(comparative more desolate, superlative most desolate) 1  Deserted and devoid of inhabitants. a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house. 2  Barren and lifeless. 3  Made unfit for habitation or use; laid waste; neglected; destroyed. desolate altars. 4  Dismal or dreary. 5  Sad, forlorn and hopeless.
In 1787, George Washington was persuaded to attend the Constitutional Convention and subsequently was unanimously elected its president.
Who was a delegate to the Albany conference and proposed to unite all the colonies for defense purposes?