Presidents of the Continental Congress
Presidents of the Continental Congress and the Congress of the Confederation, with the home state, start date and end date of each term. A president who served non-consecutive terms appears once for each term.
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| ID | Name | State | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peyton Randolph | Virginia | 1774-09-05 | 1774-10-22 |
| 2 | Henry Middleton | South Carolina | 1774-10-22 | 1774-10-26 |
| 3 | John Hancock | Massachusetts | 1775-05-24 | 1777-10-29 |
| 4 | Henry Laurens | South Carolina | 1777-11-01 | 1778-12-09 |
| 5 | John Jay | New York | 1778-12-10 | 1779-09-28 |
| 6 | Samuel Huntington | Connecticut | 1779-09-28 | 1781-07-10 |
| 7 | Thomas McKean | Delaware | 1781-07-10 | 1781-11-05 |
| 8 | John Hanson | Maryland | 1781-11-05 | 1782-11-04 |
| 9 | Elias Boudinot | New Jersey | 1782-11-04 | 1783-11-03 |
| 10 | Thomas Mifflin | Pennsylvania | 1783-11-03 | 1784-06-03 |
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