who was the first president?
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Not George Washington!  He also wasn't the 2nd, 3rd, 4rth...\n\nIn 1781 Maryland signed the Articles of Confederation, creating the 13 state union.  John Hanson, who signed for Maryland, was immediately elected president of the assembly (chosen unanimously by Congress).  Hansons formal title was "President of the United States in Congress Assembled".\n\nGeorge Washington even addressed Hanson as "President of the United States".  After Washington became president Hanson sent him a letter of congratulation.  Washington replied, addressing the letter to the "President of the United States."\n\nMaybe y'all should know a bit more history before blasting off rude comments, eh?\n\nGreat question!
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Square root of 5 is approximately 2.2360679775. To see it figured out to 1-million decimal places, go to http://www.goldenratio.org/sqrt5/\n\nAs for first president under the Articles of Confederation, it was John Hanson, who served a 1-year term from Nov. 5, 1781 until Nov. 3, 1782. Samuel Huntington was the president of the Continental Congress when the Articles were passed, but it was Hanson that was elected the first president under the Articles, running unopposed (even by George Washington, who was a member of the assembly)
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It really depends.  A John Hanson was elected President under the Articles of Confederation.  George Washington was elected President under the new Constitution that was drafted years later.   Washington himself called Hanson the President of the United States.  So yes a man named Hanson was indeed the first President of the United States.
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the president is the name of the president
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William Henry Harrison set many presidential records in his short time in office. After giving the longest inauguration speech (105 minutes), Harrison became the first president to die in office (of pneumonia), after serving the shortest term (one month).\n\nhe was also the only president to come from Indiana
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William Harrison in 1841\n\nWilliam Henry Harrison served the shortest time of any American President -- only thirty-two days. He also was the first President from the Whig Party. He had won his nickname, "Old Tip," as the tough commanding general of American forces who defeated hostile Native Americans at the Battle of Tippecanoe in the Ohio River Valley in 1811
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Sun Yat-sen was the 1st president. \n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Republic_of_China\n\nLook under History
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the first president is on the one dollar bill... if you can't find one of those, then look up the name of the U.S. capital.  if that doesn't ring a bell..... i just don't know.  george washington died at what... 40?  i really don't know that.
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The short answer is yes.\n\nThe long answer is: \n\nThere are claims that John Hanson was the first president and indeed that there were others after him and before Washington. However, Hanson was the first man to serve a full term as President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation in 1781 and 1782, and it is because of this he has been called the first President of the United States; though this claim is inaccurate. Before the adoption of the Constitution in 1787, the colonies operated under the direction of the Continental Congress, although they remained in principle a confederation of independent states. Even after the adoption of the Articles of Confederation, there was no executive branch. As such the President of the Continental Congress, which was a position similar to a Prime Minister, was the highest authority; under the Articles, the position adopted the title President of the United States in Congress Assembled, and Hanson was the first presiding officer of the Congress to use that title when dealing with foreign governments, diplomats, or treaties. Congress had little authority beyond those powers, which had been specifically delegated to it by the states, and its weakness during this period led directly to a decline in influence and the 1787 Constitution. It was only after the adoption of this constitution that anyone could truthfully be called a President of the United States. George Washington was the first.
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Delaware was the first state
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James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was the fourth (1809–1817) President of the United States. He was co-author, with John Jay and Alexander Hamilton, of the Federalist Papers, and is traditionally regarded as the Father of the United States Constitution.\nFor more info, go to:
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George Washington was the first president born on American soil, while Martin van Buren was the first born after the signing of the Declaration of Independence and John Tyler was the first born after the adoption of the constitution, so he was the first president to be born a citizen of the United States.
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If you're going to include congresses before the signing of the Constitution, then whether or not to declare independence was the first big controversy. Otherwise, one of the first debates in the Congress of the United States was what to call the President (His Higness, His Excellency, Mr. President, etc.)
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George Washington was the first President of the United States of America. However, there were several "presidents" before him, some of the Continental Congress, others of the Confederated States. However, these were not executives at all and did not have any real authority. They were merely the presidents of the legislature. They were, in fact, called President of the United States in Congress Assembled. Of those, the first was Peyton Randolph.
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The first President of India was Dr. Rajendra Prasad.  The first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
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are you stupid or something??!! good grief.... you know who neil armstrong was (apparently) but you don't know who George Washington was? THE FIRST PRESIDENT!!!
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Often credited with being the first  "modern president". Rough Riders. Panama Canal. Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating the end of the war between Russia and Japan. One of America's greatest presidents.