With the ratification of the Articles of Confederation, the post of the President of the United States was created with a single one-year term. In 1788, the president was allowed to seek a second consecutive term.
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President
Party
Home State
Term Began
Term Ended
1
John Hanson
none
Maryland
November 5, 1781
November 4, 1782
2
Elias Boudinot
none
New Jersey
November 4, 1782
November 3, 1783
3
Thomas Mifflin
none
Pennsylvania
November 3, 1783
June 4, 1784
4
Richard Henry Lee
none
Virginia
November 30, 1784
November 4, 1785
5
John Hancock
none
Massachusetts
November 23, 1785
June 5, 1786
6
Nathaniel Gorham
none
Massachusetts
June 6, 1786
November 3, 1786
7
Arthur St. Clair
none
Pennsylvania
February 2, 1787
November 2, 1787
8
Cyrus Griffin
none
Virginia
January 22, 1788
January 19, 1789
9
George Washington
none
Virginia
January 19, 1789
January 21, 1793
10
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican
Virginia
January 21, 1793
January 19, 1795
11
Alexander Hamilton
Federalist
New York
January 21, 1795
January 21, 1799
12
Thomas Pinckney
Federalist
South Carolina
January 21, 1799
January 19, 1801
13
James Madison
Democratic-Republican
Virginia
January 19, 1801
January 21, 1805
14
Nathaniel Macon
Democratic-Republican
North Carolina
January 21, 1805
January 19, 1807
15
George Clinton
Democratic-Republican
New York
January 19, 1807
January 21, 1811
16
James Monroe
Democratic-Republican
New York
January 21, 1811