Nathaniel Gorham

Nathaniel Gorham was born on May 27, 1738 and died June 11, 1796.

Gorham was the eighth President of the United States in Congress assembled. This means he was the presiding officer of the Continental Congress. The Continental congress was responsible for making the Declaration and Resolves, Continental Association, the first Petition to the King, Olive Branch Petition, Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms, Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation. When Gorham was in office they created the Articles of Confederation [later replaced by the US Constitution].

In 1771 he became a member of the Massachusetts General Court. In 1787 he represented Massachusetts in the constitutional convention.