Friday, August 7, 2009

The Frst President was not George Washington

Presidents of the Continental Congress
Peyton Randolph
September 5, 1774 October 22, 1774
Henry Middleton
October 22, 1774 October 26, 1774
Peyton Randolph
May 20, 1775 May 24, 1775
John Hancock
May 25, 1775 October 29, 1777
Henry Laurens
November 1, 1777 December 9, 1778
John Jay
December 10, 1778 September 28, 1779

Declaration of Independence Continental Congress

Presidents of the United States in Congress Assembled

Samuel Huntington*
September 28, 1779 July 6, 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 November 2, 1784**
Richard Henry Lee
November 30, 1784 November 22, 1785
John Hancock
November 23, 1785 June 5, 1786
Nathaniel Gorham
June 6, 1786 November 13, 1786
Arthur St. Clair
February 2, 1787 October 29, 1787
Cyrus Griffin
January 22, 1788 January 21, 1789

http://www.peytonrandolph.com

From Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peyton_Randolph
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington


President George Washington He served as President till April 30, 1789, until March 4, 1797 http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/pres/washington

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