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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, the Father of the U.S. Constitution, did not sign the Constitution as he was serving as the U.S. officer in France during that time. Other dignitaries who did not ratify the constitutional document included the representatives of Rhode Island, Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, and John Adams. The youngest person to sign the constitution was Jonathan Dayton (26) of New Jersey, while the oldest one was Benjamin Franklin (81) of Pennsylvania.