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Virginia: Presidents of the Provincial Convention: 1775-1776

The Burgesses of Virginia convened as an assembly, historically known as the First Provincial Convention, which met in Williamsburg from 1 Aug to 6 Aug 1774.
Convention in session from 20 Mar 1775 to 27 Mar 1775
President of the Convention
20 Mar 1775 - 27 Mar 1775 Peyton Randolph [1]
Convention in session from 17 Jul 1775 to 26 Aug 1775
President of the Convention
17 Jul 1775 - 16 Aug 1775 Peyton Randolph 
President pro tempore of the Convention
17 Aug 1775 - 26 Aug 1775 Robert Carter Nicholas
Convention in session from 1 Dec 1775 to 20 Jan 1776
President of the Convention
1 Dec 1775 - 20 Jan 1776 Edmund Pendleton [2]
Convention in session from 6 May 1776 to 5 Jul 1776
President of the Convention
6 May 1776 - 5 Jul 1776 Edmund Pendleton  [3]
  1. Also in the United States.
  2. On 20 Jan 1776 the fourth Convention was adjourned to 2 Apr 1776, but it was not reconvened; instead, a newly elected Convention assembled on 6 May 1776.
  3. On 5 Jul 1776 the fifth Convention was adjourned to 7 Oct 1776, but it was not reconvened.