POLITICIAN

Gouverneur Morris

1752 - 1816

Photo of Gouverneur Morris

Icon of person Gouverneur Morris

Gouverneur Morris ( guh-vər-NEER MOR-ris; January 31, 1752 – November 6, 1816) was an American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States, and a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. He wrote the Preamble to the United States Constitution and has been called the "Penman of the Constitution". While most Americans still thought of themselves as citizens of their respective states, Morris advanced the idea of being a citizen of a single union of states. He was also one of the most outspoken opponents of slavery among those who were present at the Constitutional Congress. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Gouverneur Morris is the 16,096th most popular politician (down from 16,071st in 2024), the 9,145th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,133rd in 2019) and the 701st most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Gouverneur Morris by language

Loading...

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gouverneur Morris ranks 16,095 out of 19,576Before him are Julio Herrera y Obes, Thomas Massie, Aleksandr Tkachyov, Sam Mostyn, and Roger Kolo. After him are George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, Eduardo Santos, Jean Lassalle, Lothar Späth, Fred Akuffo, Bernd Mayländer, and Jacques-Édouard Alexis.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1752, Gouverneur Morris ranks 35Before him are Maurice d'Elbée, Antonio Scarpa, Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, Albrecht Thaer, Palisot de Beauvois, and Barnaba Oriani. After him are John Graves Simcoe, George Rogers Clark, and Philip Freneau. Among people deceased in 1816, Gouverneur Morris ranks 33Before him are Friedrich Ludwig Schröder, Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, Edward Charles Howard, Christian Konrad Sprengel, Domenico Vandelli, and Samuel Dexter. After him is James McHenry.

Others Born in 1752

Go to all Rankings

Others Deceased in 1816

Go to all Rankings

In United States

Among people born in United States, Gouverneur Morris ranks 9,145 out of 20,380Before him are Barton MacLane (1902), Wendell Pierce (1963), William Alston (1921), and Aubrey Plaza (1984). After him are Marsha Ivins (1951), Marshall Berman (1940), Peter Friedman (1949), Tabitha Babbitt (1779), Conlon Nancarrow (1912), Tony Kushner (1956), Diane di Prima (1934), and Patricia Bath (1942).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Gouverneur Morris ranks 701Before him are Susan Collins (1952), Ronna McDaniel (1973), Dan Coats (1943), Bill Bradley (1943), Rob Portman (1955), and Thomas Massie (1971). After him are Frank Murkowski (1933), Daniel Noboa (1987), Ron Wright (1953), John W. Snow (1939), Bob Menendez (1954), and Michael Hayden (1945).