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The first Thanksgiving was held either in Plymouth Plantation in 1621 or in St. Augustine, Florida in 1565. Obviously, everyone there was deceased by the time the first president was elected in 1789. The tradition of setting aside a day and a meal to thank God for his bounty continued in America, with no specific date until 1863, when Abraham Lincoln issued the first Presidential decree setting the date for Thanksgiving and proclaiming it a national holiday. Hence, the answer is either "none" or Abraham Lincoln, depending on how one defines "the first Thanksgiving."
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Which US president scoffed at the idea of a national holiday in honor of the first thanksgiving?
President Thomas Jefferson
Who issued the proclamation making thanksgiving a US holiday?
As President of the United States, George Washington proclaimed the first nationwide thanksgiving celebration in the US.
What president was the first to proclaim Thanksgiving a holiday?
President Abraham Lincoln was the first to proclaim Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Which US President did not want Thanksgiving to be a national holiday?
Thomas Jefferson is the president who scoffed at the idea of a national Thanksgiving day.
What president declared the first thanksgiving day?
In the middle of the US Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln, prompted by a series of editorials written by Sarah Hale, proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated on the final Thursday in November 1863. It has been celebrated anually since. However President George Washington was the first President to issue a Proclamation that declared a National Day of Thanksgiving on October 3, 1789.
Which US president's wife organized a Thanksgiving dinner?
Sarah Polk is credited with having the first one at the White house.
First president to observe Thanksgiving dinner in white house?
The first president to observe a formal Thanksgiving dinner in the White House was Rutherford Hayes. Abraham Lincoln actually celebrated Thanksgiving, but the event was much smaller.
Which president first proclaimed that the US have a Thanksgiving Day?
Technically Washington did however it did not become a federal holiday with a set date until Lincoln.
What president set aside Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving was first proclaimed as a national holiday Abraham Lincoln, in 1863 during the US Civil War. This was set by law in 1941. (see related question)
Did president Washington proclamied Thanksgiving day to be November 26?
NOPE, Canadian Thanksgiving was first though.
What US president appointed a national day of thanksgiving?
Abraham Lincoln
What animal does the US president pardon each Thanksgiving?
One turkey .
