President of Cappedore

President of the United Republic of Cappedore
Government flag of Cappedore
Administrative Council of Cappedore
Style	His Excellency
Status	Inactive
Abbreviation	POTUR
Member of	Administrative Council
Residence	Palace of Absolution
Seat	Absolution Capitol
Term length	5 years Renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Cappedore
Formation	17 December 1814
First holder	Franklin Fulton
Final holder	Austin Merrill
Abolished	15 May 2023
Deputy	Vice President

The president of Cappedore (POTUR) was the head of state of the United Republic of Cappedore. The president directs the executive branch of the united government and is the commander-in-chief of the Cappedorite Loyal Armed Forces and the Cappedorite Sovereign Defence Force.

The President (currently Austin T. Merrill since 2014) is seen as the most important and the most influential political figure in the United Republic. Since the office's creation on December 17th, 1814, its power has substantially decreased, but its relevancy and its significance have remained all too important and recognisable. The president also appoints the Chancellor of Cappedore, the head of government, and governs alongside the Vice President.

History and development

Origins

In August 1813, with the Cappedorite Republican Revolution coming to an end, 5 Cappedorite states declared themselves independent from the British archduchy. They announced themselves as independent, sovereign states, free from the clutches of British rule. Recognizing the necessity of closely coordinating their efforts against the British, the Provisional Government of the Union simultaneously began the process of drafting a constitution that would bind the states together. There were long debates on a number of issues, including representation and voting, and the exact powers to be given the central government. The provisional government finished work on the Articles of the Republic to establish a perpetual union between the states in November 1814 and sent it to the states for ratification, where the United Republic of Cappedore was formed on 16 December 1814.

During this time, elections had been taking place upon the constitution's ratification in November 1814 to elect the first President of Cappedore. Unlike the current system, however, where candidates are put forward by political parties, 2 candidates were put forward by each state to Absolution as 'Delegates' to stand as candidates for President and Vice President respectively. The 1814 election would see the election of Franklin Fulton, and his running mate James Goodward, from Elysium, as first President and Vice President of the United Republic.

List of presidents

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth-Death)	Term	Party	Election	Vice President	Chancellor(s)
1.		Franklin T. Fulton (1759 - 1829)	December 17, 1814 December 17, 1819	Independent	1814	James Goodward	Norman Chester Harry Millward
2.		Jonathan Pearson (1756 - 1841)	December 17, 1819 December 17, 1839	Conservative	1819 1824 1829 1834	Jarred Seabrook 1819 - 1829 Zachary Ewart 1829 - 1839	Harry Millward Wiley Orval Booth Ivor Easom Benjamin Backus
3.		Milford Mottershead (1794 - 1856)	December 17, 1839 May 14, 1856	Liberal Union	1839 1844 1849 1854	Robert Wray 1839 - 1844 Chester Bonningham 1844 - 1856
4.		Chester Bonningham (1774 - 1860)	May 14, 1856 December 17, 1859	Liberal Union	-	Vacant throughout presidency
5.		Elliot W. Pettigrew (1805 - 1897)	December 17, 1859 December 17, 1874	Constitution	1859 1864 1869	Isaac Patterson 1859 - 1874
6.		Donald Brooks (1812 - 1891)	December 17, 1874 December 17, 1884	Conservative	1874 1879	Patrick Mayes 1874 - 1884
7.		Woodie Walters (1801 - 1893)	December 17, 1884 August 23, 1893	Liberal Union	1884 1889	Lester Wilcox 1884 - 1878 Vern Butcher 1878 - 1893
8.		Vern Butcher (1826 - 1908)	August 23, 1893 December 17, 1894	Liberal Union	-	Vacant throughout presidency
9.		Patrick Mayes (1826 - 1905)	December 17, 1894 June 11, 1905	Conservative	1894 1899 1904	Jacob Taylor-Beverly 1894 - 1905
10.		Jacob Taylor-Beverly (1844 - 1915)	June 11, 1905 December 17, 1909	Conservative	-	Noah Elmer 1905 - 1907 Vacant 1907 - 1909
11.		Stephen M. Hershey (1861 - 1945)	December 17, 1909 December 17, 1919	Libertarian	1909 1914	Rodger Moss-Cowell 1909 - 1912 Benjamin Carlisle 1912 - 1919
12.		Benjamin 'Benny' Carlisle (1865 - 1961)	December 17, 1919 December 17, 1924	Libertarian	1919	Gregory Shelton 1919 - 1924
13.		Tristan Rowntree (1879 - 1955)	December 17, 1924 December 17, 1934	Soc. Dem.	1924 1929	Nathaniel Tennant 1924 - 1929 Leonard Sugar 1929 - 1934
14.		Leonard P. W. Sugar (1879 - 1941)	December 17, 1934 November 25, 1938	Soc. Dem	1934	Nathaniel Tennant 1934 - 1938
15.		Nathaniel Tennant (1880 - 1841)	November 25, 1938 April 4, 1941	Soc. Dem	1939	Stanley Tolbert 1938 - 1941
16.		Stanley W. Tolbert (1876 - 1968)	April 4, 1941 December 17, 1944	Soc. Dem	-	Vacant throughout presidency
17.		Quintin Howlett (1892 - 1980)	December 17, 1944 December 17, 1949	Soc. Dem	1944	Tristan Ibbott 1944 - 1949
18.		Gabe Cohen Mellor (1901 - 1982)	December 17, 1949 December 17, 1964	Conservative	1949 1954 1959	Ike Bowman 1949 - 1951 Vacant 1951 - 1954 Charlotte Hadley-Renells 1954 - 1964
19.		Sean Hendrix (1899 - 1972)	December 17, 1964 December 17, 1969	Conservative	1964	Frederick Beaumont 1964 - 1969
20.		Tristan Monroe-Clemens (1919 - 1993)	December 17, 1969 December 17, 1974	Soc. Dem	1969	Gregg Jessie Beasley 1969 - 1974
21.		Frederick Beaumont (1900 - 1976)	December 17, 1974 September 1, 1976	Conservative	1974	Mary Jane Revie 1974 - 1976
22.		Mary Jane Revie (1949 -)	September 1, 1976 December 17, 1989	Conservative	1979 1984	Nathaniel Hogarth 1976 - 1977 Harrison George Snelling 1977 - 1984 Bryan Moores 1984 - 1989
23.		Anthony Owston (1945 -)	December 17, 1989 December 17, 1999	Conservative	1989 1994	Stevie Turnbull 1989 - 1999	Arthur Matthews
24.		Michael Ramsay (1954 - 2007)	December 17, 1999 July 3, 2007	Soc. Dem	1999 2004	Stuart Clarke 1999 -2007	Arthur Matthews William Hewetson Tony King
25.		Stuart Clarke (1949 -)	July 3, 2007 December 17, 2014	Soc. Dem	2009	Vacant 2007 - 2009 John Wyndham 2009 - 2014	Tony King Cleveland Durand Ken Yates
26.		Austin Merrill (1963 -)	December 17, 2014 Incumbent	Soc. Dem	2014 2019	Cleveland Durand 2014 - present	Ken Yates Maya Murray