Question: Who plays the person who presided over the governing body that changed the date of day of the dead when the declaration of independence was signed in sons of Liberty?

Ben Barnes as Samuel ``Sam ''Adams Marton Csokas as General Thomas Gage Ryan Eggold as Dr. Joseph Warren Michael Raymond - James as Paul Revere Rafe Spall as John Hancock Henry Thomas as John Adams Jason O'Mara as George Washington Dean Norris as Benjamin Franklin Emily Berrington as Margaret Kemble Gage Sean Gilder as Thomas Hutchinson Kevin J. Ryan as John Pitcairn Shane Taylor as Captain Thomas Preston Jimmy Akingbola as Peter Salem <SEP> philippine independence came on july 4, 1946, with the signing of the treaty of manila between the governments of the united states and the philippines. the treaty provided for the recognition of the independence of the republic of the philippines and the relinquishment of american sovereignty over the philippine islands. from 1946 to 1961, independence day was observed on july 4. on 12 may 1962, president macapagal issued presidential proclamation no. 28, proclaiming tuesday, june 12, 1962 as a special public holiday throughout the philippines. in 1964, republic act no. 4166 changed the date of independence day from july 4 to june 12 and renamed the july 4 holiday as philippine republic day. <SEP> Fourteen men served as president of Congress. The first was Peyton Randolph, who was elected on September 5, 1774. President John Hancock is remembered for his large, bold signature on the Declaration of Independence, which was adopted and signed during his presidency. The last president, Cyrus Griffin, resigned in November 1788. <SEP> The preferred name for the holiday gradually changed from ``Decoration Day ''to`` Memorial Day,'' which was first used in 1882. Memorial Day did not become the more common name until after World War II, and was not declared the official name by Federal law until 1967. The change moved Memorial Day from its traditional May 30 date to the last Monday in May. The law took effect at the federal level in 1971. After some initial confusion and unwillingness to comply, all 50 states adopted Congress' change of date within a few years. On June 28, 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which moved four holidays, including Memorial Day, from their traditional dates to a specified Monday in order to create a convenient three - day weekend. <SEP> players who are not automatically eligible but wish to be drafted must declare their eligibility no later than 60 days before the draft. after this date, ``early entry ''players may attend nba pre-draft camps and individual team workouts to show off their skills and obtain feedback regarding their draft positions. under the cba, a player may withdraw his name from consideration from the draft at any time before the final declaration date, which is 10 days before the draft. however, the ncaa adopted a rule that took effect in august 2009 that requires players at its member institutions to withdraw no later than may 8 to retain their college eligibility; the first draft affected by this rule was the 2010 draft. in 2011, the ncaa shortened its timeline for players to withdraw and retain eligibility to one day before the start of the spring signing period for men's basketball, which occurs in april. the ncaa changed its withdrawal rule again in 2016, effective with that year's draft; its withdrawal deadline is now in late may, specifically 10 days after the final day of the annual nba draft combine.