Daily Fun Facts #7: Meet George Washington--America's 11th President???

History, they say, is written by the Victors...those who win the wars
It can also be said that it is edited by the ruling class...those who wish to be remembered
Fictions and half-truths are passed down through "cultural" history books
Lies become facts and the entire distorted story is rewritten yet again

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Despite what you may have "learnt" in school, good old GW wasn't America's 1st President.
Samuel Huntington became President of Continental Congress Sept. 28th, 1779.
He still held that position in 1781 when the Articles of Confederation were adopted,
which instantaneously made him America's 1st President as well.

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Thomas McKean became the 2nd President when Huntington's health started failing.
July 6th, 1781 Huntington resigned...Congress waited 4 days for Huntington to reconsider.
July 10th McKean elected President of the United States in Congress Assembled,
which also made him the 1st President elected under the Articles of Confederation.

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The 3rd President of the United States was an individual named John Hanson.
He was a signer of the Articles of Confederation and was elected in November of 1781.
Hanson became the first President to serve a full 1 year term under those Articles.
He retired from office in November 1782, and died in November of 1783, 1 year later.

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Coming in at #4 is Elias Boudinot, who served as President from 1782-1783.
He is best known as the President who signed the Preliminary Articles of Peace,
which ultimately led to the signing of the Treaty of Paris in September of 1783.
President Washington later assigned him to be the Director of the U.S. Mint.

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A man called Thomas Mifflin ends up being the 5th person to serve as President.
He is the President who accepted the formal resignation of General George Washington.
He presided over the ratification of the Treaty of Paris during his one year term.
He continued in politics until 1799 when he officially retired, broke and in bad health.

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Batting 6th in the Presidential lineup is none other than Richard Henry Lee.
You may be more familiar with his more famous relative, General Robert E. Lee.
However, Richard Henry Lee & his brother Francis Lightfoot Lee,
were both signers of the Declaration of Independence. He served 1784-1785.

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John Hancock, known for his famous signature, comes in at #7.
Although he was elected to the position of President in 1785,
Hancock showed no interest in the position and never attended his duties.
Blaming poor health, Hancock submitted his letter of resignation in 1786.

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Nathaniel Gorham holds the honor of being the 8th President of the US.
During his term of service, Gorham was a signer of the U.S. Constitution.
Because of Hancock's resignation, and Gorham's acceptance of the position,
He only served from June 1786 until November of that same year.

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The man, the myth, the legend...Arthur St. Clair rings in at #9
Arthur served as President in 1787, then became Governor of the
Northwest Territory, President Washington demanded his resignation
in 1792, which he gave; however he held his position until 1802.

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Cyrus Griffin comes in at #10 and serves from Jan. 1788 to Nov. 1788.
He resigned when the U.S. Constitution was ratified, rendering Congress obsolete.
He was later appointed by President Washington to serve as a federal judge.
Washington succeeded him as President and served from 1789-1797.

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