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Did you know this? Was George Washington was the first president of the United States? Presidents Before Washington There were actually 14 presidents before George Washington, not 8. These men served as presidents of the Continental Congress and later the Congress under the Articles of Confederation. Peyton Randolph: First president of the Continental Congress (1774) John Hancock: Third president of the Continental Congress (1775-1777) Henry Middleton: Fourth president of the Continental Congress (1777-1778) Henry Laurens: Fifth president of the Continental Congress (1778-1779) John Jay: Sixth president of the Continental Congress (1779) Samuel Huntington: Seventh president of the Continental Congress (1779-1781) Thomas McKean: Eighth president of the Continental Congress (1781) John Hanson: First president under the Articles of Confederation (1781-1782) Elias Boudinot: Second president under the Articles of Confederation (1782-1783) Thomas Mifflin: Third president under the Articles of Confederation (1783-1784) Richard Henry Lee: Fourth president under the Articles of Confederation (1784-1785) John Hancock: Fifth president under the Articles of Confederation (1785-1786) Nathaniel Gorham: Sixth president under the Articles of Confederation (1786-1787) Arthur St. Clair: Seventh president under the Articles of Confederation (1787-1788) Cyrus Griffin: Eighth president under the Articles of Confederation (1788-1789)