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List of delegates to the Continental Congress
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List of delegates to the Continental Congress
The
Continental Congress
was a convention of delegates from the
Thirteen Colonies
that became the governing body of the
United States
during the
American Revolution
. The
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
lists 343 men who attended the Continental Congress, including the future
U.S. Presidents
George Washington
,
John Adams
,
Thomas Jefferson
,
James Madison
and
James Monroe
, along with another 90 who were elected as delegates but never served. The Congress met from 1774 to 1789 in three incarnations.
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