Founding Father (noun)

a member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787

founder, beginner, founding father, father (noun)

a person who founds or establishes some institution

"George Washington is the father of his country"

founding father (Noun)

A man who founded something.

Founding Father (Noun)

A member of the convention that drafted the United States constitution.

Founding Father

Founding Father is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the August 1965 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction, and reprinted in the 1975 collection Buy Jupiter and Other Stories. It was inspired by a cover painting of a space-helmeted face backed by several crosses, provided by the magazine's editor, Frederik Pohl.

founding father

The following list of national founding figures is a record, by country, of people who were credited with establishing a state. National founders are typically those who played an influential role in setting up the systems of governance, (i.e., political system form of government, and constitution), of the country. They can also be military leaders of a war of independence that led to the establishment of a sovereign state.