first american president?

Question

who was it?

i know it wasnt george washington, but can't remember who it was

Answer 1

it was peyton randolph.

he was the first president of the trade community of america, and was in charge, it was his job to report everything back to the monarchy in england.

Answer 2

The first President of the United States of America was George Washington.

Answer 3

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.

Six other presidents were elected after him - Elias Boudinot (1783), Thomas Mifflin (1784), Richard Henry Lee (1785), Nathan Gorman (1786), Arthur St. Clair (1787), and Cyrus Griffin (1788) - all prior to Washington taking office.

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

The President of the Continental Congress who declared independence was John Hancock, so you could say he was the first President on July 4, 1776

Answer 6

John Hanson. Other answerers apparently failed to notice you asked "first American president", not "first United States president"....

(You will also find those who argue that Peyton Randolph was the first "President of America")

http://www.marshallhall.org/hanson.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peyton_Randolph

Answer 7

it was Richard Nixon, duh