William R. Davie
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention
State: North Carolina (Born in England, immigrated 1763)
Age at Convention: 30
Date of Birth: June 20, 1756
Date of Death: November 29, 1820
Schooling: College of New Jersey (Princeton) 1776
Occupation: Lawyer, Lending and Investments, Planter and Slave Holder, Solider, Educator
Prior Political Experience: Lower House of North Carolina 1784-1789
Committee Assignments: First Committee of Representation
Convention Contributions: Arrived May 25, departed August 11, and never returned to the Convention. Davie supported Ellsworth’s proposition that “We were partly federal, partly national in our Union.” William Pierce stated that “he was silent in the Convention, but his opinion was always respected.”
New Government Participation: Attended both of the the ratification conventions of North Carolina, and supported the ratification of the Constitution. President John Adams appointed him as a peace commissioner to France in 1799.)