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Originally Posted by finnbow

He was a local boy (a Marylander) and was the first elected President of the Continental Congress to serve a full one year term. Two guys preceded him as President of the Congress, Samuel Huntington and Thomas McKean. Huntington was the first President of Con. Congress as a holdover from the days prior to the enactment of the Articles of Confederation. McKean was elected, but didn't serve a full year term, stepping down after our victory at Yorktown. This position isn't exactly analogous to being President of the United States, BTW.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ha...nt_of_Congress

FWIW, the portion of US 50, the highway that leads from DC to Ocean City, MD, is called the John Hanson Highway.

Thanks for the additional info Pat.