The ten dollar bill bears the portrait of Alexander Hamilton, a non-president. The 100 dollar bill carries a portrait of Benjamin Franklin, also not a president.
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They are not all presidents, e.g. Franklin, Chase.
His portrait is on the US dime but not on any paper currency
The last president on US $10 bills was Andrew Jackson on Series 1914 Federal Reserve Notes. Since Series 1928, the only person on the US $10 Federal Reserve notes, despite several redesigns, has been Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury.
The president of the convention was George Washington. He never said a word the entire convention. Madison took complete notes and his notes tell us the thinking of the men in the room.
Paper money of the United States is issued as Notes by the Federal Reserve, signed by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Treasurer of the US and is backed by the "full faith and credit" of the United States. So it is issued by and in the name of the US Government.