Prince Taught Me: 8 Presidents Before…

1776: The United States declared independence from Britain.

03/01/1781: The Articles of Confederation signed:

1781: John Hanson chosen by Congress to be the first president.

1782: Elias Boudinot.

1783: Thomas Mifflin.

1784: Richard Henry Lee.

1785: John Hancock.

1786: Nathan Gorman.

1787: Arthur St. Clair.

1788: Cyrus Griffin.

04/30/1789: Washington takes offices as first president of the US (a corporation)

                   under the Constitution.


Jon Roland offers: http://www.constitution.org/hist/first8pres.htm