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Show GREAT, BUT NEVER CHIEF EXECUTIVES Long List of Presidents of Continental Congress. The first President of the United States wns George Washingtein. That ollice w-as created by the Constitution, Con-stitution, and he was the first man to occupy It. P.efore the adoption of the Constitution Consti-tution the business of the United States was conducted hy a provision nl government, the authority of which was ci'iilered In the Constitutional congress. P.etween the organization of the Continental congress in 1771 and the establishment of the constitutional government, 1 tint congress hail sixteen six-teen Preside-nts. Put none of rhe Presidents of the Continental con gri'ss had the title of President tif the Fnited Slates. The President of the Continental congress oorrespomle.l roughly, In his functions, to the Vice President of the present government the pre-sident of Hie senate. He had some powers, delegated to him from t i in' to time, beyone those of Hie presiding ollicc-r of a legislative body. Here is a list of the pn-sidents of i the Continental congre-s, with the ! date- of the (-lection of each: Peyton Itandolph of Yirginui. Sep I li-mber .I. 17s); Henry Mi.ld!.Uon. I South Carolina, (lit..!. or 2' 1771: i I'evton Fandolph (again). May In ! 177.".; John Hancock of Ma-sachu ! setts. May 2-1. 177": H.-nry Faun-tis. South Carolina, Nov.-mi.er 1, 1777: John Jay, New York, I i.-cernber pi. j 177s; Samu.-I Huntington, Connect! : c ut. S.-pterube-r -JS, 1 77'. . i Thomas M.-Ke-an. Ia-lavvare, July in, 17sl ; John H.an-..n. Marvland Nove-mber 17-1; Flias P.oudinot. New Jer-ey. November -I, 7VJ; Thomas M.fTIin, Pcni.sv Ivania. No-, No-, v.unbiT .1. 17s.; : !!. H. Fee, Virginia, j Nov.-mb.-r 17-1: John Hancock (again). November 2ft. 17-".; Nathan ied Corhnm, Massnrhuse-tts, June 6, I7M1; Arthur St. Clair, Pennsylvania. February 2, 17S7; Cyrus Cridin, Pennsylvania, January 22, 17SS. It was as President of the Contl-neuital Contl-neuital congress that John Hancock was the first signer of the Declara lion of Independence. Cleveland Plain Dealer. |