John Hanson was a delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland. He has been called the First President of the United States because he was the first man to serve a full term as President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation in 1781 and 1782.
HP11_081105.mp3The following men served as the President of the Continental Congress:
- Peyton Randolph (September 5, 1774 – October 21, 1774) and
- Henry Middleton (October 22, 1774 – October 26, 1774)
- Peyton Randolph (again) (May 10, 1775 – May 23, 1775)
- John Hancock (May 24, 1775 – October 31, 1777)
- Henry Laurens (November 1, 1777 – December 9, 1778)
- John Jay (December 10, 1778 – September 27, 1779)
- Samuel Huntington (September 28, 1779 – March 1, 1781)
The following men served as President of the United States in Congress Assembled:
- Samuel Huntington (March 1, 1781 – July 9, 1781)
- Thomas McKean (July 10, 1781 – November 4, 1781)
- John Hanson (November 5, 1781 – November 3, 1782)
- Elias Boudinot (November 4, 1782 – November 2, 1783)
- Thomas Mifflin (November 3, 1783 – October 31, 1784)
- Richard Henry Lee (November 30, 1784 – November 6, 1785)
- John Hancock (November 23, 1785 – May 29, 1786)
- Nathaniel Gorham (June 6, 1786 – November 5, 1786)
- Arthur St. Clair (February 2, 1787 – November 4, 1787)
- Cyrus Griffin (January 22, 1788 – November 2, 1788)
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That Podcast SongPodcast411http://www.marshallhall.org/hanson.htmlWikipedia Entry on John HansonDisscussion on the topic:
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The Forging of the Union, 1781-1789 (New American Nation Series)
