and communities. The Massachusetts Assemb… Committee Of Public Safety , Committee of Public Safety
The overthrow of King Louis XVI and his execution in January 1793 left the young French Republic without executive authori… Constitutional Convention , Constitutional conventions, like the written constitutions that they produce, are among the American contributions to government. A constitutional co… Committee , committee •banditti, bitty, chitty, city, committee, ditty, gritty, intercity, kitty, nitty-gritty, Pitti, pity, pretty, shitty, slitty, smriti, spit…
About this article
Gorham, Nathaniel (1738–1796)
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Gorham, Nathaniel (1738–1796)