John Hanson

John Hanson was the first President of the United States (eight years before George Washington), holding office from November 5, 1781 to November 4, 1782 under the Articles of Confederation.

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:
  • Samuel Hanson
  • Jane Contee Hanson (b. February 23, 1744)
  • John Hanson Jr.
  • Alexander Contee Hanson (b. 1749) (d. January 16, 1806)
  • Peter Contee Hanson (b. 1776)

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