Elias Boudinot was a statesman from New Jersey who served as President of the Continental Congress 1782-83
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the Confederation Congress There was no individual leader or figurehead.
There were none... Actually, There were. Peyton Randolph of Virginia, Henry Middleton, John Hancock, Henry Laurens, John Jay, Samuel Huntington, Thomas McKean, John Hanson, Elias Boudinot, Thomas Miffin, Richard Henry Lee, Nathanial Gorham, Arthur St.Clair, Cyrus Griffin. These are all Forgotten Presidents and I'm not sure if these guys were NON elected but they were still presidents before George.
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It depends on where in the globe you are from. My son is Elias, and we pronounce it EE li as. But people from latin America and other parts of the world pronounce it " L ee as"
I only have seven names prior to George Washington. I'm sure there's more since our country is as old as it is. (1) John Hanson (1781-1782) (2) Elias Boudinot (1782-1783) (3) Thomas Mifflin (1783-1784) (4) Richard Henry Lee (1784-1785) (5) Nathan Gorman (1785-1786) (6) Arthur St. Clair (1786-1787) (7) Cyrus Griffin (1787-1788) These names are men that served as President during the Articles of Confederation; which was prior to the signing of the United States of America's Constitution. George Washington was the first President of the United States under the Constitution we follow today.