Meet the Advocates of the Virginia Plan

James Madison

James Madison was the fourth President of the United States. He was also the first President to have served in the United States Congress. He wrote over a third of the "Federalist Papers" and was also responsible for the first ten amendments to the Constitution. He is considered by many to be "The Father of the Constitution."

James Wilson

James Wilson was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and was elected twice to the Continental Congress. He was a member of the Committee of Detail, which produced the first draft of the Constitution. He then went on to become one of the six original Supreme Court Justices.