Who was the 'Father of the Constitution?'

mentor

James Madison is considered the Father of the Constitution. Apr 13 00, 4:48 PM

mentor

No dd, Jefferson (mostly) wrote the Declaration of Independence. He was not at the Constitutional Convention (I believe he was in France at the time), and James Madison contributed the most to the writing of the Constitution. Apr 17 00, 2:06 PM

McGruff

James Madison http://www.humanistsofutah.org/1995/artmay95.html Madison made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing, with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, the Federalist essays. In later years, when he was referred to as the "Father of the Constitution," Madison protested that the document was not "the off-spring of a single brain," but "the work of many heads and many hands." http://www.wealth4freedom.com/truth/1/JamesMadison.htm">http://www.wealth4freedom.com/truth/1/JamesMadison.htm Feb 08 04, 7:25 PM

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