Connecticut
Roger Sherman
The Connecticut Compromiser
Roger Sherman
1721–1793 • Connecticut
Delegate, Connecticut
Most Important Quote
“When you are in a minority, talk; when you are in a majority, vote.”
Biography
Only person to sign the Continental Association, the Declaration, the Articles, and the Constitution. Author of the Great Compromise.
Stances
Moderate. Bicameral legislature: House by population, Senate by state.