First 10 US Presidents By autumnk Period: Apr 30, 1789 to Mar 4, 1797 George Washington Period: Mar 4, 1797 to Mar 4, 1801 John Adams Period: Mar 4, 1801 to Mar 4, 1809 Thomas Jefferson Period: Mar 4, 1809 to Mar 4, 1817 James Madison Period: Mar 4, 1817 to Mar 4, 1825 James Monroe Period: Mar 4, 1825 to Mar 4, 1829 John Quincy Adams Period: Mar 4, 1829 to Mar 4, 1837 Andrew Jackson Period: Mar 4, 1837 to Mar 4, 1841 Martin Van Buren Period: Mar 4, 1841 to Apr 4, 1841 William Henry Harrison Sr. Period: Apr 4, 1841 to Mar 4, 1845 John Tyler