Who was the first president of U S A .?

Answer 1

George Washington was the first president of the United States of America, taking office in 1989.

Hanson was president of the United States in Congress Assembled, but not president of the United States of America. If you want to count the people who led the confederation of states, Hanson was the third, and under that theory Washington would have been the tenth president.

Answer 2

George Washington

Answer 3

George Washington

Answer 4

George Washington

Answer 5

George Washington.

Answer 6

The first president of the USA was George Washington.

Answer 7

John Hanson, American Patriot and First President of the United States
(1715-1783)


He was the heir of one of the greatest family traditions in the colonies and became the patriarch of a long line of American patriots – his great-grandfather died at Lutzen beside the great King Gustavus Aldophus of Sweden; his grandfather was one of the founders of New Sweden along the Delaware River in Maryland; one of his nephews was the military secretary to George Washington; another was a signer of the Declaration; still another was a signer of the Constitution; yet another was Governor of Maryland during the Revolution; and still another was a member of the first Congress; two sons were killed in action with the Continental Army; a grandson served as a member of Congress under the new Constitution; and another grandson was a Maryland Senator. Thus, even if Hanson had not served as President himself, he would have greatly contributed to the life of the nation through his ancestry and progeny.

As a youngster he began a self-guided reading of classics and rather quickly became an acknowledged expert in the juridicalism of Anselm and the practical philosophy of Seneca – both of which were influential in the development of the political philosophy of the great leaders of the Reformation. It was based upon these legal and theological studies that the young planter – his farm, Mulberry Grove was just across the Potomac from Mount Vernon – began to espouse the cause of the patriots.

In 1775 he was elected to the Provincial Legislature of Maryland. Then in 1777, he became a member of Congress where he distinguished himself as a brilliant administrator. Thus, he was elected President in 1781. Was John Hanson the first President of the United States?

The new country was actually formed on March 1, 1781 with the adoption of The Articles of Confederation. This document was actually proposed on June 11, 1776, but not agreed upon by Congress until November 15, 1777. Maryland refused to sign this document until Virginia and New York ceded their western lands (Maryland was afraid that these states would gain too much power in the new government from such large amounts of land). Once the signing took place in 1781, a President was needed to run the country. John Hanson was chosen unanimously by Congress (which included George Washington). In fact, all the other potential candidates refused to run against him, as he was a major player in the Revolution and an extremely influential member of Congress.

Answer 8

It is an interesting bit of trivia and I even used it once as extra credit in my classes. I included several sources for you below. He was not exactly the first President as we might think of it today, but it makes for fascinating discussions.) :-)

John Hanson assumed the Presidency on November 3, 1781, the first man to be elected under the new Articles of Confederation. Hanson was elected by an unanimous vote and all potential candidates refused to run against him because of his work during the revolution and influence in Congress. He was a delegate from Maryland....
http://www.sonic.net/sentinel/usa7.html

Other sites:
http://www.marshallhall.org/hanson.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/john-hanson

Answer 9

George Washington was the first president elected by the electoral collage

Answer 10

General George Washington

Plus, I think it's rather racist to make a comment like Armed and Dangerous made.