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George Washington was the first President under the Constitution of the United States. Prior to the adoption of the Constitution, the colonies/new states were governed by the Continental Congress, which had a president of the Congress, and the Article of Confederation, which had a president, although there was no separate executive branch under the Articles. Here is a listing of the presidents under the Articles, from the Wikipedia article entitled, "Articles of Confederation."Samuel Huntington (March 1, 1781 - July 9, 1781)Thomas McKean (July 10, 1781 - November 4, 1781)John Nelson (November 5, 1781 - November 3, 1782)Elias Boudinot (November 4, 1782 - November 2, 1783)Thomas Mifflin (November 3, 1783 - October 31, 1784)Richard Henry Lee (November 30, 1784 - November 6, 1785)John Hancock (November 23, 1785 - May 29, 1786)Nathaniel Gorham (June 6, 1786 - November 5, 1786)Arthur St. Clair (February 2, 1787 - November 4, 1787)Cyrus Griffin (January 22, 1788 - November 2, 1788)
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The presidents salary is set by the United States Congress. The President's salary has only been raised once since 1980.
Congress approves salary raises. The last raise was from $200,000 to $400,000 for Bill Clinton effective 2001. For additional information : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States#Salary
There was no President of the United States in 1781. The first President of the United States was George Washington who served 1789-1797. The Presidents of the Continental Congress in 1781 were Samuel Huntingdon (1779 September 28 - 1781 July 10), Thomas McKean (July 10 - November 5), and John Hanson(1981 November 5 - 1782 November 4).