George Washington | |
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George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, 1797
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1st President of the United States | |
In office April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797 |
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Vice President | John Adams |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | John Adams |
Senior Officer of the U.S. Army | |
In office July 13, 1798 – December 14, 1799 |
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Appointed by | John Adams |
Preceded by | James Wilkinson |
Succeeded by | Alexander Hamilton |
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army |
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In office June 15, 1775 – December 23, 1783 |
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Appointed by | Continental Congress |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Henry Knox (Senior Officer of the Army) |
Delegate to the Second Continental Congress from Virginia | |
In office May 10, 1775 – June 15, 1775 |
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Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Thomas Jefferson |
Delegate to the First Continental Congress from Virginia |
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In office September 5, 1774 – October 26, 1774 |
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Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born |
Bridges Creek, Colony of Virginia, British America (present-day Virginia, U.S.) |
February 22, 1732
Died |
December 14, 1799 (aged 67) Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S. |
Cause of death | Epiglottitis and hypovolemic shock |
Resting place | Washington Family Tomb, Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S. |
Political party | None |
Spouse(s) | Martha Dandridge (m. 1759) |
Parents |
Augustine Washington Mary Ball |
Awards |
Congressional Gold Medal Thanks of Congress |
Signature | |
Military service | |
Allegiance |
Kingdom of Great Britain United States of America |
Service/branch |
Colonial Militia Continental Army United States Army |
Years of service | 1752–58 (British Militia) 1775–83 (Continental Army) 1798–99 (U.S. Army) |
Rank |
Colonel (British Army) General and Commander-in-Chief (Continental Army) Lieutenant General (United States Army) General of the Armies (promoted posthumously: 1976, by an Act of Congress) |
Commands |
Virginia Colony's regiment Continental Army United States Army |
Battles/wars |
See battles
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Other offices held
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• French and Indian War
• Battle of Jumonville Glen
• Battle of Fort Necessity
• Braddock Expedition
• Battle of the Monongahela
• Forbes Expedition
• American Revolutionary War
• Boston campaign
• New York and New Jersey campaign
• Philadelphia campaign
• Yorktown campaign
• Northwest Indian War
George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731] – December 14, 1799) was an American politician and soldier who served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and later presided over the 1787 convention that drafted the United States Constitution. He is popularly considered the driving force behind the nation's establishment and came to be known as the "father of the country," both during his lifetime and to this day.