Do you know who our first president was?

Question

No, it was not George Washington.
Under The First Articles of Confederation (effective 1781-1789) there were 8 others elected, each serving to one year terms.
Washington was only the first president under the new Federal Constitution.
The very first president of the U.S. was John Hanson.
This would mean George Bush, Sr. is number 49 and George bush, Jr. is number 51.

What is your opinion?
(sorry, kind of left that part out XD)

Answer 1

While your historical tidbit is interesting, your assertion that John Hanson was the first president is still incorrect.
John Hanson was not the "first president of the United States," because at the time the office of President of the United States did not exist and neither did the nation known as the United States of America. They were both created after Hanson's death.
John Hanson was the first person to preside over Congress under the Articles of Confederation
George Washington was the first President of The United States.

Answer 2

Technically, there couldn't have been a President of the United States until there was a Constitution and an election, hence George Washington was the first President. The others were leaders of the Confederation of States fighting for independence from England, but since there wasn't actually a country yet, there was no position of President.

Answer 3

The plain truth is that John Hanson was never considered "the first president of the United States," even in his own time. And John Hanson couldn't possibly have been the "first president of the United States," because neither the office of President of the United States nor the nation known as the United States of America was created until after he was dead.

Answer 4

If you're going to go back to the Articles of Confederation, then you have to go back to the government before that, the very first American government, the Continental Congress that sat when the Declaration of Independence was approved and the nation was officially born. At that time, the President of the Congress was John Hancock. So if it's not Washington, then it's not Hanson, either. Sucker.

Answer 5

Sorry, but you are INCORRECT. Close but not quite right.

"The origin of the claim that Hanson is the "forgotten" first President stems from a 1932 book by Seymour Wemyss Smith titled John Hanson - Our First President. Nevertheless, officially Hanson was the third presiding officer of the Congress of the United States, and he considered himself a successor to the first two men to hold the office, Samuel Huntington and Thomas McKean."

Answer 6

His name was John Hanson.

He was the 1st president under the Articles of Confederation as President of Congress Assembled. Washington was busy fighting a war.

George Washington was the 1st under the Constitution!

Answer 7

The "president" under the Articles was the presiding officer of Congress. He was not the chief executive, as is the President of the United States under the Constitution

Answer 8

The first president of THE UNITED STATES was George Washington. John Hanson was The CONFEDERATION OF STATES.

Answer 9

I actually read some history once that sai the very first leader of the country was a black guy.

Answer 10

Why'd you answer it? I'm starting to think you asked this question just so you could show the rest of us how smart you are. But you wouldn't do that, would you? It's so out of character.
P.S. I would also like to be considered in the running for best answer.