[mcg2000]

http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/Hanson-J

Hanson, John ADVERTISEMENT 1715—83, first "President of the United States in Congress Assembled," b. Charles co., Maryland. He served in the Maryland provincial legislature, was active in the patriot cause in the Revolution, and was (1780—82) a member of the Continental Congress. Since he was the first President to serve the one-year term (1781—82), under the Articles of Confederation, Hanson is sometimes referred to as the first President of the United States. His duties were, however, merely those of a presiding officer and bore no relation to the duties of the President under the Constitution. See biography by S. W. Smith (1932).

[Lokibob]

What a great bar bet.

[Charles Henrickson]

Here is the monument to SWEDISH-AMERICAN John Hanson at Gloria Dei Church in Philadelphia:

(BTW, my ancestor, Peter Gunnarsson Rambo, one of the founders of New Sweden, is buried at that church).

[Fine1952]

The scholarship of Dick Gregory is flawless
http://www.dickgregory.com/dick/14_washington.html

[beefalo]

The first continental congress was in 1775, This was indeed a presidency, just under the Articles of Confederation. There were 6 presidents of the Continental Congress before him. If you count those, my very distant cousin George, was the 15th president.