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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.
The principal author of the Constitution was James Madison. That is, he arrived in Philadelphia with a general plan of what should be included in the Constitution. When the work was completed, Madison sent a draft to his fellow Virginian, Thomas Jefferson, who was then Ambassador to France.