



--------One more year around the Sun, Biden has turned 81...



-------- I would have said Happy Birthday earlier...But I was waiting for Biden to find his way off stage, before I posted...



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Votanic wrote:Oldest President ever, Wow.
Trump, the next oldest, was almost 8 years younger at the start of his Presidency.
They are less than 4 years apart in actual age.
The third oldest President was Ronald Reagan who was a bit more than 8 years younger than Biden at the start of his Presidency.
He served as president of the Second Continental Congress
On May 24, 1775, he was unanimously elected President of the Continental Congress,
He was experienced, having often presided over legislative bodies and town meetings in Massachusetts.
riskllama wrote:Koolbak wins this thread.
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)...
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]
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]
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.
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