<P> George Mason ( sometimes referred to as George Mason IV ; December 11 , 1725 ( O.S. November 30 , 1725 ) -- October 7 , 1792 ) was a Virginia planter and politician , and a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787 , one of three delegates , together with fellow Virginian Edmund Randolph and Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts , who refused to sign the constitution . His writings have been a significant influence on political thought and events , including substantial portions of the Fairfax Resolves of 1774 , the Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776 , and his Objections to this Constitution of Government ( 1787 ) in opposition to ratification of the constitution . The Virginia Declaration of Rights , which Mason principally authored , served as a basis for the United States Bill of Rights , of which he has been deemed the father . </P>
<P> George Mason ( sometimes referred to as George Mason IV ; December 11 , 1725 ( O.S. November 30 , 1725 ) -- October 7 , 1792 ) was a Virginia planter and politician , and a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787 , one of three delegates , together with fellow Virginian Edmund Randolph and Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts , who refused to sign the constitution . His writings have been a significant influence on political thought and events , including substantial portions of the Fairfax Resolves of 1774 , the Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776 , and his Objections to this Constitution of Government ( 1787 ) in opposition to ratification of the constitution . The Virginia Declaration of Rights , which Mason principally authored , served as a basis for the United States Bill of Rights , of which he has been deemed the father . </P>
who fought to add the bill of rights to the constitution
who fought to add the bill of rights to the constitution
George Mason
George Mason