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name = John Hancock | | name = John Hancock | | ||
party = | | party = | | ||
presided = [[Second Continental Congress | presided = [[Second Continental Congress]]<BR/> | ||
start = 24 May 1775 (first term) | '''and the [[Congress of the Confederation]]'' | | ||
end = 31 October 1777 (first term) | start = <BR/>24 May 1775 (first term)<BR/> | ||
23 November 1785 (second term) | | |||
end = <BR/>31 October 1777 (first term)<BR/> | |||
05 June 1786 (second term) | | |||
vices = N/A | | vices = N/A | | ||
outlook = | | outlook = | | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''John Hancock''' ([[1737]]-[[1793]]) was a pre-Constitution president presiding over the Second Continental Congress | '''John Hancock''' ([[1737]]-[[1793]]) was a pre-Constitution president presiding over the Second Continental Congress and the Congress of the Confederation. | ||
He served from [[ | He served from [[1775]] to [[1777]] and officially from [[1785]] to [[1786]], but was absent for his second term due to health issues. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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before=[[Peyton Randolph]]| | before=[[Peyton Randolph]]| | ||
title = Revolutionary President| | title = Revolutionary President| | ||
years=[[ | years=[[1775]]-[[1777]]| | ||
after=[[Henry Laurens]]| | after=[[Henry Laurens]]| | ||
}} | |||
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before=[[Richard Henry Lee]]| | |||
title = Revolutionary President| | |||
years=[[1785]]-[[1786]]| | |||
after=[[Nathaniel Gorham]]| | |||
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Revision as of 19:45, 28 October 2008
| John Hancock |
| Presided over the Second Continental Congress and the Congress of the Confederation |
| from 24 May 1775 (first term) 23 November 1785 (second term) |
| to 31 October 1777 (first term) 05 June 1786 (second term) |
| Vice President(s): N/A |
John Hancock (1737-1793) was a pre-Constitution president presiding over the Second Continental Congress and the Congress of the Confederation.
He served from 1775 to 1777 and officially from 1785 to 1786, but was absent for his second term due to health issues.
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| Preceded by: Peyton Randolph |
Revolutionary President 1775-1777 |
Succeeded by: Henry Laurens |
| Preceded by: Richard Henry Lee |
Revolutionary President 1785-1786 |
Succeeded by: Nathaniel Gorham |