anyone know the first "true" president of US? (not George Washington)?
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Samuel Huntington of Connecticut was the first true President although he was president under the articles of confederation. george washington is the first president under the constitution. Huntington was the first to hold the title President of the United States and congress assembled. He previously held the title of President of the continental congress until the articles or confederation were ratified when he adopted the new title and the united states actually adopted a form of government.
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John Hanson was the first "President of the Continental Congress" under the Articles of Confederation. But this is not the same as "President of the United States", which is what you want to know. The first person to hold that title was George Washington.
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well, i'm was a very educated man and i'm sure my answer is the correct, the first president of united states was "MY dog"\n i'm pretty sure of it.
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Actually, this is not George Washington. He was the first under the current constitution. However, there were 7 before him under the Articles of Confederation (they had the title: President of the United States in Congress Assembled). The first was John Hanson from November 5, 1781 until November 3, 1782. Under the articles, these guys had very little power, so we don't hear much about them.
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My name is Hugh G. Reckshun and I was actually the first president of the US. Those that tell you is was George Washington are all part of a matrix-style conspiracy here only to control you and your mind. Do not believe them.
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Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (June 2, 1731 – May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States, and therefore is seen as the first First Lady of the United States (although that title was not coined until after her death; she was simply known as "Lady Washington").
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Probably George Washington because he was the first president and started it all.
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The eighth President of the United States was Martin Van Buren was the 8th president of the United States (1837-1841) and the first president born after the United States won its independence. He was regarded by his contemporaries as such a wily and artful politician that they dubbed him the “Little.
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Alexander Hamilton is on the ten and he wasn't president.  He was the first secretary of the treasury and a founding father.
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George Washington was elected as President on April 6, 1789 in a unanimous decision by the 69 delegates at then capital city of the United States - New York City (see: http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/nhhs/amrev/geowash.htm ).  He took the oath of office on April 30, 1789.  \n\nI hope this and the website I posted help you!!!
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I assume you are asking if he was the first President of the United States. This is a common misconception. He was the President of the United States in Congress, a title given to the head of the legislature under the Articles of Confederation, a brief experiment between the Revolution and the Constitution, which had no executive branch, and thus no president, at least as we conceive him. He was instead something like a prime minister, though even that is a stretch. He had very little real power in his position. Besides, if you're really going to say that his position is equivalent, then the first president would have to be Peyton Randolph, who served as the President of the First Continental Congress.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON  •  U.S. President / Military Leader / Revolutionary War Figure \n \nGeorge Washington is often called "the father of his country" for his crucial role in fighting for, creating and leading the United States of America in its earliest days. Washington was a surveyor, farmer and soldier who rose to command the colonial forces in the Revolutionary War. His success in the war made him a tremendously popular figure in America even after he retired to his farm at Mount Vernon in 1783. He was the natural choice to serve as the country's first president in 1789 after the new United States Constitution was ratified. He served two terms, refused a third, and returned to his Virginia farm. In 1798 he was again commissioned as commander in chief of the army, a title he held until his death 18 months later. He was succeeded as president by John Adams. \nExtra credit: Washington married the widow Martha Dandridge Custis in 1759; they had no children together, but Washington adopted Martha's children John and Martha... Washington was land-rich but often cash-poor, and had to borrow money in order to get to his first inauguration... Washington had false teeth but, contrary to popular rumor, they were not made of wood. According to the Mount Vernon official site, Washington's dentures "were probably more uncomfortable than wood. They were made of cow's teeth, human teeth, and elephant ivory set in a lead base with springs that allowed him to open and close his mouth"... The story of Washington chopping down a cherry tree is also not true; it was invented by an early biographer of Washington, Parson Mason Weems.    \nOne more thing, they did not use powder to make their hair \nwhite, in that era men wore wigs to make them look more \ndistinguished,,,,, don't figure lol.
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Do you mean "Who was the first president of the USA to watch a movie in the White House?"
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If you read the article from Wikipedia about John Hanson it will tell you that calling him the first president of the United States is inaccurate.
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The first president of the United States of America was George Washington, who took office on April 30, 1789, following the ratification of the United States Constitution.\n\nPrevious to this, the first presidents of the various congresses were:\n\nFirst Continental Congress: Peyton Randolph, September 5, 1774\n\nSecond Continental Congress: Peyton Randolph, May 10, 1775\n\nUnited States in Congress Assembled: Samuel Huntington, March 1, 1781
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John Hanson was the best president of all times. The First President of the United States Was A Black Man.A Moor he was the first to serve under the Articles of Confederation.George Washington was not the first President of the United States. In fact, the first President of the United States was one John Hanson. Don't go checking the encyclopedia for this guy's name - he is one of those great men that are lost to history. If you're extremely lucky, you may actually find a brief mention of his name.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.He served 1781-1782.
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*Chuckling for I learned something here* Thomas Jefferson has no middle name, and neither did 16 other US Presidents.\n\nSee the link for more info...