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James Madison, Father of the U.S. Constitution. In May, 1787 the 55 Delegates to the United States Constitutional Convention set off to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Traveling in the late 18th century wasn't easy, and what would take modern Americans just hours took the Founding Fathers weeks.
James Madison (later the 4th US President) is hailed as the Father of the Constitution for being instrumental in the drafting of the US Constitution as well as the key authoâ¦r of the first ten amendments, collectively known as the Bill of Rights. 12 people found this useful.