Drafting and adoption. George Mason was the principal author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights. The Declaration was adopted unanimously by the Fifth ... Drafting and adoption · Contents · Text · Influence

29 сент. 2016 г. · Written by George Mason, it was adopted by the Virginia Constitutional Convention on June 12, 1776.

Fairfax County delegate George Mason led the effort and drafted a document that outlined such rights as the ability to confront one's accusers in court, to ...

The Virginia declaration, largely the work of George Mason, was widely read by political leaders on both sides of the Atlantic. It declared that “all men are by ...

Credit: Library of Virginia ; Original Author: George Mason ; Created: 1776 ; Medium: Manuscript ; Publisher: Library of Virginia ...

George Mason was the man in charge of this important and historic task. His notes on this project are considered the first draft of the Virginia Declaration of ...

The Virginia Declaration of Rights, authored principally by George Mason (1725–1792), stands as one of the most elegant positive statements of the political ...

The entire document is in George Mason's handwriting, except for the end portion beginning “That the freedom of the press…” which is in Thomas Ludwell Lee's ...

The Virginia Declaration of Rights was drafted by George Mason and was adopted by the fifth Virginia Revolutionary Convention on June 12, 1776.