No. But he was elected as the first president.
George Clinton.
George Clinton.
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John Jay was one of Washington's staunchest political allies. He worked to get the Constitution ratified. was governor of New York and the nation's first Supreme Court Justice.
George Clinton (born July 26, 1739 in Little Britain, New York; died April 20, 1812 in Washington DC), the first Governor of New York, served between July 30, 1777 and July 1, 1795.
David Dinkins was the first African American Mayor of New York City and David Paterson is the first African American Governor of the state.
The Empire State According to Compton's Encyclopedia: Tradition holds that in 1784--five years before George Washington was inaugurated in New York City as the first president--he envisioned New York as the "seat of empire," thus giving rise to its nickname--the Empire State. New York has completely fulfilled the expectation that Washington expressed to the state's first governor, George Clinton.
New York
George Washington was sworn in on the steps of the first Federal building, at the end of Wall Street in the financial district of New York.
George Clinton (born July 26, 1739 in Little Britain, New York; died April 20, 1812 in Washington DC), the first Governor of New York, served between July 30, 1777 and July 1, 1795, including the whole of 1778.
George Clinton (born July 26, 1739 in Little Britain, New York; died April 20, 1812 in Washington DC), the first Governor of New York, served between July 30, 1777 and July 1, 1795, including the whole of 1780.
George Clinton (born July 26, 1739 in Little Britain, New York; died April 20, 1812 in Washington DC), the first Governor of New York, served between July 30, 1777 and July 1, 1795, including the whole of 1781.