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  2. John Hanson - Wikipedia

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    John Hanson (April 14 [O.S. April 3] 1721 – November 15, 1783) was an American Founding Father, merchant, and politician from Maryland during the Revolutionary Era.In 1779, Hanson was elected as a delegate to the Continental Congress after serving in a variety of roles for the Patriot cause in Maryland.

  3. George Washington - Wikipedia

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    George Washington (February 22, 1732 [a] – December 14, 1799) was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War against the British Empire.

  4. List of United States presidential firsts - Wikipedia

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    First president of the United States. [1] First president to have been born in the 18th century. [2] First president to have been a military veteran. [a] [3] First president to have served in the American Revolutionary War. [4] First president born in Virginia. [5] First president to be elected to a second term in office. [6] First president to ...

  5. George Washington was not the first president of the United ...

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    "If they hadn't, the United States might not have existed." The original U.S. was a single government with no separate branches. The legislative and executive branches were formed during his tenure.

  6. List of presidents of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 46 presidencies. The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the ...

  7. Fact check: Barack Obama, not John Hanson, was the first ...

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    The claim: John Hanson was the first Black president of the United States. In the past few years, multiple social media posts have declared John Hanson, not Barack Obama, as the first Black ...

  8. This day in history: First presidential election in the ... - AOL

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    On January 7, 1789 the first presidential election took place in the United States of America naming George Washington the first president.

  9. Founding Fathers of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison served as the first four presidents; Adams and Jefferson were the nation's first two vice presidents; [15] Jay was the nation's first chief justice; [16] Hamilton was the first secretary of the treasury; [17] Jefferson was the first secretary of state; [18] [19] and Franklin was America's most senior ...