"1784Z"^^ . "1774-10-22Z"^^ . . . "Henry Middleton"@en . . "1717Z"^^ . . "2ndPresident of the Continental Congress" . . "Middleton, Henry"@en . . . "1774-10-26Z"^^ . . "American politician" . "1784-06-13Z"^^ . "Henry Middleton (1717 \u2013 June 13, 1784) was a plantation owner and public official from South Carolina. A member of the colonial legislature, during the American Revolution he attended the Continental Congress and served as that body's presiding officer for a few days in 1774. He left 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."@en .