[DOC] [TLE] Constitutional Convention (United States) - Wikipedia [PAR] The Constitutional Convention :31 took place from May 25 to September 17, 
1787, ... The delegates elected George Washington to preside over the 
Convention. ... of the slave trade, and whether judges should be chosen by the 
legislature or executive. ...... Hamilton presented his plan to the Convention on 
June 18, 1787. [DOC] [TLE] The Constitutional Convention - United States History [PAR] James Madison and others met with George Washington at Mount Vernon in ... 
The Convention convened on May 25, 1787, at the State House (now ... 
Washington, noted for his patience and fairness, was selected as the presiding 
officer. .... Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution by 
Richard Beeman. [DOC] [TLE] The Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia [PAR] Congress had neither the money to pay soldiers for their service in the ... in 
February 1787, to call for a convention of delegates to meet in May in 
Philadelphia ... On May 25, 1787, a week later than scheduled, delegates from 
the various states... [DOC] [TLE] Constitutional Convention  George Washington's Mount Vernon [PAR] In 1787, George Washington was persuaded to attend the Constitutional ... Grand 
Convention at Philadelphia) met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from May 14 to ... 
As a proud man, Washington was protective of the reputation earned with his... [DOC] [TLE] Charles Pinckney and the US Constitution - CCPL - Charleston ... [PAR] On May 25, 1787, a quorum of delegates from the various states assembled in 
Philadelphia. After electing Washington as the presiding officer, Charles 
Pinckney, ... its plan for a new constitution, Pinckney rose and addressed the 
convention. ... When the convention met in the new state capital, Columbia, 
Governor Pinckney,... [DOC] [TLE] US Government Chapter 2 Part 1 - Sycamore Community Schools [PAR] When the Constitutional Convention was held in. Philadelphia in 1787, its 
members were all white men. They were not chosen by popular election, and a 
few .... May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. .... army 
officers, but the army was ..... and chosen Washington to be its presiding officer, 
the Virginia... [DOC] [TLE] Constitution of the United States - A History [PAR] May 25, 1787, Freshly spread dirt covered the cobblestone street in front of the ... 
The convention had its specific origins in a proposal offered by Madison and 
John ... of all of the states to meet for the purpose of revising the Articles of 
Confederation. ... Day after day, the Virginian sat in front of the presiding officer, 
compiling... [DOC] [TLE] BRIA 25 2 The Major Debates at the Constitutional Convention ... [PAR] In February 1787, Congress decided that a convention should be convened to 
revise the ... In May, 55 delegates came to Philadelphia, and the Constitutional 
Convention began. ... The Articles created a confederation of states: Each state 
retained its sovereignty, ... George Washington was elected the presiding officer. [DOC] [TLE] Annenberg Classroom - Our Constitution [PAR] Benjamin Franklin, addressing the Constitutional Convention September 17, 
1787 ... agreed not only to serve as a delegate but also as the convention's 
presiding officer. In May 1787, the delegates convened in Philadelphia's 
Independence Hall, ... The Confederation Congress had also met there until 
1783, when American... [DOC] [TLE] George Washington, Genius in Leadership - The Washington Papers [PAR] In his own day he was seen as the indispensable man, the American Moses, The 
Father .... officer of the Constitutional Convention, which met in Philadelphia May 
25 to ... We must ask again, why was he chosen as the leader by this group which 
... His style, however, changed for he was a presiding officer and not a general. [DOC] [TLE] America's History and The Constitutional Hoax | Global Research ... [PAR] Mar 3, 2014 ... The first Continental Congress met on October 26, 1774, ... A committee of the 
Congress was authorized to appoint one of its members to preside as president. 
... These were men chosen for their reputation and visibility, in other

Question: When the Constitutional Convention met in May 1787, this man was chosen its presiding officer
Answer: George Washington