ConfederateSS wrote:-------
I know that Jp......
--------At that time, America was under the Articles of Confederation1776/77 A.D(Franklin was introducing it)....The U.S. Constitution hadn't even been made...Not until 1787 A.D...
---------- Now on July 4th, 1776 A.D. ...The United States of America declared it's Independence...John Hancock was President of Congress...The Head of America...There by Making him , America's Leader...America's 1st unelected President...As he was President of Congress... Washington was America's 1st elected leader (President)...Maybe American History should give Hancock The Credit he deserves...Other than the Biggest Signature on The Declaration of Independence......
ConfederateSS.out!(The Blue and Silver Rebellion)...
You are incorrect to call him President, implying he was the FIRST POTUS, under the Constitution. He keep bringing it up, as if this is a mistake. It is a fact that Hancock was a Leader, but NOT President of the United States.
And you overstate his importance. Here is what Wikipedia says about Hancock:
When he had resigned as governor in 1785, Hancock was again elected as a delegate to Congress, known as the Confederation Congress after the ratification of the Articles of Confederation in 1781. Congress had declined in importance after the Revolutionary War and was frequently ignored by the states. Hancock was elected to serve as its president on November 23, 1785, but he never attended because of his poor health and because he was disinterested.[clarification needed] He sent Congress a letter of resignation in June 1786.[193]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_HancockHancock served less than one year.
and more, same source:
Hancock governed Massachusetts through the end of the Revolutionary War and into an economically troubled postwar period, repeatedly winning re-election by wide margins. Hancock took a hands-off approach to governing, avoiding controversial issues as much as possible. According to William Fowler, Hancock "never really led" and "never used his strength to deal with the critical issues confronting the commonwealth."[182] Hancock governed until his surprise resignation on January 29, 1785. Hancock cited his failing health as the reason, but he may have become aware of growing unrest in the countryside and wanted to get out of office before the trouble came.[183]
Let us establish fact from conjecture:
Hancock used his wealth and influence to aid the movement for American independence. He was president of the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1777, when the Declaration of Independence was adopted and the United States was born.
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/john-hancock