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= Christine Repetto Delegate: Roger Sherman Roger Sherman: A Representative for Connecticut  ||  || || A portrait of Roger Sherman. || >The Constitutional Convention took place on May 25th, 1787 in Philedelphia, Pennsylvania. Delegates coming from almost every state met in the Pennsylvania State House. The main goal of this was to create a constitution that would serve as guidelines that help to create and maintain a strong government in the United States of America. >Roger Sherman was born on April 19th, 1721. Growing up, Roger had an average upbringing with a library in his house as well as a grammar school which he attended when it was built at the age of 13. Generally, his education was minimal as he often spent time helping his father with chores on his farm. Roger also learned how to be a cobbler, a skill that he picked up off of his father after working alongside him over the years. After Rogers father died, he moved to Connecticut to live with his brother. Before the Constitutional Convention took place, Sherman was the associate judge of the Connecticut Superior Court, a position that he had moved up to from being a justice of peace and county judge. After being the || || || Pennsylvania State House || associate judge for awhile he was invited to the Constitutional Convention where he represented the state of Connecticut. >Roger Sherman arrived at the Constitutional Convention on May 30th. Sherman was one of the most productive representatives for Connecticut. One role that he had was helping in the drafting of the New Jersey Plan. Another thing that Roger Sherman is known for is being one of the two people at the Convention who signed all three of the documents signed during the Convention. Roger Sherman’s attendance was also pretty good as he arrived at the end of May and only missed a few days during June.  Roger Sherman's Attendence Record for Constitutional Convention ||   || Present || Absent || Do Not Know || Probably Present || Probably Absent || || Act 1 || 12 || 4 || - || 5 || - || || Act 2 || 18 || 8 || - || 6 || - || || Act 3 || 22 || 1 || - || - || - || || Act 4 || 13 || - || - || 1 || - || || Totals || 65 || 13 || 0 || 11 || 0 || || % || 73% || 15% || 0% || 12% || 0% ||=