Who was president in the 1780's?

Answer 1

The US did not have a president until 1789, George Washington who was the first President of the USA

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More correctly: There were Presidents of the United States before the US Constitution defined the current office. Here is a list of who was PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA in the 1700s

1. Peyton Randolph, September 5 to October 21, 1774 and May 10 to May 23, 1775

2. Henry Middleton, October 22, 1774 - May 9, 1775

3. John Hancock, May 24, 1775 - October 30, 1777

4. Henry Laurens, November 1, 1777 - December 9, 1778

5. John Jay, December 10, 1778 - September 27, 1779

6. Samuel Huntington, September 28, 1779 - July 9, 1781

(The Articles of Confederation were adopted March 1, 1781)

7. Thomas McKean, July 10, 1781 - November 4, 1781

8. John Hanson, November 5, 1781 - November 3, 1782

9. Elias Boudinot, November 4, 1782 - November 2, 1783

10. Thomas Mifflin, December 1783 - June 1784

11. Richard Henry Lee, November 30, 1784 - November 22, 1785

12. John Hancock, (Second Term) November 23 1885 - June 5, 1786

13. Nathaniel Gorham, June 1786 - January 1787

14. Arthur St. Clair, February 2, 1787 - January 21, 1788

15. Cyrus Griffin, January 22, 1788 - April 30, 1789

(The US Constitution was ratified June 21, 1788)

16. George Washington, April 30, 1789 - March 4, 1797

17. John Adams, March 4, 1797 - March 4, 1801

Answer 2

Samuel Huntingdon was the President of the Continental Congress in 1780. He served from 1779 September 28 to 1781 July 10

The first President of the United States was George Washington who served from 1789 to 1797.