Presidents of the Continental Congresses

Name

Elected

Birth and
death dates

Peyton Randolph, Va.

9/5/1774

c.1721–1775

Henry Middleton, S.C.

10/22/1774

1717–1784

Peyton Randolph, Va.

5/10/1775

c.1721–1775

John Hancock, Mass.

5/24/1775

1737–1793

Henry Laurens, S.C.

11/1/1777

1724–1792

John Jay, N.Y.

12/10/1778

1745–1829

Samuel Huntington, Conn.

9/28/1779

1731–1796

Thomas McKean, Del.

7/10/1781

1734–1817

John Hanson, Md.

11/5/1781

1715–1783

Elias Boudinot, N.J.

11/4/1782

1740–1821

Thomas Mifflin, Pa.

11/3/1783

1744–1800

Richard Henry Lee, Va.

11/30/1784

1732–1794

John Hancock, Mass.1

11/23/1785

1737–1793

Nathaniel Gorham, Mass.

6/6/1786

1738–1796

Arthur St. Clair, Pa.

2/2/1787

1734–1818

Cyrus Griffin, Va.

1/22/1788

1748–1810
  1. Resigned May 29, 1786, never having served, because of continued illness.

 

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