John Hanson
American Patriot
and
First President of the United States
(1715-1783)
Hanson, as President, ordered all foreign troops off American soil, as well as the removal of all foreign flags.
This was quite a feat, considering the fact that so many European countries had a stake in the United States since the days following Columbus.
Hanson established the Great Seal of the United States, which all Presidents have since been required to use on all official documents.
President Hanson also established the first Treasury Department, the first Secretary of War, and the first Foreign Affairs Department.
Lastly, he declared that the fourth Thursday of every November was to be Thanksgiving Day, which is still true today.
He took office just as the Revolutionary War ended. Almost immediately, the troops demanded to be paid.
As would be expected after any long war, there were no funds to meet the salaries. As a result, the soldiers threatened to overthrow the new government and put Washington on the throne as a monarch.
All the members of Congress ran for their lives, leaving Hanson running the government. He somehow managed to calm the troops and hold the country together.
If he had failed, the government would have fallen almost immediately and everyone would have been bowing to King Washington.