Q. Who was the first native born American President?
A. Martin Van Buren December 5, 1782
All previous Presidents were born as British Subjects. George Washington served as a Major in the Virginia Militia under command of British General Edward Braddock, British Commander in Chief. Washington was promoted to Colonel after Braddock's death in 1755.
Washington was elected in 1789, after the US Constitution was ratified. Now by birther standards, even George Washington could not serve as President. In fact, no one could be elected President who was born prior to 1776 if the birthers had their way.
Clearly some exception had to have been made, which might suggest there is a workaround to the constitutional requirement. The intent of this requirement was to ensure that a former British Subject did not sell out the United States as Benedict Arnold did. I don't think that we are to be concerned about that happening since those folks are dead and gone. Ironically, the Supreme Court has now ruled that companies, including foreign owned ones can use unlimited funds to influence American elections.
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