We all know Gorgeous George, Johnny Adams, TJ, Lil Jimmy, Benny Franks, etc but who is an underrated or under appreciated founder?
I’m going with either John Jay who:
Sat as President of the Continental Congress but then hopped over to Europe where he was one of the signers of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Revolutionary War.
Returned to America to act as Minister of Foreign Affairs before being appointed as the First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Went on a special mission to negotiate with the British when he was elected as Governor of New York. Technically, he was Chief Justice, Ambassador and Governor all at the same time.
Roger Sherman:
Was in the Continental Congress from day one.
In addition to being a part of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, he was a creator of the Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise. Sherman cooled tensions at the Constitutional Convention by recommending that the Senate have equal representation while the House of Representatives be determined by population.
Wrote the constitution. Had a wooden leg. Ladies man (loved his married women). Banged a woman (also married) in the Louvre and shared her with the guy who sold us Louisiana. Died from attempting to clear an obstruction in his peter after contracting a urinary tract blockage by using a piece of whale bone as a catheter.
Samuel Adams:
Majority of the Founders attribute him as the OG of the movement towards independence.
Organizer of the Boston Tea Party.
Prominent leader in the opposition to the Stamp Act, vehemently protesting against the British Parliament's decision to tax the American colonies without their representation, and actively organizing protests and boycotts through groups like the Sons of Liberty, which significantly contributed to the growing tensions leading to the American Revolution; he considered the Stamp Act a direct violation of colonial rights and liberties
I’m going with either John Jay who:
Sat as President of the Continental Congress but then hopped over to Europe where he was one of the signers of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Revolutionary War.
Returned to America to act as Minister of Foreign Affairs before being appointed as the First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Went on a special mission to negotiate with the British when he was elected as Governor of New York. Technically, he was Chief Justice, Ambassador and Governor all at the same time.
Roger Sherman:
Was in the Continental Congress from day one.
In addition to being a part of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, he was a creator of the Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise. Sherman cooled tensions at the Constitutional Convention by recommending that the Senate have equal representation while the House of Representatives be determined by population.
Gouverneur Morris:Wrote the constitution. Had a wooden leg. Ladies man (loved his married women). Banged a woman (also married) in the Louvre and shared her with the guy who sold us Louisiana. Died from attempting to clear an obstruction in his peter after contracting a urinary tract blockage by using a piece of whale bone as a catheter.
Samuel Adams:
Majority of the Founders attribute him as the OG of the movement towards independence.
Organizer of the Boston Tea Party.
Prominent leader in the opposition to the Stamp Act, vehemently protesting against the British Parliament's decision to tax the American colonies without their representation, and actively organizing protests and boycotts through groups like the Sons of Liberty, which significantly contributed to the growing tensions leading to the American Revolution; he considered the Stamp Act a direct violation of colonial rights and liberties
