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At the Constitutional Convention, George Washington was elected president. The convention took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from May 25 to September 17, 1787.
George Washington was voted president of the convention
James Madison and George Washington were both delegates to this convention.
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James Madison and George Washington were both delegates to this convention.
The Convention chose George Washington to preside over the meetings.
Washington sat as president of the convention and the majority of delegates thought he was the only person to lead the country.
The delegates elected George Washington to preside over the convention. The result of the Convention was the United States Constitution.
The fifty-five delegates elected George Washington to preside over the Convention.George Washington, who two years later (1789) became the first US President under that Constitution.
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George Washington was unanimously selected as the presiding officer of the convention.