<P> The Congress met from September 5 to October 26 , 1774 . Peyton Randolph presided over the proceedings ; Henry Middleton took over as President of the Congress from October 22 to 26 . Charles Thomson , leader of Philadelphia Committee of Correspondence , was selected to be Secretary of the Continental Congress . </P>
<P> The Congress met from September 5 to October 26 , 1774 . Peyton Randolph presided over the proceedings ; Henry Middleton took over as President of the Congress from October 22 to 26 . Charles Thomson , leader of Philadelphia Committee of Correspondence , was selected to be Secretary of the Continental Congress . </P>
who was asked to oversee the philadelphia convention
who was asked to oversee the philadelphia convention
Peyton Randolph
Peyton Randolph