Who were the Presidents before George Washington?

LiberalFighter

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Thu Jan-03-08 11:00 AM
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Who were the Presidents before George Washington?

The Presidents of the Continental (Confederation) Congress consisted of:

* Samuel Huntington (Mar 2 1781 - Jul 6 1781)
* Thomas McKean (Jul 7 1781 - Nov 4 1781)
* John Hanson (Nov 5 1781 - Nov 3 1782)
* Elias Boudinot (Nov 4 1782 - Nov 2 1783)
* Thomas Mifflin (Nov 3 1783 - Nov 29 1784)
* Richard Henry Lee (Nov 30 1784 - Nov 22 1785)
* John Hancock (Nov 23 1785 - Jun 5 1786)
* Nathaniel Gorham (Jun 6 1786 - Feb 1 1787)
* Arthur St. Clair (Feb 2 1787 - Jan 21 1788)
* Cyrus Griffin (Jan 22 1788 - Apr 30 1789)

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ThomWV

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Thu Jan-03-08 11:04 AM
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1. Only the last three could be considered

There could be no President before the adaptation of the Constitution, it is what creates the Presidency. So 9/17/'87 is the key date.

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MaineYooper

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Thu Jan-03-08 11:17 AM
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2. Social-Lee, political-Lee, financial-Lee, natural-Lee!!!

Richard Henry Lee!

Immortalized in the play 1776.

"And my horses turn to glue if I can't deliver
Unto you a resolution on independency!"

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ashling

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Thu Jan-03-08 11:18 AM
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3. The office of President of the United States

is created by article 2 of the Constitution. The articles of confederation did not create such an office. While the congress created under those articles may have had a presiding officer, that person could not in any sense we would recognize today be considered "the President of the United States."

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LiberalFighter

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Thu Jan-03-08 11:51 AM
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4. Articles of Confederation

to appoint one of their members to preside, provided that no person be allowed to serve in the office of president more than one year in any term of three years

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ashling

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Thu Jan-03-08 12:18 PM
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5. A presiding officer over the Congress

The United States in Congress assembled shall have authority to appoint a committee, to sit in the recess of Congress, to be denominated 'A Committee of the States', and to consist of one delegate from each State; and to appoint such other committees and civil officers as may be necessary for managing the general affairs of the United States under their direction -- to appoint one of their members to preside, provided that no person be allowed to serve in the office of president more than one year in any term of three years

So, yes, there were individuals who presided over the congress, who was not a "President of the United State" as that executive office had not been created.

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CK_John

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Thu Jan-03-08 12:25 PM
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6. Who is the President of the US Senate? ans VP Cheney. n/t

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