Claim: The 1816 death of Gouverneur Morris, a signer of the Constitution, was caused by an infection after his urinary blockage was treated with a whalebone catheter.
Fact-check: Did Constitution Author Gouverneur Morris Die From a Whalebone Catheter?
Verdict: Unproven
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Dan Macguill
Date published: 2022-05-18T16:21:07