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Alexander Martin
(1740-1807)
Alexander was a Federalist. He was born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He attended The University of New Jersey, which is now Princeton. He moved to North Carolina and was elected to the Colonial Assembly in North Carolina. He fought in some major battles in the revolutionary war such as Brandywine and Germantown. He was elected for the United States Senate, but only served one term. The reason Alexander Martin did not sign the Constitution in because he left the convention early.
Fun Facts
In a session of the superior court at Hillsboro, 150 regulaters armed with sticks, switches, and clubs, came in damanding fairness in taxes, and violence erupted and all the members, including Alexander, was beated.
Martin served as a speaker in the North Carolina Senate.
Martin Never married, and Died November 2nd 1807 at the age of 67 on his plantation "Danbury", and was buried on the estate.

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Alexander Martin
Alexander Martin was a non-signing delegate From North Carolina. He was Born in 1740, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He was origanlly he was a merchant, but then he went to work in the court house in North Carolina.(1740-1807)

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Alexander Martin
Alexander Martin was a non-signing delegate From North Carolina. He was Born in 1740, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He was origanlly he was a merchant, but then he went to work in the content of your page here.court house in North Carolina.

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Robert Yates was born on March 17th 1738
Robert was born in Schenectady New York
he was the contentoldest of your page here.twelve children
Robert was the son of merchants Joseph Yates and Maria Dunbar
Robert decided to pursue a career in law
after praticing clerking with William Livingstonin New York City, 1760 he was licensed to practice on his own
He married Jannetje Van Ness in Albany New York
the couple had six children
Yates practiced making land maps in the 1760s
in 1770 he drew the first civilian map of Albany
in 1771 Yates was elected to the Common Councils as an alderman for the second ward
Yates served in a number of comitees,provided legal advice
also served as a secratary in the board of indian comissioners
provided the first published version of the laws and ordinances of the city of Albany in 1773
he was prominent in the local resistance of the stamp act
October 1777 Yates was appionted to the New York State Supreme Court
1787 Yates was appionted with John Lansing Jr. and Alexander Hamiltonto represent New York at the Philadelphia convention to revise the Articles of Confederation
Yates sent a letter to Governer Clinton urging opposition to the new constitution
in 1788 Yates was elected an antifederalist towards ratifying the constitution
in 1789 he ran for Governer against George Clinton and lost
September 1790 Yates was elected chief justic of the New York State Supreme Court
Robert Yates died in Albany, New York on September 9th, 1801 at age 63

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new york he was a political judge he was only 49 at the convention he died in september 9 1801

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This guy is robert yates hes born in march 17 1738 in schenectady new york. out of 12 siblings hes the oldest pursued a curer in law later in 1765 he marred a girl named jannetije van ness and the setteled in albany new york later they had six kids. he also drew the contentfirst civion map of your page here.albany new york

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He graduated in the content of your page here.1771 with honor from New jersey colledge.
He was sighning.
In 1789 washington selected bedford to be federal district judge for delaware.
He was born in 1747 in philidelphia
He died march 30 1812 at wilimington delaware.
He was a delagate to delaware ratification convention
He was delawares coloniel leader.

4) Ben attended grammar school at the age of only eight!
5) Ben founded the first fire company.
6) Ben taught himself languages in his youth.
7) Ben's father was a Puritan.
8) He signed the Contitution along with the Declaration of Independence.
9) He was the governor of the state he represented, Pennsylvania, from 1785- 1787.
10) Ben's long
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VanSpanckeren, Kathryn. "An Outline of American Literature." From Revolution to Reconstruction. Kathryn VanSpanckeren, 28 Dec. 2006. Web. 18 Nov. 2009. http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/LIT/franklin.htm.
Lloyd, Gordon. "Benjamin Franklin." Individual Biographies of the Delegates to the Constitutional Convention. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs at Ashland University, 2006. Web. 18 Nov. 2009. <http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/franklin.html>.