45 - William R Davie (NC)

#45 - William R. Davie (NC)
Birthplace: Egremont, Cumberlandshire, England
Age at Convention: 30
Note: Delegate to the Congress, but did not sign the Constitution

1) Religion
-- Wrote to Madison of "... a constitutional guarantee for the free exercise of their religious rights and priveledges"
-- Raised by a Presbyterian clergyman
-- Insisted on a secular, scientific approach to republican education

2) Slavery
-- Owned a plantation where he held Slaves
-- Denounced those that would deprive Southern States of any share of Representation of their blacks (which was actually a pro-slavery statement).
-- Threatened to vote against joining the union if southern states were not granted 3/5 representation of slaves

3) Upbringing
-- Adopted by maternal uncle, William Richardson, a Presbyterian clergyman
-- Graduated from the College of New Jersey (Princeton)

References:
1) http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/davie.html
2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Richardson_Davie
3) http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/ref/coates/watson.html

Running tabulation:
1) Religiously Active (6) or Primarily Secular (5)
2) Abolitionist (4), Partial Abolitionist (4) or Non-Abolitionist (3)
3) Wealthy (4) or Middle-Class/Poor (7)