Henry Middleton

Henry Middleton
Possible portrait by Benjamin West, circa 1771[1]
2nd President of the Continental Congress
In office October 22, 1774 – October 26, 1774
Preceded by	Peyton Randolph
Succeeded by	Peyton Randolph
Personal details
Born	1717 near Charles Town, Province of South Carolina
Died	June 13, 1784 (aged 66–67) Charleston, South Carolina
Spouses	Mary Baker Williams ​ ​ (m. 1741; died 1761)​ Mary Henrietta Bull ​ ​ (m. 1762; died 1772)​ Lady Mary McKenzie ​ (m. 1776)​
Relations	Henry Middleton (grandson)
Children	12, including Arthur
Parent(s)	Susan Amory Middleton Arthur Middleton
Residence	Middleton Place
Occupation	Planter, public official

Henry Middleton (1717 – June 13, 1784) was a planter, public official from South Carolina. A member of the colonial legislature, during the American Revolution he attended the First Continental Congress and served as that body's president for four days in 1774 after the passage of the Continental Association, which he signed. He left the Second Continental Congress before it declared independence. Back in South Carolina, he served as president of the provincial congress and senator in the newly created state government. After his capture by the British in 1780, he accepted defeat and returned to the status of a British subject until the end of the war.