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- Peyton Randolph. The very first president of the Continental Congress was elected unanimously — Peyton Randolph of Virginia — in 1774. Thomas Lynch, who nominated him, described him as "having great Dignity," according to a entry in John Adam's diary.
- Henry Middleton. Like Randolph, the Continental Congress' second president wasn't particularly radical: he belonged to South Carolina's unofficial aristocracy.
- John Hancock. John Hancock is better known for his famous signature than for being president of the Continental Congress, but in fact, the two things are related.
- Henry Laurens. Henry Laurens may be better known these days as the father of "Hamilton" hero John Laurens. He was, however, just as prominent a member of the revolution as his son.
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John Hanson was born on his wealthy family’s “Mulberry Grove” plantation in Port Tobacco Parish in Charles County, Maryland, on April 14, 1721. His parents, Samuel and Elizabeth (Storey) Hanson, were well-known members of Maryland's social and political elite. Samuel Hanson was a successful planter, landowner, and politician who served two terms in...
After serving as sheriff of Charles County for five years, Hanson was elected to the lower house of the Maryland General Assembly in 1757. An active and persuasive member, he was a major opponent of the Stamp Act of 1765 and chaired a special committee that coordinated Maryland’s participation in the Stamp Act Congress. In protest of the British-en...
As relations with Great Britain went from bad to worse and the colonies traveled down the road to the American Revolution in 1774, Hanson became recognized as one of Maryland’s foremost Patriots. He personally orchestrated the passage of a resolution denouncing the Boston Port Act (which punished the people of Boston for the Boston Tea Party). As a...
On November 5, 1781, the Continental Congress elected Hanson as “President of the United States in Congress assembled.” This title is also sometimes called "President of the Continental Congress." This election has led to the contention that Hanson, rather than George Washington, was the first President of the United States. Under the Articles of C...
Already in poor health, Hanson retired from public service immediately after completing his one-year term as president of Congress in November 1792. He died just one year later at age 62, on November 15, 1783, while visiting his nephew Thomas Hawkins Hanson’s plantation in Prince George's County, Maryland. Hanson is buried in Fort Washington, Maryl...
Mereness, Newton D (1932). "Hanson, John." Dictionary of American Biography.Brant, Irving (December 9, 1972). "President Whatsizname." The New York Times.Lidman, David (July 30, 1972). "John Hanson, Patriot and President." The New York Times.- Robert Longley
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Among them are George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, all of whom became early presidents of the United States. Yet there is no fixed list of Founding Fathers. Most of the Founders were never presidents but asserted their leadership in other ways.
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Who Was Really Our First President: Worksheet 2. In this curriculum unit, students look at the role of President as defined in the Articles of Confederation and consider the precedent-setting accomplishments of John Hanson, the first full-term “President of the United States in Congress Assembled.”.
