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Gouverneeur Morris Research Paper

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Gouverneur Morris was born January 31, 1752, in Morrisania, New York. He was blessed to be born into a very wealthy family. He also enjoyed volunteering his time for public service. Morris had one brother named Lewis Morris who also signed the Constitution of Independence. Morris had a private tutor as a child for his school Huguenot in New Rochelle. He was a very bright kid he ended up attending King's college which is now Columbia University at the age of twelve years old and graduated in 1768. After three years he was admitted to the bar in 1771 at the age of nineteen. Although he was very interested in politics, he was frightened at the moment because he believed it would bring mob rule. A political interference which was involved in the
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