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I think it=C2=A0is really how Historians viewed things,(It is all in termin=
ology) :)=C2=A0but if you look at this info, I have to say technically GW w=
as not the first President of the United States.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Found the fol=
lowing on constitutionfacts.com website.=20
"The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United Sta=
tes of America and was in effect from 1781-1789.=C2=A0 There were eight ind=
ividuals appointed by Congress for a one-year term in office, and each was =
referred to as =E2=80=9C President of the United States in Congress Assembl=
ed .=E2=80=9D=C2=A0 When John Hanson of Maryland was appointed in 1781, he =
was the first to serve the one-year term in office as specified in Article =
IX of the Articles of Confederation:=20
The United States in Congress assembled shall have authority=E2=80=A6 to ap=
point=20
such other committees and civil officers as may be necessary for managing t=
he=20
general affairs of the United States under their direction=E2=80=94 to appo=
int one of=20
their members to preside, provided that no person be allowed to serve=20
in the office of president more than one year in any term of three years;=20
George Washington acknowledged the importance of the position in a letter s=
tating that:=C2=A0 =E2=80=9CI congratulate your Excellency on your appointm=
ent to fill the most important seat in the United States.=E2=80=9D=C2=A0=20
If we had not had the Articles of Confederation to learn how to create a na=
tional government, there is a very good chance that we could not have had t=
he present Constitution."=C2=A0=20
I have noticed similar arguments when I was doing my families genealogy and=
found out my first cousin,=C2=A07 times removed was the First Treasurer of=
the United States. Of course the family of the 2nd Treasurer insisted he (=
Samuel Meridith)=C2=A0was the first Treasurer since he served under the Con=
stitutional Presidents........But regardless, Michael Hillegas is/was recog=
nized as the First Treasurer of the United States...=20
Don=20
=C2=A0=20
=C2=A0=20
=C2=A0=20
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To: "colonial-coins" <colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com>=20
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 12:45:48 PM=20
Subject: Re: [Colonial Numismatics] Fwd: WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE=
USA?*=20
=C2=A0=20
I've seen/heard this discussion several times. =C2=A0I really think that th=
ey might more properly be called "Presidents of Congress." since we didn't =
really have an established executive branch. To me, the role seems more aki=
n to "Speaker of the House" than President. =C2=A0It's worth noting that ev=
en the Continental Congress, before Confederation, had Presidents. =C2=A0=20
Kind of reminds me of when our governor went on an overseas trip a few year=
s ago and made the Lt. Governor the Governor for a couple of days. Since we=
have a tradition of hanging a portrait of each governor in the Capitol, th=
e Lt. Governor insisted on having his there too.=20
Will=20
=C2=A0=20
=C2=A0=20
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Subject: Re: [Colonial Numismatics] Fwd: WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE=
USA?*=20
From: "rogermoore435@yahoo.com [colonial-coins]" <colonial-coins@yahoogroup=
s.com>=20
Date: Tue, August 19, 2014 11:55 am=20
To: "colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com" <colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com>=20
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> LOL! I don't think too many people actually know this!! Roger=20
>=20
> Sent from my iPhone=20
>=20
>> On Aug 19, 2014, at 11:26 AM, "Paul Cartmill cartmill_paul@yahoo.com [co=
lonial-coins]" <colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com> wrote:=20
>>=20
>> Roger this is great stuff, but if my son gets kicked out of grade 5 hist=
ory lass for being a smarty pants Canuck I know who to=C2=A0=20
>>=20
From: "rogermoore435@yahoo.com [colonial-coins]" <colonial-coins@yahoogroup=
s.com>=20
>> To: Colonial coins <colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com>=20
>> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2014 3:42:39 PM=20
>> Subject: [Colonial Numismatics] Fwd: WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE =
USA?*=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> Thought this was interesting!! Roger=20
>>=20
>>> Subject: WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE USA?*=20
>>>=20
>>> Most people know that George Washington was not our first American pres=
ident but not the specifics of who was and how it all developed. The inform=
ation below spells it out with great detail. Those who already know it are =
few believe it or not. I know because I did not know all the detail below.=
=20
>>>> WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE USA?*=20
>>>>=20
>>>>=20
>>>> I suspect George Washington was your first guess.=20
>>>> After all, who else comes to mind?=20
>>>> But think back to your history books - The United States declared its=
=20
>>>> independence in 1776, yet George Washington did not take Office until=
=20
>>>> April 30, 1789.=20
>>>> So who was running the country during these initial years of our young=
=20
>>>> country? It was the first eight U. S. Presidents. In fact, the first=20
>>>> President of the United States was one John Hanson. I can hear you now=
-=20
>>>> John who? John Hanson, was the first President of the United States.=20
>>>> John Hanson, first President of the United States.=20
>>>> Check Google for more detailed information. There was also a U.S. stam=
p made in his honor.=20
>>>> The new country was actually formed on March 1, 1781 with the adoption=
of The Articles of Confederation. This document was actually proposed on J=
une 11, 1776, but not agreed upon by Congress until November 15, 1777. Mary=
land refused to sign this document until Virginia and New York ceded their =
western lands (Maryland was afraid that these states would gain too much po=
wer in the new government from such large amounts of land).=20
>>>>=20
>>>> Once the signing took place in 1781, a President was needed to run the=
=20
>>>> country. John Hanson was chosen unanimously by Congress (which include=
d George Washington). In fact, all the other potential candidates refused t=
o run against him, as he was a major player in the revolution and an extrem=
ely influential member of Congress.=20
>>>> As the first President, Hanson had quite the shoes to fill. No one had=
ever been President and the role was poorly defined. His actions in office=
would set precedent for all future Presidents. He took office just as the =
Revolutionary War ended. Almost immediately, the troops demanded to be paid=
. As would be expected after any long war, there were no funds to meet the =
salaries. As a result, the soldiers threatened to overthrow the new governm=
ent and put Washington on the throne as a monarch.=20
>>>> All the members of Congress ran for their lives, leaving Hanson as the=
only guy left running the government. He somehow managed to calm the troop=
s down and hold the country together. If he had failed, the government woul=
d have fallen almost immediately and everyone would have been bowing to Kin=
g Washington.=20
>>>> Hanson, as President, ordered all foreign troops off American soil, as=
well as the removal of all foreign flags. This was quite the feat, conside=
ring the fact that so many European countries had a stake in the United Sta=
tes since the days following Columbus.=20
>>>> Hanson established the Great Seal of the United States, which all Pres=
idents have since been required to use on all official documents. President=
Hanson also established the first Treasury Department, the first Secretary=
of War, and the first Foreign Affairs Department.=20
>>>> Lastly, he declared that the fourth Thursday of every November was to =
be Thanksgiving Day, which is still true today.=20
>>>> The Articles of Confederation only allowed a President to serve a one =
year term during any three year period, so Hanson actually accomplished qui=
te a bit in such little time. Seven other presidents were elected after him=
:=20
>>>> 1. John Hanson=20
>>>> 2. Elias Boudinot (1782-83),=20
>>>> 3. Thomas Mifflin (1783-84),=20
>>>> 4. Richard Henry Lee (1784-85),=20
>>>> 5. John Hancock (1785-86),=20
>>>> 6. Nathan Gorman (1786-87),=20
>>>> 7. Arthur St. Clair (1787-88), and=20
>>>> 8. Cyrus Griffin (1788-89)=20
>>>> ..all prior to George Washington taking office.=20
>>>>=20
>>>> So what happened? Why don't we hear about the first eight presidents?=
=20
>>>> It's quite simple - The Articles of Confederation didn't work well. Th=
e=20
>>>> individual states had too much power and nothing could be agreed upon.=
A=20
>>>> new doctrine needed to be written - something we know as the Constitut=
ion.=20
>>>> And that leads us to the end of our story.=20
>>>> George Washington definitely was not the first President of the United=
States. He was the first President of the United States under the Constitu=
tion we follow today.=20
>>>> And the first eight Presidents have been forgotten in history.=20
>>>> YOU HAVE TO BE A LOVER OF HISTORY TO APPRECIATE THIS!!=20
>>>> There you are - another lesson in U.S. History, and you may have learn=
ed=20
>>>> something new today, I sure did.=20
>>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
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d style,new york,times,serif" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: bookman old st=
yle,new york,times,serif;">I think it is really how Historians viewed =
things,(It is all in terminology) :) but if you look at this info, I h=
ave to say technically GW was not the first President of the United States.=
</SPAN> <SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style,new york,t=
imes,serif" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: bookman old style,new york,times=
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<DIV aria-label=3D"Compose body">"The Articles of Confederation was the fir=
st constitution of the United States of America and was in effect from 1781=
-1789. There were eight individuals appointed by Congress for a one-y=
ear term in office, and each was referred to as <SPAN style=3D"TEXT-DECORAT=
ION: underline" data-mce-style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">=E2=80=9C<ST=
RONG>President of the United States</STRONG> in Congress Assembled</SPAN>.=
=E2=80=9D When John Hanson of Maryland was appointed in 1781, he was =
the first to serve the one-year term in office as specified in Article IX o=
f the Articles of Confederation:
<P class=3Dbody align=3Dcenter><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: #000080" data-mce-styl=
e=3D"color: #000080;"><EM>The United States in Congress assembled shall hav=
e authority=E2=80=A6 to appoint<BR></EM><EM>such other committees and civil=
officers as may be necessary for managing the <BR>general affairs of the U=
nited States under their direction=E2=80=94<STRONG>to appoint one of</STRON=
G><BR><STRONG>their members to preside, provided that no person be allowed =
to serve</STRONG><BR><SPAN style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION: underline" data-mce-st=
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ONG> </SPAN>more than one year in any term of three years;</EM></SPAN></P>
<P class=3Dbody>George Washington acknowledged the importance of the positi=
on in a letter stating that: <SPAN style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION: underlin=
e" data-mce-style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">=E2=80=9CI congratulate y=
our Excellency on your appointment to fill the most important seat in the U=
nited States.=E2=80=9D </SPAN></P>
<P class=3Dbody>If we had not had the Articles of Confederation to learn ho=
w to create a national government, there is a very good chance that we coul=
d not have had the present Constitution." </P>
<P class=3Dbody><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old =
style,new york,times,serif">I have noticed similar arguments when I was doi=
ng my families genealogy and found out my first cousin, 7 times remove=
d was the First Treasurer of the United States. Of course the family of the=
2nd Treasurer insisted he (Samuel Meridith) was the first Treasurer s=
ince he served under the Constitutional Presidents........But regardless, M=
ichael Hillegas is/was recognized as the First Treasurer of the United Stat=
es...</SPAN></P>
<P class=3Dbody><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old =
style,new york,times,serif">Don</SPAN></P>
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<P>I've seen/heard this discussion several times. I really think that=
they might more properly be called "Presidents of Congress." since we didn=
't really have an established executive branch. To me, the role seems more =
akin to "Speaker of the House" than President. It's worth noting that=
even the Continental Congress, before Confederation, had Presidents. =
;</P>
<P>Kind of reminds me of when our governor went on an overseas trip a few y=
ears ago and made the Lt. Governor the Governor for a couple of days. Since=
we have a tradition of hanging a portrait of each governor in the Capitol,=
the Lt. Governor insisted on having his there too.</P>
<P>Will</P>
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ENT OF THE USA?*<BR>From: "rogermoore435@yahoo.com [colonial-coins]" <co=
lonial-coins@yahoogroups.com><BR>Date: Tue, August 19, 2014 11:55 am<BR>=
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<P>> LOL! I don't think too many people actually know this!! Roger<BR>&g=
t;<BR>> Sent from my iPhone<BR>><BR>>> On Aug 19, 2014, at 11:2=
6 AM, "Paul Cartmill cartmill_paul@yahoo.com [colonial-coins]" <colonial=
-coins@yahoogroups.com> wrote:<BR>>><BR>>> Roger this is gre=
at stuff, but if my son gets kicked out of grade 5 history lass for being a=
smarty pants Canuck I know who to <BR>>><BR>From: "rogermoore43=
5@yahoo.com [colonial-coins]" <colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com><BR>>=
;> To: Colonial coins <colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com><BR>>>=
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2014 3:42:39 PM<BR>>> Subject: [Colonial Nu=
mismatics] Fwd: WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE USA?*<BR>>><BR>>=
;><BR>>> Thought this was interesting!! Roger<BR>>><BR>>&=
gt;> Subject: WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE USA?*<BR>>>><B=
R>>>> Most people know that George Washington was not our first Am=
erican president but not the specifics of who was and how it all developed.=
The information below spells it out with great detail. Those who already k=
now it are few believe it or not. I know because I did not know all the det=
ail below.<BR>>>>> WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE USA?*<BR>=
>>>><BR>>>>><BR>>>>> I suspect George W=
ashington was your first guess.<BR>>>>> After all, who else com=
es to mind?<BR>>>>> But think back to your history books - The =
United States declared its<BR>>>>> independence in 1776, yet Ge=
orge Washington did not take Office until<BR>>>>> April 30, 178=
9.<BR>>>>> So who was running the country during these initial =
years of our young<BR>>>>> country? It was the first eight U. S=
. Presidents. In fact, the first<BR>>>>> President of the Unite=
d States was one John Hanson. I can hear you now -<BR>>>>> John=
who? John Hanson, was the first President of the United States.<BR>>>=
;>> John Hanson, first President of the United States.<BR>>>>=
;> Check Google for more detailed information. There was also a U.S. sta=
mp made in his honor.<BR>>>>> The new country was actually form=
ed on March 1, 1781 with the adoption of The Articles of Confederation. Thi=
s document was actually proposed on June 11, 1776, but not agreed upon by C=
ongress until November 15, 1777. Maryland refused to sign this document unt=
il Virginia and New York ceded their western lands (Maryland was afraid tha=
t these states would gain too much power in the new government from such la=
rge amounts of land).<BR>>>>><BR>>>>> Once the sign=
ing took place in 1781, a President was needed to run the<BR>>>>&g=
t; 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 extremel=
y influential member of Congress.<BR>>>>> As the first Presiden=
t, Hanson had quite the shoes to fill. No one had ever been President and t=
he role was poorly defined. His actions in office would set precedent for a=
ll future Presidents. He took office just as the Revolutionary War ended. A=
lmost immediately, the troops demanded to be paid. As would be expected aft=
er any long war, there were no funds to meet the salaries. As a result, the=
soldiers threatened to overthrow the new government and put Washington on =
the throne as a monarch.<BR>>>>> All the members of Congress ra=
n for their lives, leaving Hanson as the only guy left running the governme=
nt. He somehow managed to calm the troops down and hold the country togethe=
r. If he had failed, the government would have fallen almost immediately an=
d everyone would have been bowing to King Washington.<BR>>>>> H=
anson, as President, ordered all foreign troops off American soil, as well =
as the removal of all foreign flags. This was quite the feat, considering t=
he fact that so many European countries had a stake in the United States si=
nce the days following Columbus.<BR>>>>> Hanson established the=
Great Seal of the United States, which all Presidents have since been requ=
ired to use on all official documents. President Hanson also established th=
e first Treasury Department, the first Secretary of War, and the first Fore=
ign Affairs Department.<BR>>>>> Lastly, he declared that the fo=
urth Thursday of every November was to be Thanksgiving Day, which is still =
true today.<BR>>>>> The Articles of Confederation only allowed =
a President to serve a one year term during any three year period, so Hanso=
n actually accomplished quite a bit in such little time. Seven other presid=
ents were elected after him:<BR>>>>> 1. John Hanson<BR>>>=
>> 2. Elias Boudinot (1782-83),<BR>>>>> 3. Thomas Mifflin=
(1783-84),<BR>>>>> 4. Richard Henry Lee (1784-85),<BR>>>=
>> 5. John Hancock (1785-86),<BR>>>>> 6. Nathan Gorman (1=
786-87),<BR>>>>> 7. Arthur St. Clair (1787-88), and<BR>>>=
>> 8. Cyrus Griffin (1788-89)<BR>>>>> ..all prior to Geor=
ge Washington taking office.<BR>>>>><BR>>>>> So wha=
t happened? Why don't we hear about the first eight presidents?<BR>>>=
>> It's quite simple - The Articles of Confederation didn't work well=
. The<BR>>>>> individual states had too much power and nothing =
could be agreed upon. A<BR>>>>> new doctrine needed to be writt=
en - something we know as the Constitution.<BR>>>>> And that le=
ads us to the end of our story.<BR>>>>> George Washington defin=
itely was not the first President of the United States. He was the first Pr=
esident of the United States under the Constitution we follow today.<BR>>=
;>>> And the first eight Presidents have been forgotten in history=
.<BR>>>>> YOU HAVE TO BE A LOVER OF HISTORY TO APPRECIATE THIS!=
!<BR>>>>> There you are - another lesson in U.S. History, and y=
ou may have learned<BR>>>>> something new today, I sure did.<BR=
>>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>></P></=
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