Lyle Tayson: Nathaniel Gorham

Artist: Lyle Tayson
1924 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1978
Image Size: 7.5 by 10.25 inches
Overall Size: 12 by 16 inches
Medium: Water Color on Cold Press Illustration Board

Nathaniel Gorham took an active part in the writing and signing of the United States Constitution. He made the last change in the Constitution before it was signed by the delegates. During the course of the Convention in Philadelphia, Gorham made many practical proposals. He was the first to move that the terms of Senators be six years. he felt that the states should be broken up so that all the states would be more equal in population. In July, he was named as a member of the Committee of Detail, which drew up a constitution based on the various resolutions and proposals that had been discussed by the delegates. He strongly opposed an effort to limit voting rights to property owners. On the last day of the Convention, after the Constitution had been engrossed and was ready to be signed, Gorham proposed that one representative be allowed for every thirty thousand people, rather than one for every forty thousand people. For the first time during the four months of deliberations, George Washington rose in his chair and spoke in favor of Gorham's motion. Gorham did not serve in the new government he had helped to create. He was caught up in speculation in the vast acreages of land on the western frontier. Gorham, however, was unable to meet his payments. The result was a fall from the heights of Boston society and political esteem. Gorham died in 1796.

This artwork was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for The Signers of the Constitution Collection issued on September 17, 1987.

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