He'd resigned a week before it was finally ratified, and died in September.
The treaty as a whole was finally ratified on 16 January 1707 by a majority of 110 votes to 69.
The treaty signed in 1864 was finally ratified in 1870.
The United States finally ratified the agreement in 1975.
As a result of the changes, the treaty was finally ratified in a subsequent referendum held in 1993.
The Articles of Confederation were finally ratified during his term.
The Armistice was prolonged three times before peace was finally ratified.
Formal sorority structure was finally ratified in July 1970.
So, yes, it was a good day for Europe, and the day on which this treaty is finally ratified will be an even better day.
A provisional engagement was presently made, but it was not finally ratified until February of the following year.