What is the name used by historians for the delegates of the US Constitutional Convention?
The delegates to the Constitutional Convention are often referred to as the “Framers of the Constitution.” Another name used is “Founding Fathers”, however this is not as technically correct as “Framers”, because several men who worked to achieve independence in the first place did not attend the Constitutional Convention. For example, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, John Hancock and Patrick Henry did not attend the Constititutional Convention. In addition, the Rhose Island delegates to the Second Continental Congress which adopted the Declaration of Independence would be considered Founding Fathers, yet Rhode Island sent no delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
