In a divided-US TL, what founding fathers could be held up by Northern libertarians?

This is a TL idea I've been thinking about for a while, and this question in particular I've had trouble answering. Historically speaking, most small-government founding fathers and early political figures were from the South (e.g. Jefferson). Is there anyone from the North that could be used by libertarians?
 
Try Robert Yates of New York. Give him credit for writing some of the anonymous Anti-Federalists essays, and with his focus on securing the liberties of individual citizens he could be a viable option. Granted, he wasen't leading a military force (he was part of the Committee of Correspondence and a frontier judge) having him be close to the people and not representing the central government and a large military establishment might fit better with a libertarian ideal.

But he's MY timeline's poster child of regional proponents for decentralized government :p
 
George Clinton from New York was an Anti-Federalist and ultimately served as Vice-President under both Jefferson and Monroe. I don't know much about him, but his political inclinations tend to line up with the Democratic-Republicans.
 
Elbridge Gerry. As a delegate to the convention refused to sign the Constitution, representative to France during the XYZ Affair and then Vice President.
 
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