Information about a group of nine delegates to the Constitutional Convention, all of whom had attended Princeton University. Explains Princeton's role in the convention, with longer biographical entries for three Princeton-education delegates of particular interest: James Madison; Oliver Ellsworth, who later became chief justice of the United States; and William Paterson, author of "the New Jersey Plan" and later U.S. senator.

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james madison

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alexander martin, constitutional convention, new jersey plan, oliver ellsworth, princeton university, william paterson, delegates to constitutional convention

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