An 'assembly of demigods' is how Thomas Jefferson referred to the Constitutional Convention. George Washington was unanimously elected chairman.
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George Washington was elected President of the Constitutional Convention by unanimous vote. The Constitutional Convention opened in 1787 in Philadelphia.
I want to know who was the chairman of the 2nd constitutional convention?
He was elected to the position by the delegates.
George Washington was anonymously elected as chairman for the convention.
George Washington was the president at the convention.
No US president was elected unanimously by popular vote. The only president elected unanimously by the electoral college was George Washington (There was no popular vote in this election).
No, actually George Washington was the only president unanimously elected.1st_president_only_unanimously_elected_Us_president
George Washington was elected to preside over and moderate the Constitutional Convention, in recognition of his work in the American Revolution and because of the fact that he was well known and respected by all.
Robert moris Robert moris-The first order of the convention was to elect a president for the convention. Robert Morris of Pennsylvania nominated George Washington. Washington was elected convention president by a unanimous vote, just as he had been unanimously chosen to lead the Continental Army twelve years before. With George Washington unanimously elected, He accepted the honor reluctantly, protesting his lack of qualification. His opening remarks were addressed to the pride and idealism of the members: "Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair."
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