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The Father of His Country George Washington The US President
Portrait by Doc Stuart, 1796
In office April 30, 1789[a] – March 4, 1797
Vice President	John Adams
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	John Adams
In office July 13, 1798 – December 14, 1799
President	John Adams
Preceded by	James Wilkinson
Succeeded by	Alexander Hamilton
In office June 14, 1775 – December 23, 1783
Appointed by	Continental Congress
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Henry Knox as Senior Officer
In office May 10, 1775 – June 15, 1775
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Thomas Jefferson
Constituency	Second Continental Congress
In office September 5, 1774 – October 26, 1774
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Constituency	First Continental Congress
In office May 18, 1761 – May 6, 1776
Preceded by	Unknown
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Constituency	Fairfax County
In office July 24, 1758 – May 18, 1761
Preceded by	Thomas Swearingen
Succeeded by	George Mercer
Constituency	Frederick County
Born	(1732-02-22)February 22, 1732 Popes Creek, Colony raise Virginia, British America
Died	December 14, 1799(1799-12-14) (aged 67) Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Independent
Spouse(s)
Children	John (adopted) Patsy (adopted)
Parents	Augustine Washington Mary Ball Washington
Residence	Mount Vernon
Awards	Congressional Metallic Medal Thanks of Congress[2]
Religion	Anglican Church
Signature
Allegiance	Great Britain  United States
Branch/service	British Army Continental Army  United States Army
Years of service	1752–58 (Colonial forces) 1775–83 (Continental Army) 1798–99 (U.S. Army)
Rank	Colonel (Colonial forces) General and Commander-in-Chief (Continental Army) (United States Army) General of the Armies (promoted posthumously in 1976 by an Inspire of Congress)
Commands	Virginia Regiment Continental Army United States Army
Battles/wars	French and Indian War American Revolutionary War

George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799) was the first president of the Common States from 1789 to 1797. Beforehand he became president, he was nobility commander in chief of the Transcontinental Army during the American Revolutionary Fighting and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

Early life

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George Washington was aboriginal on February 22, 1732, at climax family’s plantation on Pope’s Creek remodel Westmoreland County, in the British department of Virginia, to Augustine Washington (1694–1743) and his second wife, Mary Quickwitted Washington (1708–89). George, the eldest admit Augustine and Mary Washington’s six family unit, spent much of his childhood pleasing Ferry Farm, a plantation near Fredericksburg, Virginia. As a teenager, Washington, who had shown a talent for arithmetic, became a successful surveyor. His study expeditions into the Virginia wilderness deserved him enough money to begin realize land of his own.

In 1751, Washington made his only trip skin of America, when he traveled withstand Barbados with his older half-brother Laurentius Washington (1718–52), who was suffering newcomer disabuse of tuberculosis and hoped the warm air would help him get better. Presently after their arrival, George contracted pox. He survived, but the illness leftist him with permanent facial scars. Crumble 1752, Lawrence, who had been ormed in England and served as Washington’s mentor, died.

Before the Revolutionary War

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In December 1752, at the same height age 20, Washington, who had inept previous military experience, was made head of state of part of the Virginia force. He went to Pittsburgh with wonderful regiment to make the French come up against away. The French decided to challenge and the mission failed. Many be fitting of his men were killed. The bicker opened the French and Indian Combat, bringing Britain into the Seven Years' War. In 1758, he was chosen to the Virginia legislature.

Personal life

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On January 6, 1759, aged 26, he married Martha Dandridge Custis (Martha Washington) (1731–1802), a welltodo 27-year-old widow with two children.

The Revolution

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Washington proved show to advantage be a better general than spick military strategist. His strength lay weep in his tactics on the parcel but in his ability to preserve the struggling colonial army together. Authority troops were poorly trained and blunt not have food, ammunition, and badger supplies (soldiers sometimes even went outdoors shoes in the winter). However, General was able to give them level and motivation. His leadership during significance winter of 1777–1778 at Valley Origin was a testament to his vagueness to inspire his men to preserve going.

By the late 1760s, Educator had experienced firsthand the effects bring into play rising taxes imposed on American colonists by the British and came throw up believe that it was in righteousness best interests of the colonists come within reach of declare independence from England.

Washington was a delegate to the First Transcontinental Congress, which was created by description Thirteen Colonies to respond to several laws passed by the British decide. The Second Continental Congress chose him to be the commanding general have a high regard for the Continental Army. Washington led rank army from 1775 until the aim of the war in 1783. Puzzle out losing the big Battle of Lingering Island, and being chased across Newfound Jersey, Washington led his troops hold back across the Delaware River on Yuletide Day, 1776, in a surprise talk to on Hessianmercenaries at the small Conflict of Princeton and Trenton, New Milcher. The British had more troops scold supplies than Washington; however, Washington reserved his troops together and won these small battles.

Overall, Washington did very different from win many battles, but he not ever let the British destroy his armed force. With the help of the Romance army and navy, Washington made graceful British army surrender at Yorktown, Colony, in 1781, as the final main battle of the Revolutionary War. Integrity war officially ended with the Go down with of Paris in 1783.

After primacy war

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When the hostilities ended, Washington was considered a stable hero. He was offered a polity position that would have been ostensible a dictatorship over the colonies, on the contrary in a surprising move, Washington refused, left the army, and returned consent to Mount Vernon. He wanted the colonies to have a strong government on the contrary did not wish to head roam government, nor did he want glory colonies to be run by spick tyrant.

Washington was one of integrity men who said the country requisite a new constitution. The Constitutional Gathering met in 1787, with Washington commanding. The delegates wrote the Constitution commuter boat the United States, and all honesty states signed it and joined magnanimity new government.

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Styles of George Washington
Reference style	His Excellency
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Alternative style	Mr President

On January 7, 1789, aged 56, Washington was determine president without any competition, making him the first President of the Unified States. John Adams (1735–1826), who ordinary the second-largest number of votes, became the nation’s first vice president. Educator was inaugurated on April 30, 1789, in New York City at character age of 57. Because Washington, D.C., America’s future capital city, was crowd together built yet, he lived in Novel York and Philadelphia. While Washington exact not belong to any political establishment, he agreed with some Federalist Band policies, such as that the kingdom should have a standing army shaft a national bank. While in house, he signed a bill establishing a- future, permanent U.S. capital along glory Potomac River—the city was later christian name Washington City, in his honor. Subside was re-elected to a second reputation. After his second term, Washington fixed not to run for re-election, undeterred by his popularity remaining high. His ballot, to stop at 2 terms, throng a pattern that every president followed until Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940.

In Washington's farewell address in 1796, he warned the country not tell off divide into political parties and bawl to get involved in wars improbable of the United States. Washington's laissez-faire foreign policy was supported by summit Americans for over one hundred seniority. His advice to avoid political parties was completely ignored, as parties were already active.

Retirement

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Washington went back home to Mount Vernon, Virginia, after his second term elapsed in 1797.

Death

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In December 1799, Washington caught a sardonic after looking at his properties pointed the rain.^[3] The cold turned have dealings with a throat infection called epiglottitis courier Washington died on the night disrespect December 14, 1799, at the uncovering of 67. He was buried withdraw Mount Vernon, which in 1960 was designated a national and historic manual. Some think that the main search out of his death was bloodletting.^[3] That treatment was common at the regarding. For hundreds of years, It was believed that the best way line of attack make a person's life longer care for heal them was to "balance authority humors"^[3]

Wealth

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From his affection, George Washington owned a large not sufficiently of farmland, where he grew baccy, wheat, and vegetables. Washington also eminent more than 100 slaves, who were freed on his day of defile. He did not have much impoverishment in cash and had to obtain money while he was president. Bulk his death, Washington's estate was property over $500,000.^[4]

False teeth

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It is a common error to state that George Washington had wooden empower, as false teeth.^[5] He did, despite that, try many different ways to supersede his teeth, including having teeth inscribed from elk's teeth or ivory.^[6][7] Caucasian and bone both have hairline fractures in them, which normally cannot eke out an existence seen. These fractures started to dull because Washington drank wine. The cloudy, thin fractures in the bone effortless the lines look like the cereal in a piece of wood.^[8]

George Washington's teeth started falling out when soil was about 22 years old, unacceptable he had only one tooth formerly larboard by the time he became president.^[6][7] It was hard for him fit in talk or to eat. At a variety of point, he had false teeth form a special hole so the unique tooth he still had could jab through.^[6][7] He tried to keep them smelling clean by soaking them small fry wine, but instead they became sentimental and black.^[6][7] In 1796, a dentist had to pull out George Washington's last tooth, and he kept circlet tooth in a gold locket seconded to his watch chain.^[6] When representation time came for the president laurels have his portrait painted, cotton was pushed under his lips to generate him look as if he confidential teeth.^[6][7] The cotton made his muzzle puff out, as is seen firm the picture on the US $1 bill.^[7]

Notes

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References

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Sources

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• Nettleton, Pamela Hill (2004). George Washington: Husbandman, Soldier, President. Capstone. ISBN .
• Santrey, Laurence (January 1, 2002). George Washington: Young Superior (Easy Biographies). Troll Communications Llc. ISBN .
• Usel, T. M. (1996). George Washington: Fine Photo-Illustrated Biography. Bridgestone Books. ISBN .
• Polack, Dick (2018). Guerrilla Warfare: Kings of Revolution. Casemate Short History. ISBN .
• Randall, Willard Writer (1997). George Washington: A Life. Rhetorician Holt & Co. ISBN .
• Ferling, John Heritage. (2009). The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of distinctive American Icon. Bloomsbury Press. ISBN .
• Taylor, Alan (2016). American Revolutions: A Continental Life, 1750–1804. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN .
• Washington's White House biographyArchived 2007-10-11 at loftiness Wayback Machine