[VApeople]

In my opinion, our founders - Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, Franklin - contributed a great deal to the development of our country.

Which one had their picture taken?

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by VApeople

In my opinion, our founders - Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, Franklin - contributed a great deal to the development of our country.

Which one had their picture taken?

Dolley Madison did. Dolley Madison - Wikipedia

[VApeople]

Originally Posted by VApeople

In my opinion, our founders - Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, Franklin - contributed a great deal to the development of our country.

Which one had their picture taken?

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Dolley Madison did. Dolley Madison - Wikipedia

Great answer!! I didn't think anyone would get that one.

I read a book about her. In the very early 1800's, I think Washington D.C. was kind of a hellhole. The senators and congressmen would just rent a room in a boarding house and there was no social life. Dolley Madison tried to get Jefferson to have social gatherings once a week (levees, she called them) and she was successful.

In short, she helped make our early government work better. I also heard she was a very nice person.

Again, great answer!

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by rustyp

Another question for you history buffs. Who was the first president of our country ?

Careful - The declaration of independence was signed in 1776 but GW did not hold office until 1789.

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

You would need to rephrase the question.

Presidents of the Continental Congresses and Confederation Congress, 1774–1789 |


US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives

Incorrect response. Hint March 1 1781

[Jeffery M]

Originally Posted by VApeople

Here is a question for you history nuts.

George Washington served two full terms as president and then his vice president was elected president.

Who were the two other presidents to achieve this?

3 others:
Andrew Jackson- VP Martin Van Buren
Franklin D. Roosevelt -VP Harry Truman
Ronald Reagan-VP George Bush

[Jeffery M]

Originally Posted by rustyp

Another question for you history buffs. Who was the first president of our country ?

Careful - The declaration of independence was signed in 1776 but GW did not hold office until 1789.

Depends on the interpretation of the title during the formative years of the government of the United States. So it was either:

Peyton Randolph - Whose U.S. Presidency began with the establishment of the Continental Congress of the United Colonies of America in 1774.

Or

John Hancock - Whose U.S. Presidency began with “The Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America” in 1776.

Or

John Hanson - Who was the first person elected under the U.S. Constitution of 1777 on November 5, 1781 by a Congress formed solely under The Articles of Confederation.

George Washington was the12th President if you strictly go by who held the lead authority of the highest office in the land.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Jeffery M

3 others:
Andrew Jackson- VP Martin Van Buren
Franklin D. Roosevelt -VP Harry Truman
Ronald Reagan-VP George Bush

A little late to the party????? Read post #9

[Jeffery M]

Originally Posted by VApeople

In my opinion, our founders - Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, Franklin - contributed a great deal to the development of our country.

Which one had their picture taken?

In 2012, at Lafayette College there was a theft of a historical, centuries old painting depicting a victorious George Washington at the Yorktown battlefield.
It was found April 13, 2012in the bushes near Fisher Hall West less than a day after being reported stolen. So George Washington had his picture "taken" (stolen).

Other than that it was Adams. John Quincy Adams. The photo was taken circa 1843.

[blueash]

Originally Posted by Jeffery M

In 2012, at Lafayette College there was a theft of a historical, centuries old painting depicting a victorious George Washington at the Yorktown battlefield.
It was found April 13, 2012in the bushes near Fisher Hall West less than a day after being reported stolen. So George Washington had his picture "taken" (stolen).

Other than that it was Adams. John Quincy Adams. The photo was taken circa 1843.

I always like to see people using their brains in a slightly different way.
Well if you're going to use "taken" as a synonym for stolen, the amount of Franklins, Hamiltons, Jacksons, and Washingtons taken over the years is perhaps in the billions.

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by Jeffery M

Depends on the interpretation of the title during the formative years of the government of the United States. So it was either:

Peyton Randolph - Whose U.S. Presidency began with the establishment of the Continental Congress of the United Colonies of America in 1774.

Or

John Hancock - Whose U.S. Presidency began with “The Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America” in 1776.

Or

John Hanson - Who was the first person elected under the U.S. Constitution of 1777 on November 5, 1781 by a Congress formed solely under The Articles of Confederation.

George Washington was the12th President if you strictly go by who held the lead authority of the highest office in the land.

I believe your statement about John Hanson should read first person elected under the articles of confederation. The articles were adopted in 1777 but took until 1781 to get all 13 states to ratify them.

During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress created the Articles of Confederation as the first governing document of the unified colonies. The Articles were ratified by all 13 states March 1 1781 and gave Congress authority over trade, foreign relations and war. It was the document establishing the fact there was a national body of government. It only had "one branch" , The Continental Congress.

Not until September 17, 1787, was the US Constitution adopted by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. The Constitution was made to replace the failed Articles of Confederation, America's first governing document. It established the "three branches"
of government.

Thus on March 1 1781 a federal government is legally recognized by the states with congress being the only branch. On that date John Hanson was the president of the congress. For this reasoning many historians pick John Hanson as the first president of our country.

[Jeffery M]

Originally Posted by rustyp

I believe your statement about John Hanson should read first person elected under the articles of confederation. The articles were adopted in 1777 but took until 1781 to get all 13 states to ratify them.

During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress created the Articles of Confederation as the first governing document of the unified colonies. The Articles were ratified by all 13 states March 1 1781 and gave Congress authority over trade, foreign relations and war. It was the document establishing the fact there was a national body of government. It only had "one branch" , The Continental Congress.

Not until September 17, 1787, was the US Constitution adopted by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. The Constitution was made to replace the failed Articles of Confederation, America's first governing document. It established the "three branches"
of government.

Thus on March 1 1781 a federal government is legally recognized by the states with congress being the only branch. On that date John Hanson was the president of the congress. For this reasoning many historians pick John Hanson as the first president of our country.

That is true. But there are those that look at things with a different interpretation and I have read where some believe that it may of been John Hancock because he was the president of the Second Continental Congress. I think it's a matter of semantics. I agree that the true first president of United States under a governmental system closest to what we have today would be John Hanson. However, the belief in American society that George Washington was the first president is too entrenched to ever change.

[VApeople]

Originally Posted by Jeffery M

Other than that it was Adams. John Quincy Adams. The photo was taken circa 1843.

I really don't consider him a 'founder'. All he did was to steal the 1824 election from Andrew Jackson.

However, I think he was the only former president to serve in congress after his term as president, which, to me, means that he wanted to serve his country in any capacity. I like that.

Maybe Alexander Hamilton's wife Betsy had her picture taken. I think she and Dolley Madison were good friends and both helped to get money for the Washington Monument.

[Nucky]

Originally Posted by rustyp

Another question for you history buffs. Who was the first president of our country ?

Careful - The declaration of independence was signed in 1776 but GW did not hold office until 1789.

Nancy Pelosi? Just Kidding, calm down!

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by Jeffery M

That is true. But there are those that look at things with a different interpretation and I have read where some believe that it may of been John Hancock because he was the president of the Second Continental Congress. I think it's a matter of semantics. I agree that the true first president of United States under a governmental system closest to what we have today would be John Hanson. However, the belief in American society that George Washington was the first president is too entrenched to ever change.

It's not easy to grow up in a black and white world and at some point realize reality equals shades of gray.

[Nucky]

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