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William Samuel Johnson - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Early life. Career. American Revolution. New nation. Constitutional Convention. References. Sources. External links. William Samuel Johnson (October 7, 1727 – November 14, 1819) was an American Founding Father and statesman.
1 de nov. de 2021 · William Samuel Johnson. October 7, 1727–November 14, 1819. William Samuel Johnson was a successful lawyer from Stratford, Connecticut, and a Founding Father of the United States. He participated in many key events that shaped the nation, including the Stamp Act Congress, Confederation Congress, and Constitutional Convention.
13 de dic. de 2017 · Learn about William Samuel Johnson, a Connecticut lawyer, politician, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He was a moderate who opposed the Revolution and favored the Connecticut Compromise.
Learn about the life and achievements of William Samuel Johnson, a lawyer, politician, and educator who served in the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the U.S. Senate. He was also the founder and president of Columbia College (now Columbia University).
views 1,469,520 updated. JOHNSON, WILLIAM SAMUEL (1727–1819) Dr. William Samuel Johnson signed the Constitution as a Connecticut delegate to the constitutional convention of 1787. A lawyer and educator, he had already served his state as a legislator and judge.
The Committee of Style, chaired by William Samuel Johnson (1727–1819) working with James Madison (1751–1836), Rufus King (1755–1827), and Alexander Hamilton, gave the Constitution its substance.
Term of Office: 1787-1800. After the Revolutionary War and the establishment of the United States of America, the newly reorganized Columbia College Trustees elected as its third president, William Samuel Johnson, the Yale educated son of the College's first president, Samuel Johnson.
