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==Career==
==Career==
He was a member of the [[Constitutional Convention]], which framed the Federal [[Constitution]], but did not sign that document. Other members of the Virginia delegation to the Convention were [[John Blair]], [[James Madison]], [[George Mason]], [[Edmund Randolph]], [[George Washington]], and [[George Wythe]].
He was a member of the [[Constitutional Convention]] which framed the Federal [[Constitution]], and was one of a group of three physicians (The other two were [[James McHenry]] and [[Hugh Williamson]]) at the convention. Other members of the Virginia delegation to the Convention were [[John Blair]], [[James Madison]], [[George Mason]], [[Edmund Randolph]], [[George Washington]], and [[George Wythe]]. At the conclusion of the convention, he chose not to sign.
For many years he was a counsellor of the state of Virginia. A member of the Medical Society of Virginia, he was elected its president in 1820 and 1821, though then too feeble to take any part in its proceedings.
For many years he was a counsellor of the state of Virginia. A member of the Medical Society of Virginia, he was elected its president in 1820 and 1821, though then too feeble to take any part in its proceedings.