George Washington took office as the first US President in 1788. !789 was not an election year.
George Washington was elected president of the United States in 1789 and again in 1792. His first election spanned the period from November, 1788 to early 1789, and Congress officially certified the electoral vote on April 6, 1789.
The first President of the United States of America under the US Constitution was George Washington (1732-1799), who was elected in 1789 and took the oath of office on April 30, 1789. Washington was re-elected in 1792 and served as President until March 4, 1797.
April 30 1789
The 1st President of the United States was George Washington. President Washington was in office from April 30, 1789 to March 4, 1797.
There was no president before 1789 and Washington, so no one was "elected". We had an English king.
George Washington
1788... 21 U. S. Senators took office on 4 March 1789. 12 of them were elected in 1788, and nine of them were elected in 1789.
1789, then 1792.
1789
The picture on the US $1.00 coin is of George Washington, the first president of the United States. He was elected as the president and served from 1789 to 1797. However, he was not elected as the vice president at any point in his political career.
1789- George Washington was elected first President of the United States.
The first US president took office in 1789.