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George Washington (1732 – 1799)Facts at a Glance
- Term :
- 1st President of the United States (1789 – 1797)
- Born :
- February 22, 1732, Pope’s Creek, Virginia
- Political Party :
- Federalist
- Died :
- December 14, 1799
Essays about George Washington
About His Administration
- First Lady
- Martha Washington
- Vice President
- John Adams (1789-1797)
- Secretary of State
- Timothy Pickering (1796–1797)
- Edmund Randolph (1794–1795)
- Thomas Jefferson (1789–1793)
Facts about George Washington
- Term :
- 1st President of the United States (1789 – 1797)
- Born :
- February 22, 1732, Pope’s Creek, Virginia
- Political Party :
- Federalist
- Died :
- December 14, 1799
- Nickname :
- “Father of His Country”
- Education :
- The equivalent of an elementary school education
- Religion :
- Episcopalian
- Marriage :
- January 6, 1759, to Martha Dandridge Custis (1731–1802)
- Children :
- None
- Career :
- Soldier, Planter
- Buried :
- Family vault, Mount Vernon, Virginia
- I can only say that I have contributed towards the organization and administration of the Government the best exertions of which a very fallible judgment was capable.
- September 17, 1796
Citation Information
Chicago Style
Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. “George Washington.” Accessed February 14, 2016. http://millercenter.org/president/washington.
Consulting Editor
Stephen Knott
Professor Knott is an Associate Professor in the National Security Decision Making Department at the United States Naval War College. Prior to joining the War College faculty, he served as project director for the Ronald Reagan and Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Projects at the Miller Center of Public Affairs. His writings include:
The Reagan Years (Facts on File, 2005)
Alexander Hamilton and the Persistence of Myth (University Press of Kansas, 2002)
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