Roger Sherman (1721-1793)
Roger Sherman participated in most activites related to the early governance of the United States. Work as a land surveyor in New Haven, Connecticut, prompted Sherman to take an interest in law and politics. He was elected as a delegate to the Connecticut General Assembly in 1755 and remained involved in colonial and national politics until his death. He was one of the founding fathers, serving in both the First and the Second Continental Congresses; was a member of the committee which drafted the Declaration of Independence; helped draft the Articles of Confederation; participated in the Constitutional Convention; and signed the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Rights, and the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolution. During debates over the ratification of the Constitution, he favored states' rights; suggested the establishment of two houses of Congress, one based on population and the other on equal representation; and supported election of a president by an electoral college.
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