Nathaniel Gorham
Merchant and former President of the Continental CongressWikipedia
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Oct 3, 2026
Laurie Ann WaldenNARRATOR
Massachusetts.
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Nathaniel Gorham.
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Rufus King.
Laurie Ann WaldenNARRATOR
Connecticut.
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The same men, in the same room, but formally a committee, not the convention.
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Nathaniel Gorham of Massachusetts, the Boston merchant who presided over the Congress itself, was balloted into the chair.
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George Washington stepped down from the dais and took a seat at the Virginia table, a delegate among delegates.
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In committee, every vote was provisional, a recommendation the convention could later confirm, amend, or throw away.
Kristen McQuillanNARRATOR
New Hampshire, John Langdon, Nicholas Gilman.
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Massachusetts, Nathaniel Gorham, Rufus King.
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Connecticut, William Samuel Johnson, Roger Sherman.
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New York: Alexander Hamilton.
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He may with propriety be ranked among the luminaries of the present age.
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and Nathaniel Gorham, a Boston merchant who had risen to the presidency of the Congress itself.
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Eloquent and easy in public debate, by Mr. Pierce's account a man who aimed only to convince, and where he fails it never is from the auditory nor understanding, for no man is more pernicious and fool.
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New Hampshire's two late coming men, John Langdon and Nicholas Gillum, drew short entries.
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No patching, no half measures.
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On Monday, May 28th, more delegates took their seats, among them, at last, Dr. Franklin himself, along with Nathaniel Gorham and Caleb Strong of Massachusetts, Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut, Gunning Bedford of Delaware, and James McHenry of Maryland.
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George Reith delivered his committee report, and the convention spent the day on its own rules.
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Most of them were the ordinary apparatus of a deliberative body, and they set the manners of the room.
Kenny WebsterHOST
What do we need John Blair for? The Blair family probably still wonders why their name is not more significant.
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In Massachusetts, they had Nathaniel Gorham and Rufus King.
Kenny WebsterHOST
If you have a black guy like Rufus signing that thing, what do you need Nathaniel
Mr. OPANELIST
for? You can stop when Rufus get done.
Krista McQuillanNARRATOR
New Hampshire, John Langdon, Nicholas Gilman.
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Massachusetts, Nathaniel Gorham, Rufus King.
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Connecticut, William Samuel Johnson, Roger Sherman.
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New York, Alexander Hamilton.