President is a historic, steam-powered narrowboat, built in 1909 by Fellows Morton & Clayton (FMC) at their dock at Saltley, Birmingham, England.

[6] Her riveted, wrought iron hull is shaped in the 'Josher' style, named for FMC director Joshua Fellows.

[6] She was sold to George and Matthews of Wolverhampton in 1948,[6] but that year the UK's canals were nationalised and she finished her working days as part of British Waterways' northern maintenance fleet, on the Trent and Mersey, Macclesfield and Shropshire Union canals, from a base at Northwich.

[6] In 1992 she paired with Kildare on a 257 mile journey through Cheshire and Staffordshire to raise money for orphaned children in Romania.

[7] On 3 June 2012, President took part in the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in London, representing the Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire,[8] having spent three weeks making the journey from Etruria Industrial Museum, Stoke-on-Trent,[8] at an average speed of 3 mph.