First President?

Question

Who was the first president? I'm not talking about George Washington. My teacher said that there was a un-elected president before him.

Answer 1

Your teacher was right. There was a couple men before him that ran the country, but I cannot remember their names.

EDIT: The first "President," whose title was President of the First Continental Congress, was Peyton Randolph, whose service began on September 5, 1774. He was succeeded by Henry Middleton on October 22, 1774, but served only five days.

Peyton Randolph became the first President of the Second Continental Congress on May 10, 1775, and served two weeks. He was succeeded by John Hancock on May 24, 1775, who was succeeded by Henry Laurens on November 1, 1777, then John Jay (December 10, 1778), and Samuel Huntington (September 28, 1779), who served until the Article of Confederation were adopted on March 1, 1781, then served as the first President of the United States in Congress Assembled until July 9, 1781.

Answer 2

Before the 1788 ratification of the Constitution, there was no comparable figure with executive authority. Individuals who presided over the Continental Congress during the Revolutionary period and under the Articles of Confederation had the title "President of the United States of America in Congress Assembled", often shortened to "President of the United States". There were 10 such "Presidents" under the Articles of Confederation, the first being Samuel Huntington. George Washington was the first "President of the United States" under the Constitution.

There is an "Urban Legend" that the third President of "Congress Assembled", John Hanson, was the the first "President of the United States" However, this claim seems rather dubious to me.

Answer 3

The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, from September 5, to October 26, 1774.Peyton Randolph was immediately elected president of the convention.

Answer 4

John Hanson was the first president of the Continental Congress of the US. There were many presidents under the Articles of Confederation, prior to the adoption of the Constitution and the election of George Washington

Answer 5

Peyton Randolph was elected President of (Continental Congress) in 1774. There were several elections for that position to follow before Washington was President.
Not sure if thats what he means.

Answer 6

Your teacher contradicts him/herself. A President is elected, and if one is not elected, then one cannot possibly be the President. Did your teacher just stop after he/her told you there was a president before Washington? Why didn't your teacher tell you who it was? Does you teacher know?

To answer your question; George Washington, he was indeed the first President.

Answer 7

His name was Aliwishes B. Rondham. He did live in Kentucky and moved to New York, it was there he was unofficially elected by the House of Briars. Then he later moved to Delaware where himself and 2 aids named Oscar Matten and Thomas Louis Harrington ran pre war tactics.

Answer 8

What country is she from? And is she talking about a US president, or the president of some stupid corporation? If you ask me, I think she should get an F.

Answer 9

I would ask your teacher who he was?
George was the "official" first. Sorry can't help!

Answer 10

http://www.george-washington.org/uspresidency.com/
well, that site may help. gl. I heard about something like it before but the deatils are foggy =(