In 1787, George Washington, as a private citizen, served as President of the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia from May to September, 1787.
Thornton Washington died in 1787.
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George WashingtonGeorge Washington was elected to preside over the Constitutional Convention (aka Philadelphia Convention) in 1787.
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No, Washington did not become the President until after the US Constitution was enacted, on 1789 April 30.
George WashingtonGeorge Washington was elected to preside over the Constitutional Convention (aka Philadelphia Convention) in 1787.
The 1787 Constitutional Convention took place from May 25th to September 17th, 1787. The delegates in attendance quickly agreed upon George Washington to be the president of the convention. Washington would be elected in 1789 to be the first president of the United States under the new Constitution.
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George Washington of Virginia.
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No. He ratified it on Sept. 17, 1787.
No one was the President of the United States in 1787. The first President of the United States, George Washington, took office in 1789 April. When 1787 began, the President of the Continental Congress was Nathaniel Gorham of Massachusetts. On February 2, 1787, Arthur St. Clair of Pennsylvania was elected. St. Clair held the office for the remainder of the year.