The Constitutional Convention Attendance Record

Calendar Legend

P = Present
A = Absent
? = Do not know
+ = Probably Present
– = Probably Absent

Sources for the Individual Attendance Record

May 1787

25-May28-May29-May30-May31-May
New Hampshire     
Nicholas GilmanAAAAA
John LangdonAAAAA
Massachusetts     
Elbridge GerryAAPPP
Nathaniel GorhamAPPPP
Rufus KingPP+PP
Caleb StrongAP++P
Connecticut     
Oliver EllsworthAPP+P
William JohnsonAAAAA
Roger ShermanAAAPP
New York     
Robert YatesPPPPP
John LansingAAAAA
Alexander HamiltonPPPPP
New Jersey     
David BrearlyP+++P
Jonathon DaytonAAAAA
William Churchill HoustonP––AP
William LivingstonAAAAA
William PattersonP+P+P
Pennsylvania     
George ClymerAP+++
Thomas FitzsimonsP++++
Benjamin FranklinAP++P
Jarred IngersollAP+++
Thomas MifflinAP???
Gouverneur MorrisPPPP?
Robert MorrisP++++
James WilsonP+++P
Delaware     
Richard BassettP++++
Gunning Bedford, Jr.APPPP
Jacob BroomP++++
John DickinsonAAPP–
George ReadPPPPP
Maryland     
Daniel CarrollAAAAA
Daniel of St. Thomas JeniferAAAAA
Luther MartinAAAAA
James McHenryAPPPP
John Francis MercerAAAAA
Virginia     
John BlairP++++
James MadisonPPPPP
George MasonPPPPP
James McClurgP++++
Edmund RandolphP+PPP
George WashingtonPPPPP
George WythePPPPP
North Carolina     
William BlountAAAAA
William R. DavieP++++
Alexander MartinP++++
Richard SpaightPP+PP
Hugh WilliamsonP++++
South Carolina     
Pierce ButlerPPPPP
Charles PinckneyPPPPP
C.C. PinckneyPPPPP
John RutledgePPPPP
Georgia     
Abraham BaldwinAAAAA
William FewPPPPP
William HoustounAAAAA
William PierceAAAAP

June 1787

1-Jun2-Jun4-Jun5-Jun6-Jun7-Jun8-Jun9-Jun11-Jun12-Jun13-Jun14-Jun15-Jun16-Jun18-Jun19-Jun20-Jun21-Jun22-Jun23-Jun25-Jun26-Jun27-Jun28-Jun29-Jun30-Jun
New Hampshire                          
Nicholas GilmanAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
John LangdonAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Massachusetts                          
Elbridge GerryPPPPPPPPPPPP++++++PP+P++P+
Nathaniel GorhamPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Rufus KingPPPPPPPPPPP+PPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Caleb StrongP++P+++++P+++++++PPP+P++++
Connecticut                          
Oliver Ellsworth++++++++PP+++P+PPPP+PP++PP
William JohnsonAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Roger ShermanPPPPPPP+PPP+P+++PPPPPP+P+P
New York                          
Robert YatesPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
John LansingAPPAPPPPPAPPPPPPPPAPPPPPPP
Alexander HamiltonPPPPPPP+PP++PPPPPPPP+P+PPA
New Jersey                          
David BrearlyP++PPPPPPPPPPPPPPP+++++A+P
Jonathon DaytonAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP+++P+P+P
William Churchill HoustonPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
William LivingstonAAAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPAPP
William PattersonP++PPPPPPPPPPPPPPP++++PPPP
Pennsylvania                          
George Clymer+++++++++++?++++++++++?+++
Thomas Fitzsimons+++++++++++?++++++++++?+++
Benjamin FranklinPPPP++++PP+?+++++++++P?P+P
Jarred Ingersoll++++++++++++++++P?????????
Thomas Mifflin??????????P???????????????
Gouverneur Morris?????P?PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Robert Morris++++++++++++++++++++P+++++
James WilsonPPPPPPPPP++++P+PPPPPPP+P+P
Delaware                          
Richard Bassett++++++PPP+++P+++++++++++++
Gunning Bedford, Jr.PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Jacob Broom++++AAAAA–++P++++++++P++++
John DickinsonPPPPPPPPP+++P+PP+PAAAAAAPP
George ReadPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Maryland                          
Daniel CarrollAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Daniel of St. Thomas JeniferAPPPPPP+PP+++++PPP+PP+++PP
Luther MartinAAAAAAAPPP+++++PPP++P+PPPP
James McHenryPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
John Francis MercerAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Virginia                          
John Blair++P+++P+++++++++++++++++++
James MadisonPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
George MasonPPP+PPP+PP++++++PPPPPP++++
James McClurg++P+++P+++++++++++++++++++
Edmund RandolphPPP+++PPPPPPPP++PPP+P++P++
George WashingtonPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
George Wythe++AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
North Carolina                          
William BlountAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP+++++++++
William R. Davie+P+++++++P+++++++++++++++P
Alexander Martin+++++++++P+++++++++P++++++
Richard Spaight+++++++++P+++++++++P++++++
Hugh WilliamsonPPP+PPPPPPP+P+++++P+PP+P++
South Carolina                          
Pierce ButlerPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Charles PinckneyPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
C.C. PinckneyPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
John RutledgePPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Georgia                          
Abraham BaldwinAAAAAAAAPP++++++++PP+++PP+
William Few+++++++++P++++++++PP+++P++
William HoustounP++++++++P++++++++PP++PP++
William PiercePPPPP++++PAAAAAA++PP++PPP+

July 1787

2-Jul5-Jul6-Jul7-Jul9-Jul10-Jul11-Jul12-Jul13-Jul14-Jul16-Jul17-Jul18-Jul19-Jul20-Jul21-Jul23-Jul24-Jul25-Jul26-Jul
New Hampshire                    
Nicholas GilmanAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPP
John LangdonAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPP
Massachusetts                    
Elbridge GerryPPPP+PPPPPP+PPPPPPPP
Nathaniel GorhamPPPPPPPPPAPPPPPPPPPP
Rufus KingPPPPPPPP+PP++PP+PP+P
Caleb StrongP+PP+++P+PP++P+P+P++
Connecticut                    
Oliver EllsworthPP+P+P+PPP+++PPPPPPP
William JohnsonPPPPPPPPPPPPPPAAAAAA
Roger ShermanP++PPPPPPP+PP+AAAAAA
New York                    
Robert YatesPPPPPPAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
John LansingPPPPPPAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Alexander HamiltonAAAAAAAA?AAAAAAAAAAA
New Jersey                    
David Brearly+–PPPPPPPP–P–PP–PPPP
Jonathon Dayton++PPPPPPPP+P+PP+AAAA
William Churchill HoustonAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
William LivingstonPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPP
William PattersonPPPPPPPPPPPP+PP+PPPP
Pennsylvania                    
George Clymer++++++++++++++++++++
Thomas Fitzsimons++++++++++++++++++++
Benjamin FranklinP+P+++++++++P+P++++P
Jarred Ingersoll????????????????????
Thomas Mifflin????????????????????
Gouverneur MorrisPPPPPPPPP++PPPPPPPPP
Robert Morris++++++++++++++++++++
James WilsonPPPP++PPPP+PPPPPPPPP
Delaware                    
Richard Bassett++++++++P+++++++++++
Gunning Bedford, Jr.PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Jacob Broom+++++P++P+PP+PP++P++
John DickinsonAPAAPPAAAAAAAAA++–PP
George ReadPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Maryland                    
Daniel CarrollAAAAP+P+++++P+++PP+P
Daniel of St. Thomas JeniferA+P+++++++++P+++++++
Luther MartinPPP+P++++P+PPPPPPPPP
James McHenryAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
John Francis MercerAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Virginia                    
John Blair+++++++++++++++++++P
James MadisonPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
George MasonPPP++PPPP++PP+PPP+PP
James McClurg+++++++++++PP+P+–––A
Edmund RandolphPPP+PPPPP+PPPPPPPP+P
George WashingtonPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
George WytheAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
North Carolina                    
William Blount+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
William R. DavieP+P+++PPPP++PPP++P+P
Alexander Martin+++++PPPPP++PP+++++P
Richard Spaight+++++AAAAAP+PP++PP+P
Hugh WilliamsonPPP+PPPPPP+PPPPPPPPP
South Carolina                    
Pierce ButlerPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Charles PinckneyPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
C.C. PinckneyPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
John RutledgePPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Georgia                    
Abraham BaldwinPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
William FewAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
William HoustounPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
William PierceAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

August 1787

6-Aug7-Aug8-Aug9-Aug10-Aug11-Aug13-Aug14-Aug15-Aug16-Aug17-Aug18-Aug20-Aug21-Aug22-Aug23-Aug24-Aug25-Aug27-Aug28-Aug29-Aug30-Aug31-Aug
New Hampshire                       
Nicholas GilmanPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
John LangdonPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Massachusetts                       
Elbridge GerryAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPP+PPPPPP
Nathaniel GorhamPPPPP+PPPPPPpPPPPPPPPPP
Rufus KingPPPPPPAAAAPPPPPP+PPPPPP
Caleb StrongPPPP++PPPP++++++––AAAAA
Connecticut                       
Oliver EllsworthPPPPPP+PPPPPPPPPAAAAAAA
William JohnsonAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Roger ShermanAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
New York                       
Robert YatesAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
John LansingAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Alexander HamiltonAAAA––PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
New Jersey                       
David Brearly++PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP+PPPP
Jonathon DaytonAAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP+PPPP
William Churchill HoustonAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
William Livingston++PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP–PPPP
William PattersonAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Pennsylvania                       
George Clymer+++++++++++P+PP++P+PP+P
Thomas Fitzsimons+P+++++++++++P+++P++++P
Benjamin Franklin+P+PP+++++++P++++++++++
Jarred Ingersoll???????????????????????
Thomas Mifflin???????P???????????????
Gouverneur Morris+PPPPPPPPPP+PPPPPPPPPPP
Robert Morris+++++++++++++++++++++++
James WilsonPPPPPPPPPPP+PPPPP+PPPPP
Delaware                       
Richard BassettAAAAAAA++++++++++++++++
Gunning Bedford, Jr.AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Jacob Broom+PPPPPPP++++P++PPP+++++
John Dickinson–PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
George ReadPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Maryland                       
Daniel CarrollPPPPPPPPPP+PPPP+PPPP+PP
Daniel of St. Thomas JeniferPPPP+++++++P+P++PPPP+PP
Luther MartinPAAAAA+P+PPPPPPPPPPPPPP
James McHenryPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
John Francis MercerPPPPPPPPPPPAAAAAAAAAAAA
Virginia                       
John Blair++++++P++++++P+++++++++
James MadisonPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
George MasonPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP+PPPP+P
James McClurgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Edmund RandolphPPPPPPPPPPP+PPPPPPP+PPP
George WashingtonPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
George WytheAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
North Carolina                       
William BlountA–P+++++++P+PPPP++?PPPP
William R. Davie++++++AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Alexander Martin++++++++++P+PPPP++––––A
Richard Spaight+++++P++++P+PPPP++?PPPP
Hugh Williamson+PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
South Carolina                       
Pierce ButlerPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Charles PinckneyPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
C.C. PinckneyPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
John RutledgePPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Georgia                       
Abraham BaldwinPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
William FewAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
William HoustounAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
William PierceAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

September 1787

1-Sep3-Sep4-Sep5-Sep6-Sep7-Sep8-Sep10-Sep11-Sep12-Sep13-Sep14-Sep15-Sep17-Sep
New Hampshire              
Nicholas GilmanPPPPPPPP+PPPPP
John LangdonPPPPPPPP+PPPPP
Massachusetts              
Elbridge GerryPPPPPPPP+PPPPP
Nathaniel GorhamPPPPPPPP+PPPPP
Rufus KingPPPPPPPP+–PPPP
Caleb StrongAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Connecticut              
Oliver EllsworthAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
William JohnsonPPPPPPPP+PPPPP
Roger ShermanPPPPPPPP+PPPPP
New York              
Robert YatesAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
John LansingAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Alexander HamiltonAAAAP+PP+P+++P
New Jersey              
David BrearlyPPPPPPPP+PPPPP
Jonathon Dayton+PPPPPPP+PPPPP
William Churchill HoustonAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
William Livingston–PPPPPPP+PPPPP
William PattersonAAAAAAAAAAAAAP
Pennsylvania              
George Clymer++++P++P?++++P
Thomas Fitzsimons++++PP+P?P+PAP
Benjamin Franklin+++++P+P?+PPPP
Jarred Ingersoll?????????????P
Thomas Mifflin??+––––A?–––AP
Gouverneur MorrisPPPPPPP+?PPPPP
Robert Morris++++++++?++++P
James Wilson+PPPPPPP?+PPPP
Delaware              
Richard Bassett+–++++P+++++PP
Gunning Bedford, Jr.AAPPPPPP+PPPPP
Jacob Broom++++++P+++++PP
John DickinsonP–PPPPPP+PPAAA
George ReadPPPPPPPP+PPPPP
Maryland              
Daniel CarrollP+PPPPP++P++PP
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer++PPPPP++P++PP
Luther Martin++AAAAAAAAAAAA
James McHenryPPPPPPP++PPPPP
John Francis MercerAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Virginia              
John Blair+++++++++P+++P
James MadisonPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
George Mason+PPPPPPP+PPPPP
James McClurgAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Edmund RandolphPPPP+P+P+PPPPP
George WashingtonPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
George WytheAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
North Carolina              
William BlountPPPPPPPP+PPPPP
William R. DavieAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Alexander MartinAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Richard SpaightPPPPPPPP+PPPPP
Hugh WilliamsonPPPPPPPP+PPPPP
South Carolina              
Pierce ButlerPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Charles PinckneyPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
C.C. PinckneyPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
John RutledgePPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Georgia              
Abraham BaldwinPPPPPPPP+PPPPP
William FewPPPPPPPP+PPPPP
William HoustounAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
William PierceAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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