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Historical Society"Episcopalians" Who Attended the U.S. Constitutional Convention*
1. William Samuel Johnson — Connecticut | 9. David Brearly — New Jersey | 18. Gouverneur Morris — Pennsylvania |
55 delegates attended the Constitutional Convention of the United States of America. Of these, 27 were connected with what would become the Episcopal Church in some way. While a number of Episcopalians take some amount of pride in this fact, it may be noted that some of these persons were only nominally connected.
*Those listed had connection to the Episcopal Church or its predecessor (the Church if England), though none were technically members because there was no Episcopal Church at that time. The Constitution of the United States, ratified June 21, 1788, came into force March 4, 1789. The Episcopal Church's Constitution and Canons were ratified October 1789. It may be argued there was an informal or unofficial Episcopal Church with some structure in place with consecrated bishops.
List based on the work of the Rev. Donald Smith Armentrout, retired professor of church history and historical theology, the Charles Quintard professor of dogmatic theology, and director of the Advanced Degrees Program at the University of the South’s School of Theology in Sewanee, Tennessee. It had been supplement by Matthew P. Payne, Director of Operations of the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church.
Historical Society of the Episcopal Church
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