This Week in History: Thomas McKean, President before Washington?

Well, sort of. McKean was a President under the Articles of Confederation, not the U.S. Constitution. But when George Washington won his victory at Yorktown, he reported it to McKean.
McKean held many positions during his life in public service—and he did so in two different states. He was a member of the Continental Congress (Delaware), President of Delaware, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, and Governor of Pennsylvania. He assisted in the writing of state constitutions for both Delaware and Pennsylvania.

Great story. I had heard parts of it before, but it's interesting to see another founder that made independence possible.