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=James Wilson=

1. James Wilson was a Federalist 2. James Wilson represented the state of Pennsylvania. 3. James Wilson was: 4. James Wilson was a member of the Constitutional Convention. 5. James Wilson was a member of Pennsylvania states ratifying convention and was one of the people pushing for ratification 6. In 1776 he was strongly criticized for voting to postpone Richard Henry Lee's motion for independence but eventually agreed and signed off on it.
 * 2nd state to ratify
 * one of seven children and was born in Carskerdo, Scotland in 1742.
 * He attended 5 different colleges.
 * Very successful lawyer and had his own practice in Reading, he was also lecturing at he University of Philadelphia.
 * Because of his pamphlet, "Considerations on the Nature and Extent of the Legislative Authority of the British Parliament" he was elected to the Continental Congress in 1775.
 * He was one of the most influential members of the convention
 * One of the foremost advocates for deomcracy
 * Sided with James Madison on the issue of popular sovereignty
 * Practically alone amongst the founding fathers in direct election of the President
 * 2nd most amount of speeches at the convention
 * wanted a powerful federal government
 * we kept steadily in our View that which appears to us the greatest Interest of every true American, the consolidation of our Union . . . . And thus the Constitution which we now present is the result of a Spirit of Amity, and of that mutual Deference and Concession which the Peculiarity of our political Situation rendered indispensible.
 * Proposed 3/5 compromise

REFERENCES:
 * James Madison
 * John Dickinson
 * Dr. Benjamin Rush

Continuing the Slave Trade Was a Necessary Compromise

"James Wilson". U.S Army Center of Military History. September 17, 2008 http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/ss/wilson.htm>.

Kindig, Thomas. "James Wilson". ushistory.org. September 17, 2008 .