27 - John Lansing Jr (NY)

#27 - John Lansing Jr (NY)
Birthplace: Albany, NY
Age at Convention: 33

Note: Delegate to the Congress, but did not sign the Constitution. Lansing believed the convention had exceeded its authority and that the proposed consolidated government would be dangerous to the liberties of the people

1) Religion
-- No information found

2) Slavery
-- No information found
-- Classifying as partial abolitionist because he represented a northern state.

3) Upbringing
-- May have had a meager education as a youth, but by age 21 had completed his study of law
-- Wealthy as an adult, no information on his family's status as a youth.

References:
1) http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/lansing.html

Running tabulation:
1) Religiously Active (19) or Primarily Secular (10)
2) Abolitionist (13), Partial Abolitionist (12) or Non-Abolitionist (4)
3) Wealthy (12) or Middle-Class/Poor (17)