Henry Laurens
Former President of the Continental Congress
Henry Laurens was an American Founding Father, merchant, slave trader, and rice planter from South Carolina who became a political leader during the Revolutionary War. A delegate to the Second Continental Congress, Laurens succeeded John Hancock... Wikipedia
Born: March 6, 1724, Charleston, SC
Died: December 8, 1792 (age 68 years), Charleston, SC
Children: John Laurens, James Laurens, Martha Laurens Ramsay, and more
Grandchildren: Frances Eleanor Laurens, John Ball Laurens, and Edward Rutledge Laurens
Great grandchildren: Francis Henderson Jr. and Caroline Laurens Maffitt
Previous offices: President of the United States in Congress Assembled (1777–1778) and Vice President of South Carolina (1776–1777)