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'''Gouverneur Morris''' (January 31, 1752 – November 6, 1816) was a statesman, ambassador, orator, senator, [[Founding Fathers|Founding Father]], and the person most responsible for the wording of [[the Constitution]] as the head of the Committee on Style.  He also spoke more at the [[Constitutional Convention]] than any other delegate.

'''Gouverneur Morris''' (January 31, 1752 – November 6, 1816) was a statesman, ambassador, orator, senator, [[Founding Fathers|Founding Father]], and the person most responsible for the wording of [[the Constitution]] as the head of the Committee on Style. For his responsibility in the Committee, Morris has been called by some historians the "Penman of the Constitution".<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=3j90mqgMf4IC&pg=PA40 Principled Action: Lessons from the Origins of the American Republic]</ref> He also did the most speaking at the [[Constitutional Convention]] compared to any other delegate.

Morris was one of the most brilliant Founders and yet is unknown to most people today.  His clever writing style, such as saying that presidential nominees must receive the "advice and consent" of the Senate rather than spelling that requirement out further, resulted in the [[U.S. Constitution]] being the most elegant and concise of all constitutions.

Morris was one of the most brilliant Founders and yet is unknown to most people today.  His clever writing style, such as saying that presidential nominees must receive the "advice and consent" of the Senate rather than spelling that requirement out further, resulted in the [[U.S. Constitution]] being the most elegant and concise of all constitutions.