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Samuel Johnston, native of Hayes, North Carolina, was the first person elected to the Presidency of the United States after the ratification of the Constitution. Johnston refused the position. Ballots were recast under the Articles of Confederation. Thomas McKean won, serving from 10 July 1781 through 5 November 1781.
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Many consider Samuel Johnston Carolina's greatest statesman. He was a patriot and champion of independence from English oppression, as well as a member of the General Assembly, Clerk of Court for the Edenton District, Deputy Naval Officer for the Province, a member of the committee on Continental Correspondence, and a delegate to Congress.
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Samuel Johnston, a native of Scotland, came as a child to Chowan Co., NC in 1736, became a lawyer, and served as a moderator in the NC Revolutionary Convention in 1775. He was chosen a member of the NC delegation to the Continental Congress in 1780-81, was elected first president after the Articles of Confederation were signed, but declined to serve. Johnston was elected as a Federalist to the US Senate 1789-93 and later served as Judge of the NC Superior Court 1800-03.
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