List of Leaders of America

Here is the list of American leaders from colonial governors of Virginia to presidents of United States

Governor of Virginia (1585–1590)

The first English attempt to colonize Virginia was the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke. Unsuccessful settlements were established under two different governors, and the final fate of the colonists remains unknown.

Virginia Company of London Governors (1607–1624)

Crown Governors (1624–1652)

Commonwealth and Protectorate Governors (1652–1660)

Crown Governors (1660–1775)

president of the United States in Congress Assembled

Terms and backgrounds of the 14 men who served as president of the Continental Congress

Portrait Name State/colony Term Length Previous position
Peyton Randolph
Randolph, PeytonPeyton Randolph
(1721–1775)
VirginiaSeptember 5, 1774

October 22, 1774
47 daysSpeaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses
Henry Middleton
Middleton, HenryHenry Middleton
(1717–1784)
South CarolinaOctober 22, 1774

October 26, 1774
4 daysSpeaker, S.C. Commons House of Assembly
Peyton Randolph
Randolph, PeytonPeyton Randolph
(1721–1775)
VirginiaMay 10, 1775

May 24, 1775
14 daysSpeaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses
John Hancock
Hancock, JohnJohn Hancock
(1737–1793)
MassachusettsMay 24, 1775

October 29, 1777
2 years, 158 daysPresident, Massachusetts Provincial Congress
Henry Laurens
Laurens, HenryHenry Laurens
(1724–1792)
South CarolinaNovember 1, 1777

December 9, 1778
1 year, 38 daysPresident, S.C. Provincial Congress, Vice President, S.C.
John Jay
Jay, JohnJohn Jay
(1745–1829)
New YorkDecember 10, 1778

September 28, 1779
292 daysChief Justice New York Supreme Court
Samuel Huntington
Huntington, SamuelSamuel Huntington
(1731–1796)
ConnecticutSeptember 28, 1779

July 10, 1781
1 year, 285 daysAssociate Judge, Connecticut Superior Court
Thomas McKean
McKean, ThomasThomas McKean
(1734–1817)
DelawareJuly 10, 1781

November 5, 1781
118 daysChief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
John Hanson
Hanson, JohnJohn Hanson
(1721–1783)
MarylandNovember 5, 1781

November 4, 1782
364 daysMaryland House of Delegates
Elias Boudinot
Boudinot, EliasElias Boudinot
(1740–1821)
New JerseyNovember 4, 1782

November 3, 1783
364 daysCommissary of Prisoners for the Continental Army
Thomas Mifflin
Mifflin, ThomasThomas Mifflin
(1744–1800)
PennsylvaniaNovember 3, 1783

June 3, 1784
213 daysQuartermaster General of Continental Army, Board of War
Richard Henry Lee
Lee, RichardRichard Henry Lee
(1732–1794)
VirginiaNovember 30, 1784

November 4, 1785
339 daysVirginia House of Burgesses
John Hancock
Hancock, JohnJohn Hancock
(1737–1793)
MassachusettsNovember 23, 1785

June 5, 1786
194 daysGovernor of Massachusetts
Nathaniel Gorham
Gorham, NathanielNathaniel Gorham
(1738–1796)
MassachusettsJune 6, 1786

February 2, 1787
241 daysBoard of War
Arthur St. Clair
St.Clair, ArthurArthur St. Clair
(1737–1818)
PennsylvaniaFebruary 2, 1787

November 4, 1787
275 daysMajor General, Continental Army
Cyrus Griffin
Griffin, CyrusCyrus Griffin
(1748–1810)
VirginiaJanuary 22, 1788

November 2, 1788
298 daysJudge, Virginia Court of Appeals

presidents of the United States

GEORGE WASHINGTON | 1789-1797

JOHN ADAMS | 1797-1801

THOMAS JEFFERSON | 1801-1809

JAMES MADISON | 1809-1817

JAMES MONROE | 1817-1825

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 1825-1829

ANDREW JACKSON | 1829-1837

MARTIN VAN BUREN | 1837-1841

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON | 1841

JOHN TYLER | 1841-1845

JAMES K. POLK | 1845-1849

ZACHARY TAYLOR | 1849-1850

MILLARD FILLMORE | 1850-1853

FRANKLIN PIERCE | 1853-1857

JAMES BUCHANAN | 1857-1861

ABRAHAM LINCOLN | 1861-1865

ANDREW JOHNSON | 1865-1869

ULYSSES S. GRANT | 1869-1877

RUTHERFORD B. HAYES | 1877-1881

JAMES A. GARFIELD | 1881

CHESTER A. ARTHUR | 1881-1885

GROVER CLEVELAND | 1885-1889 / 1893-1897

BENJAMIN HARRISON | 1889-1893

WILLIAM MCKINLEY | 1897-1901

THEODORE ROOSEVELT | 1901-1909

WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT | 1909-1913

WOODROW WILSON | 1913-1921

WARREN G. HARDING | 1921-1923

CALVIN COOLIDGE | 1923-1929

HERBERT HOOVER | 1929-1933

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT | 1933-1945

HARRY S. TRUMAN | 1945-1953

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER | 1953-1961

JOHN F. KENNEDY | 1961-1963

LYNDON B. JOHNSON | 1963-1969

RICHARD M. NIXON | 1969-1974

GERALD R. FORD | 1974-1977

JIMMY CARTER | 1977-1981

RONALD REAGAN | 1981-1989

GEORGE BUSH | 1989-1993

WILLIAM J. CLINTON | 1993-2001

GEORGE W. BUSH | 2001-2009

BARACK OBAMA | 2009-2017

DONALD J. TRUMP | 2017-2021

JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR. | 2021-