No president had ever been elected before George Washington.
“No president had ever been elected before George Washington.”
I knew I was forgetting something. Also, what was George Washington’s career before the Revolutionary war? Was he a governor? a Congressman?
I also can not remember how long it has been since we elected a President who fought in the civil war. Can you?
The following men served as the President of the First Continental Congress:
Peyton Randolph (September 5, 1774 October 21, 1774) and Henry Middleton (October 22, 1774 October 26, 1774)
The following men served as the President of the Second Continental Congress:
Peyton Randolph (May 10, 1775 May 23, 1775)
John Hancock (May 24, 1775 October 31, 1777)
Henry Laurens (November 1, 1777 December 9, 1778)
John Jay (December 10, 1778 September 27, 1779)
Samuel Huntington (September 28, 1779 March 1, 1781)
The following men served as President of the United States in Congress Assembled:
Samuel Huntington (March 1, 1781 July 9, 1781)
Thomas McKean (July 10, 1781 November 4, 1781)
John Hanson (November 5, 1781 November 3, 1782)
Elias Boudinot (November 4, 1782 November 2, 1783)
Thomas Mifflin (November 3, 1783 October 31, 1784)
Richard Henry Lee (November 30, 1784 November 6, 1785)
John Hancock (November 23, 1785 June 5, 1786) Due to Hancock's failing health the following two people acted as president in his stead:
David Ramsay (November 23, 1785 May 12, 1786)
Nathaniel Gorham (May 15, 1786 June 5, 1786)
Nathaniel Gorham (June 6, 1786 November 5, 1786)
Arthur St. Clair (February 2, 1787 November 4, 1787)
Cyrus Griffin (January 22, 1788 November 2, 1788)