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George Washington was the first ELECTED President of the United States, but the following men served as the President of the First Continental Congress:

  • Peyton Randolph (September 5, 1774 - October 21, 1774) and
  • Henry Middleton (October 22, 1774 - October 26, 1774)

The following men served as the President of the Second Continental Congress:

  • Peyton Randolph (May 10, 1775 - May 23, 1775)
  • John Hancock (May 24, 1775 - October 31, 1777)
  • Henry Laurens (November 1, 1777 - December 9, 1778)
  • John Jay (December 10, 1778 - September 27, 1779)
  • Samuel Huntington (September 28, 1779 - March 1, 1781)

The following men served as President of the United States in Congress Assembled under the Articles of Confederation:

  • Samuel Huntington (March 1, 1781 - July 9, 1781)
  • Thomas McKean (July 10, 1781 - November 4, 1781)
  • John Hanson (November 5, 1781 - November 3, 1782)
  • Elias Boudinot (November 4, 1782 - November 2, 1783)
  • Thomas Mifflin (November 3, 1783 - October 31, 1784)
  • Richard Henry Lee (November 30, 1784 - November 6, 1785)
  • John Hancock (November 23, 1785 - June 5, 1786) Due to Hancock's failing health the following two people acted as president in his stead:
    • David Ramsay (November 23, 1785 - May 12, 1786)
    • Nathaniel Gorham (May 15, 1786 - June 5, 1786)
  • Nathaniel Gorham (June 6, 1786 - November 5, 1786)
  • Arthur St. Clair (February 2, 1787 - November 4, 1787)
  • Cyrus Griffin (January 22, 1788 - November 2, 1788)
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