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    Default Presidents of the Continental Congress

    In 2 weeks America will elect it's new Chief Executive.

    I think it appropriate to review those "forgotten" President's, that is, those who were head of the Continental Congress and Congress of the Confederation (after the Article's were ratified)!

    Those who were "essentially" and at times called President's of the United States, President's of the Congress. You will find some historian's argue these men were President's before George Washington. The argument has some merit, but is flawed in some ways, as there was NO Cabinet and only a Unicameral body before Washington was elected.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preside...ental_Congress

    http://www.russpickett.com/ushist/uscont.htm

    The 2 most famous being, IMO, are John Hancock, of course President when the Declaration of Independence was adopted and signed, and John Jay, who later became 4th Chief Justice of the United States.

    The 1st meeting place of the Continental Congress was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Carpenter's Hall.


    http://www.galenfrysinger.com/philad...nters_hall.htm


    http://www.ushistory.org/carpentershall/


    The 2nd Continental Congress, when they met in Philadelphia, met at Independence Hall. IH is on UNESCO's prestigous World Heritage list, and rightfully so. The building is of extreme historical importance.

    The only home/house on the list in the US is Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. Of course TJ was a member of the Continental Congress and primary author or the Declaration of Independence.

    On the right side of IH, east, is Old city hall, where the Supreme Court met from 1790-1800. On the left of IH, or west, is Congress Hall, where the Congress under the Original 7 Article's met, same years.



    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indepen...(United_States)


    http://www.nps.gov/inde/independence-hall-1.htm

    Having been to Philadelphia several times in my life, CH and IH both, plus numerous other sites in the city, it is a must visit if one can vacation there.


    Meeting places of the Continental Congress:

    As noted, Lancaster was the "Capital of the United States" for one day:


    Lancaster, PA

    Sept. 27, 1777 (one day)


    http://www.history.com/encyclopedia.do?articleId=227239



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    Default Re: President's of the Continental Congress

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    In 2 weeks America will elect it's new Chief Executive.

    I think it appropriate to review those "forgotten" President's, that is, those who were head of the Continental Congress and Congress of the Confederation (after the Article's were ratified)!

    Those who were "essentially" and at times called President's of the United States, President's of the Congress. You will find some historian's argue these men were President's before George Washington. The argument has some merit, but is flawed in some ways, as there was NO Cabinet and only a Unicameral body before Washington was elected.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preside...ental_Congress

    http://www.russpickett.com/ushist/uscont.htm

    The 2 most famous being, IMO, are John Hancock, of course President when the Declaration of Independence was adopted and signed, and John Jay, who later became 4th Chief Justice of the United States.

    The 1st meeting place of the Continental Congress was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Carpenter's Hall.


    http://www.galenfrysinger.com/philad...nters_hall.htm


    http://www.ushistory.org/carpentershall/


    The 2nd Continental Congress, when they met in Philadelphia, met at Independence Hall. IH is on UNESCO's prestigous World Heritage list, and rightfully so. The building is of extreme historical importance.

    The only home/house on the list in the US is Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. Of course TJ was a member of the Continental Congress and primary author or the Declaration of Independence.

    On the right side of IH, east, is Old city hall, where the Supreme Court met from 1790-1800. On the left of IH, or west, is Congress Hall, where the Congress under the Original 7 Article's met, same years.



    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indepen...(United_States)


    http://www.nps.gov/inde/independence-hall-1.htm

    Having been to Philadelphia several times in my life, CH and IH both, plus numerous other sites in the city, it is a must visit if one can vacation there.


    Meeting places of the Continental Congress:

    As noted, Lancaster was the "Capital of the United States" for one day:


    Lancaster, PA

    Sept. 27, 1777 (one day)


    http://www.history.com/encyclopedia.do?articleId=227239



    BOR *Bill of Rights* (Ratified on record in Congress Hall)
    Though the argument has some merit, it still fails because none of those people were elected to the office as required by the constitution. Moreover, simply having held held the powers of president - which were more imaginary than real at the time - doesn't actually make the person the President of the Unite States. If it were so, then Dick Cheney should rightly be considered a former president because he held all the powers of the president while President Bush was under general anesthesia.

    To hold the Office of the President of the United States, one must be elected or have the position devolve onto him through other permanent constitutional provisions.

    Also, they are still considered as having been the president of the Continental Congress or what have you. That they were called president makes no difference because the only issue that matters for this determination is the election of said person by the people as prescribed in the constitution at the time of the election.

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    To hold the Office of the President of the United States, one must be elected or have the position devolve onto him through other permanent constitutional provisions.

    Also, they are still considered as having been the president of the Continental Congress or what have you. That they were called president makes no difference because the only issue that matters for this determination is the election of said person by the people as prescribed in the constitution at the time of the election.

    This is the argument, after the ratification of the Articles of Confederation, America's 1st Constitution, they served as the "elected" head of the body that oversaw such powers.

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    In 2 weeks America will elect it's new Chief Executive.

    I think it appropriate to review those "forgotten" President's, that is, those who were head of the Continental Congress and Congress of the Confederation (after the Article's were ratified)!

    Those who were "essentially" and at times called President's of the United States, President's of the Congress. You will find some historian's argue these men were President's before George Washington. The argument has some merit, but is flawed in some ways, as there was NO Cabinet and only a Unicameral body before Washington was elected.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preside...ental_Congress

    http://www.russpickett.com/ushist/uscont.htm

    The 2 most famous being, IMO, are John Hancock, of course President when the Declaration of Independence was adopted and signed, and John Jay, who later became 4th Chief Justice of the United States.

    The 1st meeting place of the Continental Congress was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Carpenter's Hall.


    http://www.galenfrysinger.com/philad...nters_hall.htm


    http://www.ushistory.org/carpentershall/


    The 2nd Continental Congress, when they met in Philadelphia, met at Independence Hall. IH is on UNESCO's prestigous World Heritage list, and rightfully so. The building is of extreme historical importance.

    The only home/house on the list in the US is Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. Of course TJ was a member of the Continental Congress and primary author or the Declaration of Independence.

    On the right side of IH, east, is Old city hall, where the Supreme Court met from 1790-1800. On the left of IH, or west, is Congress Hall, where the Congress under the Original 7 Article's met, same years.



    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indepen...(United_States)


    http://www.nps.gov/inde/independence-hall-1.htm

    Having been to Philadelphia several times in my life, CH and IH both, plus numerous other sites in the city, it is a must visit if one can vacation there.


    Meeting places of the Continental Congress:

    As noted, Lancaster was the "Capital of the United States" for one day:


    Lancaster, PA

    Sept. 27, 1777 (one day)


    http://www.history.com/encyclopedia.do?articleId=227239



    BOR *Bill of Rights* (Ratified on record in Congress Hall)

    Nice job BOR and very interesting websites. If you get a chance to vacation in VA., be sure to stop at the College of William and Mary to visit Peyton Randolph's grave site. Its a nice little treasure!

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    Nice job BOR and very interesting websites. If you get a chance to vacation in VA., be sure to stop at the College of William and Mary to visit Peyton Randolph's grave site. Its a nice little treasure!
    Thanks for the compliment.

    I have never visited W & M, but would love to one day.


    Peyton Randolph

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