The Real First President of the United States

Posted by on Jan 10, 2010 in 18th Century, All Posts, Oddities, Presidents | No Comments

A Googling of “John Hanson” reveals some controversy over whether he should be considered the first President of the United States, the third or just President of the Continental Congress (leaving the POTUS title for GW). The fact is that John Hanson was indeed the first President of the Continental Congress elected under the terms ...