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title: "Who was elected president of the Second Continental Congress and was also the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?"  
description: "Who was elected president of the Second Continental Congress and was also the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?"  
author: "Cox elliott"  
published: 2018-05-26  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43153/who-was-elected-president-of-the-second-continental-congress-and-was-also-the-first-to-sign-the-declaration-of-independence  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Who was elected president of the Second Continental Congress and was also the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?

Who was [elected president](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41944/when-he-was-elected-president-what-did-warren-g-harding-promise) of the [Second](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41761/how-did-the-second-industrial-revolution-influence-women-s-roles-in-society) Continental [Congress](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1298/the-us-will-release-chip-shortage-study-details-amid-funding-push) and was also the first to [sign the Declaration](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39878/who-was-first-to-sign-the-declaration-of-independence) of [Independence](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/305486/the-role-of-technology-in-improving-quality-of-life)?\
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