William Lambert (writer)
For other people with the same name, see William Lambert (disambiguation).
William Lambert was the Engrosser or Penman of the United States Bill of Rights whose hand-written copy of the Bill of Rights hangs in the US National Archives.
William Lambert served as a congressional clerk at the time of the drafting of the Bill of Rights.
During the 1820s, Lambert was a member of the prestigious society, Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences, who counted among their members former presidents Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams and many prominent men of the day, including well-known military representatives, government service persons, medical practitioners, and practitioners of other professions.[1]
See also
- A More Perfect Union (film)
- Constitution Day (United States)
- Constitution of the United States
- History of the United States Constitution
- History of the United States
- National Constitution Center
- United States Bill of Rights
References
- ↑ Rathbun, Richard. The Columbian institute for the promotion of arts and sciences: A Washington Society of 1816-1838. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, October 18, 1917. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
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