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'''William Lambert''' (died 1834)<ref name=NHPRC/> was the Engrosser or Penman of the [[United States Bill of Rights]] whose hand-written copy of the Bill of Rights hangs in the [[National Archives and Records Administration|US National Archives]].


William Lambert served as a congressional clerk at the time of the drafting of the Bill of Rights. Born in [[Virginia]], he worked as a clerk at the [[United States Department of State]] from 1790 to 1792 and became acquainted with [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Lambert was also an avid astronomer and later advocated for the establishment of a national astronomical observatory.<ref name=NHPRC>{{cite web |url=https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-01-02-0039 |title=Founders Online: William Lambert to Thomas Jefferson, 14 March 1809 |publisher=National Historical Publications and Records Commission |access-date=2024-11-04}}</ref>
'''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 [[National Archives and Records Administration|US National Archives]].


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.<ref name="rathbun">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MY-5AAAAIAAJ&dq=%22columbian+institute%22&pg=PA118 |title=The Columbian institute for the promotion of arts and sciences: A Washington Society of 1816-1838. |first=Richard |last=Rathbun |accessdate=2010-06-20|work=|year=1904 |publisher=Bulletin of the United States National Museum, October 18, 1917}}</ref>
William Lambert served as a congressional clerk at the time of the drafting of the Bill of Rights.

==See also==
*''[[A More Perfect Union (film)|A More Perfect Union]]'', 1989 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 ==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/constitution/history.htm National Park Service "Text and History of Constitution"]
* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/constitution/history.htm National Park Service "Text and History of Constitution"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012111809/http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/constitution/history.htm |date=2012-10-12 }}

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Latest revision as of 21:27, 22 December 2024

William Lambert (died 1834)[1] 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. Born in Virginia, he worked as a clerk at the United States Department of State from 1790 to 1792 and became acquainted with Thomas Jefferson. Lambert was also an avid astronomer and later advocated for the establishment of a national astronomical observatory.[1]

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.[2]

See also

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  1. ^ a b "Founders Online: William Lambert to Thomas Jefferson, 14 March 1809". National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  2. ^ Rathbun, Richard (1904). 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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