george washington was placed in charge of the philadelphia constitutional meeting in 1787.
george washington was placed in charge of the philadelphia constitutional meeting in 1787.
who was placed in charge of the philadelphia constitutional meeting in 1787?
george washington
following the philadelphia constitutional convention of 1787, a fatigued washington returned to his estate in virginia, mount vernon. he seemed intent on resuming his retirement and letting others govern the nation with its new frame of government. the american public at large, however, wanted washington to be the nation's first president. the first u.s. presidential campaign was in essence what today would be called a grassroots effort to convince washington to accept the office. letters poured into mount vernon – from the people, from former comrades in arms, and from across the atlantic – informing him of public sentiment and imploring him to accept. gouverneur morris urged washington to accept, writing "[among the] thirteen horses now about to be coupled together, there are some of every race and character. they will listen to your voice and submit to your control. you therefore must, i say must mount this seat." alexander hamilton was one of the most dedicated in his efforts to get washington to accept the presidency, as he foresaw himself receiving a powerful position in the administration. the comte de rochambeau urged washington to accept, as did the marquis de lafayette, who exhorted washington to "not to deny your acceptance of the office of president for the first years." washington replied "let those follow the pursuits of ambition and fame, who have a keener relish for them, or who may have more years, in store, for the enjoyment." in an october 1788 letter, washington further expounded on his feelings regarding the election, stating,
presidency of george washington
in 2009 arunga joined the finger of god church started by joseph hellon, a distant relative. she became engaged to wilson malaba, an elder of the church, but in early 2010 called off the engagement and moved out of her parents' house to live in a church-owned mansion with hellon and a number of other church members. she has since said that her parents wanted to marry her to a politician in the government. that february, she, hellon, and quincy timberlake announced the formation of the placenta party (platinum centralizer and unionist party) of kenya and hellon's candidacy for the presidency and arunga's for the seat of karachuonyo constituency and the deputy presidency. arunga resigned from her job as a news anchor at kenya television network the same day. that night, a number of people associated with the church, including arunga and hellon, were arrested and charged with running an unregistered association, although the church had been registered five years before. computers and laptops were destroyed, documents confiscated and vehicles impounded. she and timberlake both say they were isolated and tortured. she announced lawsuits against her parents, a psychiatrist, the attorney general and the kenya police for wrongful imprisonment and torture. arunga was released after two days and on 3 march 2010 married quincy timberlake while he was still in custody; however, she has since stated that hellon performed the ceremony at another time.
esther arunga