Exhibits

William Houstoun

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention

Constitutional Convention
William Houstoun. Archibald Robertson (1791) Georgia Historical Society, A-1361-150.

State: Georgia

Age at Convention: 32

Date of Birth: 1755

Date of Death: 03/17/1813

Schooling: Legal training at Inner Temple, London

Occupation: Attorney

Prior Political Experience: Continental Congress 1783-1786

Committee Assignments: Third Committee of Representation

Convention Contributions: Houston was at the Convention for only a short period of time, June 1 to July 23, However during that time, he split the Georgian vote for equal representation by voting nay. Fellow Georgian delegate William Pierce stated “Nature seems to have done more for his corporeal than mental powers.”
New Government Participation: None