Who was the president in 1731?

Answer 1

In 1731 the future United States did not have a President but was ruled by King George II of England. It was actually ruled from London by his prime minister. Most of the day to day decisions were made by local legislatures.

Answer 2

I'm sure that George Washington was your best guess.

After all, no one else comes to mind.

But think back to your history books - George Washington is revered as the father of our country. He was not, however, our first president. Washington was the first president elected under the Constitution. But the United States existed as a nation for several years before the Constitution was enacted, held together by the Articles of Confederation. The United States declared its independence in 1776, yet Washington did not take office until April 30, 1789. So who was running the country during these initial years of this young country?

Who Was the First President of the United States?

The United States of America was actually formed on March 1, 1781 with the adoption of The Articles of Confederation by Maryland whose delegates delayed its ratification over a western border dispute with Virginia and New York. Upon the March 1 ratification the President of the Continental Congress officially became President of the United States in Congress Assembled.

John Hanson was the first President of the United States to serve the full one-year term (1781--82), under the ratified Articles of Confederation.

However, the ratification occurred during the term of Samuel Huntington who served as President from September 28, 1779 to July 6, 1781. Consequently, Samuel Huntington was the first President of the United States in Congress Assembled and was followed by Thomas McKean (July 10, 1781 to November 5, 1781), and John Hanson (the first President to serve the full term of one year - November 5, 1781 to November 4, 1782).

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Answer 3

In 1718 we hadnt yet begun to rebel against Britain and the King in Britain was the ruler. We would not have a president for another 75 or so years