John Hanson
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John Hanson was an American Founding Father, merchant, and politician from Maryland during the Revolutionary Era. In 1779, Hanson was elected as a delegate to the Continental Congress after serving in
Portrait attributed to John Hesselius, c. 1765–1770
Etching of Hanson based on a portrait by Charles Willson Peale that was painted from life in 1781–1782
John Hanson, portrait from life painted by Charles Willson Peale in 1781–1782
The bronze statue of Hanson in the National Statuary Hall Collection
The president of the United States in Congress Assembled, known unofficially as the president of the Continental Congress and later as president of the Congress of the Confederation, was the presiding
John Hanson
…Confederation in 1781 after Maryland joined the other states in ratifying them. In November 1781, following ratification of the articles, he was elected President of the Confederation Congress—a mostly ceremonial and clerical position, sometimes styled President of the United States in Congress assembled—by his fellow delegates. He was not…
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