Presidents Before George Washington

The first American president, Peyton Randolph wrote two letters to two people in two different languages at the same time.

Once, when he was wrestling through his Bible preparing for a serious legal case, around 2AM his wife asked, “What are you doing?”

“Preparing for my case.”

“How can you prepare for your case with the Bible?”

"How will I use the Bible in life? That is how I will use it in my argument."

The Presidents Before George Washington

President	Term of Office
Peyton Randolph (VA)	5 September 1774 - 22 October 1774
Henry Middleton (SC)	22 October 1774 - 26 October 1774
Peyton Randolph (VA)	10 May 1775 - 24 May 1775
John Hancock (MA)	24 May 1775 - 1 November 1777
Henry Laurens (SC)	1 November 1777 - 10 December 1778
John Jay (NY)	10 December 1778 - 28 September 1779
Samuel Huntington (CT)	28 September 1779 - 10 July 1781
Thomas McKean (DE)	10 July 1781 - 5 November 1781
John Hanson (MD)	5 November 1781 - 4 November 1782
Elias Boudinot (NJ)	4 November 1782 - 3 November 1783
Thomas Mifflin (PA)	3 November 1783 - 30 November 1784
Richard Henry Lee (VA)	30 November 1784 - 23 November 1785
John Hancock (MA)	23 November 1785 - 29 May 1786
Nathaniel Gorham (MA)	6 June 1786 - 2 February 1787
Arthur St. Clair (PA)	2 February 1787 - 22 January 1788
Cyrus Griffin (VA)	22 January 1788 - 2 March 1789

Henry Laurens, was imprisoned in the tower of London for two years during which time he wrote a 14 volume commentary on the Pentateuch. He is the only president of the US ever to be held in prison by a different nation, later exchanged for Lord Cornwallis.

Great historical stories: The Leader's Call by George Grant
http://www.wordmp3.com/files/CompleteCollections/George%20Grant%20Collection%202010.pdf
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The Presidents Before George Washington