Gerald Ford was the only president in United States history who was never elected by the voting public.
Gerald Ford
George Washington was not the Vice President; he was the President of the United States. His Vice President was John Adams, later 2nd President of the United States.
George Washington
No, William Jennings Bryan was never elected president of the United States. He ran for president three times, in 1896, 1900, and 1908, but was unsuccessful each time. He served as Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson from 1913 to 1915.
Millard Fillmore was elected Vice President as a resident of New York. Although he ran for president he never won a presidential election (he became President when Zachary Taylor died).Millard Fillmore, the 13th President of the United States, was elected from New York.
Never in the United States. George Washington was the only president to be elected unanimously.
Henry Clay did not have a vice president, because he was never elected president of the United States. He did run for president three times, but lost each campaign.
soon after presidents could be elected, Hancock was elected president but never showed up for the inauguration. I guess you could call it the shortest term - zero days.
The United States of America Senate never elected a United States of America President. George Washington was technically elected by the Electoral College, just like all US Presidents. Nevertheless, there was a general election and He also won the popular vote. The election took place in 1789 following the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788. So to answer your question exactly, US Senators never elected the a United States of America President. However, the Continental Congress elected what could be considered the President and under the Articles of Confederation John Hanson was the first "president" elected Beyond a similarity of title, the office of President of Congress "bore no relationship" to the later office of President of the United States. John Hanson was the first president elected under the terms of the Articles of Confederation in November 5, 1781. There were 8 President of the Continental Congress prior to him and 7 after him. Cyrus Griffin was the last President of the Continental Congress and ended his term in November 15, 1788. Keep in mind under the Articles of Confederation, the United States had no executive branch.
John Tyler was only elected to be Vice President of the United States and became the President when William Henry Harrison died while in office.
Yes and no. In law school, he was elected president of Harvard's famous legal journal, the Harvard Law Review. But he was never a president of the United States until he was elected for the first time in 2008. However, since he was re-elected in 2012, we could say he was president before, during his first term in office.