Schoolchildren throughout the United States are familiar with George Washington, the first President under the Constitution, ratified in 1788. But they might not know that there were other men who held the title of President, those who presided over the Continental Congress and the Congress of the Confederation. The Hall of Presidents Before Washington, located in the lobby of the Westin hotel in Annapolis, Maryland, helps to tell their stories. The First Continental Congress met in Carpenters’ Hall, Philadelphia from September 5 to October 26, 1774. Peyton Randolph of Virginia…
