20 - James McHenry (MD)

#20 - James McHenry (MD)
Birthplace: County Antrim, Ireland
Age at Convention: 33

1) Religion
-- President of a Bible society
-- One of the more faithful members of the conventoin

2) Slavery
-- Candidly wrote in his private notes: "That the population or increase of slaves in Virginia exceeded their calls for their services," and thus a prohibition of the slave trade "would be a monopoly" in Virginia's "favor." Under such conditions "Virginia etc would make their own terms for such [slaves] as they might sell."49 The "etc" no doubt included McHenry's own state of Maryland.

3) Upbringing
-- Enjoyed a classical education at Dublin before emigrating to U.S. at age 18
-- Studied medicine

References:
1) http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/mchenry.html
2) http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2000/winter/garrisons-constitution-2.html
3) http://www.atheistparents.org/articles/2002/01/19/notes-on-the-founding-fathers

Running tabulation:
1) Religiously Active (23) or Primarily Secular (13)
2) Abolitionist (14), Partial Abolitionist (18) or Non-Abolitionist (4)
3) Wealthy (13) or Middle-Class/Poor (23)