James Wilson: American Patriot: Father of the Constitution
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798726564005
- Series
- James Wilson
- Pages
- 186
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-03-22
- Authors
- James Biser Whisker, John R Coe
Description
James Wilson appears in James Madison's Notes on the Federal Convention more frequently than anyone except Madison. Wilson signed both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution and was the only person to be both a Pennsylvania delegate to the Constitutional Convent ion and the Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention. His Statehouse Address anticipated many of the parts of the Federalist Papers. That document was widely reprinted in newspapers throughout the nation for months after it was initially published. Wilson later served as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. His thought was directed at establishing and maintaining popular sovereignty.
