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Who Was The First President Of The United States
The article argues that George Washington was the first President of the United States, not John Hanson or other Continental Congress presidents, noting the constitutional creation of the office in 1787 and the distinct roles of Congress presidents versus the modern executive. It cites Dr. Edmund C. Burnett’s research and explains signatures and ratifications around the Articles of Confederation.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Continental Congress
Thomas McKean
William Thornton
Ulich
George Washington
United States
Washington
Edmund C. Burnett
Division of Historical Research
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Doctor Burnett
Carnegie Institution
John Transon
Congress
Hanson
John Slanson
Peyton Randolph
Cyrus Griffin
John Hanson
Hansen
John Banson
Alaryland
Maryland
New Jersey
Delaware
Daniel Carroll
Samuel Slantington
Connecticut
Slantington
Samuel Johnston
North Carolina
Johnstein
McKean
John Stanson
Tluntington
Burnett
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John Hansen
Thomas Meckeno
John Simson
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