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- Born: February 22, 1732
- First U.S. president
- Unanimously elected, February 4, 1789 by the Electoral CollegeHistory.com: This Day in History
- Political party: Federalist
- Religion: Episcopalian
- Wife: Martha Washington
- Died: December 14, 1799
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George Washington, in office from 1789 to 1797, was the first President of the United States and the Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783.
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Early life
George Washington was the son of planter and iron miner Augustine Washington and his second wife, Mary Ball. George Washington was the eldest of his father's six children, though he had two older brothers from his mother's first marriage. When he was 16, Washington became a surveyor.The White House: Biography of Gworge WashingtonRevolution
During the second Continental Congress, Washington was appointed general of the Continental Army. Despite early difficulties and much hardship, his leadership brought about victory for the emerging United States.First President
In 1789, Washington was unanimously elected President by the Electoral College of the United States.HistoryNet: American History: The First Real Two-Party U.S. Presidential Election in 1796 Despite requests that he serve a third term as PresidentFrom Revolution to Reconstruction: George Washington Biography, he left at the end of his second term in 1797 and retired to Mount Vernon, where he remained until his death in 1799.-
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George Washington Questions
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Since we have a reconstruction of Martha Washington, how about one for George Washington? 3 AnswersIn 200 years will you want to be remembered as a chubby geriatric or in your prime of life? George Washington has been reinvented several times already. Perhaps... read more -
How was the George Washington Memorial designed? 1 Answerhttp://www.gwmemorial.org/img/front.jpg http://www.american-architecture.info/USA/USA-Washington/Washington_Monument_Dusk_Jan_2006.jpg --quote-- The Washingto... read more -
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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all. -George Washington
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7% before or after tax? Lol RT @CHRISVOSS: George Washington spent about 7% of his annual salary on liquor.
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