Links to the Founders
Benjamin Franklin: Printer, author, inventor, scientist, philanthropist, statesman, diplomat, and public official.
George Washington: Surveyor, revolutionary war general, the first president. He has been called "Father of our country."
James Madison: President; served in the Continental Congress; referred to as the "Father of the Constitution"
John Adams: President; delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses; political philosopher.
Sam Adams: Called "the greatest incendiary in the Empire" by Royal Governor Thomas Hutchinson.
George Mason: Proponent of Bill of Rights; favored constitution with balance of power weighted toward states.
Thomas Jefferson: President; author of the Declaration of Independence.
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Links to other notable people
Grover Cleveland: Only president to serve two non-consecutive terms; he vetoed 414 bills.
Franklin Pierce:
President; Vetoed a bill that he stated was federal extra-constitutional legislation
William Rawle: Author of A view of the Constitution of the United States
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