<P> The president of the Continental Congress was the presiding officer of the Continental Congress , the convention of delegates that emerged as the first national government of the United States during the American Revolution . The president was a member of Congress elected by the other delegates to serve as an impartial moderator during meetings of Congress . Designed to be a largely ceremonial position without much influence , the office was unrelated to the later office of President of the United States . </P>
<P> The president of the Continental Congress was the presiding officer of the Continental Congress , the convention of delegates that emerged as the first national government of the United States during the American Revolution . The president was a member of Congress elected by the other delegates to serve as an impartial moderator during meetings of Congress . Designed to be a largely ceremonial position without much influence , the office was unrelated to the later office of President of the United States . </P>
who was the presiding officer at the constitutional convention
who was the presiding officer at the constitutional convention
president of the Continental Congress
president of the Continental Congress