What are the names of the six framers that wrote the Constitution?

Answer 1

Some think that James Madison authored the Contitution, based on his important role at the Constitutional Convention and his nickname "Father of the Constitution". Certainly his role was large in helping it come together, esp in brokering compromises. But he wasn't responsible for most of its actual form and wording.

Though, as someone has mentioned, ALL those present are in some sense "authors" to the document, that is not what we usually mean (nor do we call all members of the Second Continental Congresses the "authors" of the Declaration of Independence).

So, here are the two committees and their membership who gave us the actual text of the document. You'll see that each had five different individuals. Depdnding on how you weight their work, that could give you either FIVE or TEN "authors" or "framers".

First: the Committee of Detail
(Proposed July 23, members appointed July 24, to create a constitution containing all issues agreed to by the convention)
* Oliver Ellsworth
* Nathaniel Gorham
* Edmund Randolph
* John Rutledge
* James Wilson

Committee of Style and Arrangement
(Proposed and appointed September 8, to revise the style and arrangement of the Constitution)
* Alexander Hamilton
* William Johnson
* Rufus King
* James Madison
* Gouverneur Morris

http://www.usconstitution.net/constcmte.html

Of these men the one who had the most influence on the actual wording -- who often trimmed cumbersome elaborate drafts into simpler, more direct and more elegant statements-- as well as on key parts of the structure was the last listed -- was Gouverneur Morris (of Pennsylvania). He is, in particular, given credit for writing the Preamble on his own.

For more on this man, see the link below and the book by Richard Brookhiser , Gentleman Revolutionary: Gouverneur Morris, the Rake Who Wrote the Constitution.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gouverneur_Morris

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Now perhaps you only wanted to know which six men SIGNED both the Declaration of Independence (one use of "framers") as well as the Constitution. Of those, there were indeed six (as another answer noted):

George Clymer, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Morris, George Read, Roger Sherman, James Wilson

But do note that of these only ONE of these (James Wilson) served on either of the committees that did the real work of writing the Constitution (and I'm not sure of the significance of his role).

Answer 2

The Constitution was written by a committee over the course of several months. If you want a list of the members of the Constitutional Convention, all you need to do is look at the document itself - the members are also the signers listed before the amendments.

Q85. "List the founding fathers who signed the Declaration of Independence and Constitution."

A. George Clymer, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Morris, George Read, Roger Sherman, James Wilson.

The term “framers” is sometimes used to specify those who helped “craft” the Constitution. “Founding Fathers” often refers to people who contributed to the development of independence and nationhood. However, the notion of a “framer” or a “Founding Father” is not easily defined.

Many of the Founding Fathers were at the Constitutional Convention, where the Constitution was hammered out and ratified. George Washington, for example, presided over the Convention. James Madison, also present, wrote the document that formed the model for the Constitution.

Answer 3

welll...there were more than six "framers" Madison actually wrote it...and uh....Franklin was there..but didnt do anything...just gave advice....William Patterson had the New Jersey Plan....Sherman had the great compromise....