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John Hanson was the first
President of the United States of America (eight years before
George Washington), holding office from
November 5,
1781 to
November 4,
1782 under the
Articles of Confederation. He was succeeded in office by
Elias Boudinot.
Biographical Facts
- Born April 3, 1715?, Mulberry Grove, Charles County, Maryland
- Died November 22, 1783, at the residence of Hanson's nephew, Oxon Hill, Prince Georges County, Maryland
- Buried in Prince Georges County, Maryland
- Father: Samuel Hanson
- Wife: Jane Contee (b. September 28, 1728, d. February 21, 1812) in 1747
- Children:
Other Political Offices
- Maryland State House of Delegates
- Maryland State Senate (1757 - 1773)
- Delegate to the General Congress at Annapolis (1774)
- Treasurer of Frederick County, Maryland (1775)
- Member of Maryland Convention (1775)
- Member of the Continental Congress (1780 - 1782)
- Signer of the Articles of Confederation of the United States