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America's 14 Forgotten Presidents Before Washington
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1. Peyton Randolph
1774, 1775

2. Henry Middleton
1774

3. John Hancock
1775-77

Declaration of Independence
Ratified July 4, 1776

4. Henry Laurens
1777-78

5. John Jay
1778-79

 6. Samuel Huntington
1779-81
The First Constitution:
The Articles of Confederation
Ratified: March 1, 1781
7. Thomas McKean
1781
8. John Hanson
1781-82
9. Elias Boudinot
1782-83
Treaty of Paris
Signed in France
September 3, 1783

10. Thomas Mifflin
1783-1784

Treaty of Paris Proclamation
Ratified in Annapolis
January 14, 1784

11. Richard Henry Lee

1784-85

12. Nathaniel Gorham

1786

13. Arthur St. Clair
1787

14. Cyrus Griffin
1788-89

The Second Constitution
Effective March 4, 1789

1. George Washington
Sworn in April 30, 1789

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