John Hancock presided over the first, and George Washington presided over the second.
John Hancock presided over the first, and George Washington presided over the second.
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George WashingtonGeorge Washington was elected to preside over the Constitutional Convention (aka Philadelphia Convention) in 1787.
1787
He presided over a convention to draw up an new New Hampshire state constitution.
George Washington presided over the Constitutional Convention. He was chosen unanimously. The convention occurred from May 25 to September 17, 1787.
It was actually George Washington.
George Washington chaired the second Constitutional Convention which drew up our present Constitution. I do not know his exact title.
George Washington
It was a group effort by all the members of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, presided over by George Washington.
In 1787 Washington's concerns about the disintegration of the nation prompted him to serve as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. He presided over the convention, and his support was key to ratification of the newly proposed Constitution.