George Washington

George Washington
1st Preses o the Unitit States
In office 30 Aprile 1789 – 4 Mairch 1797
Vice President	John Adams
Precedit bi	Position established
Succeeded by	John Adams
Senior Officer o the Airmy
In office 13 Julie 1798 – 14 December 1799
Appointit bi	John Adams
Precedit bi	James Wilkinson
Succeeded by	Alexander Hamilton
Commander-in-Chief o the Continental Airmy
In office 15 Juin 1775 – 23 December 1783
Appointit bi	Continental Congress
Precedit bi	Position established
Succeeded by	Henry Knox (Senior Officer o the Airmy)
Delegate tae the Seicont Continental Congress frae Virginia
In office 10 Mey 1775 – 15 Juin 1775
Precedit bi	Position established
Succeeded by	Thomas Jefferson
Delegate tae the First Continental Congress frae Virginia
In office 5 September 1774 – 26 October 1774
Precedit bi	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	Februar 22, 1732(1732-02-22) Westmoreland, Virginia, Breetish Americae
Deed	December 14, 1799(1799-12-14) (agit 67) Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.
Restin place	Washington Family Tomb Munt Vernon, Virginia
Poleetical pairty	Independent
Spoose(s)	Martha Dandridge Custis
Profession	Planter Officer
Releegion	Deism Episcopal
Signatur
Military service
Allegiance	Kinrick o Great Breetain  Unitit States
Service/branch	Virginia provincial militia Continental Airmy Unitit States Airmy
Years o service	Militia: 1752–1758 Continental Army: 1775–1783 Army: 1798–1799
Rank	Lieutenant general General o the Airmies (posthumous: 1976)
Commands	Virginia Colony's regiment Continental Airmy Unitit States Airmy
Battles/wars	French an Indian War  • Battle o Jumonville Glen  • Battle o Fort Necessity  • Braddock Expedition  • Battle of the Monongahela  • Forbes Expedition American Revolutionary War  • Boston campaign  • New York an New Jersey campaign  • Philadelphia campaign  • Yorktown campaign
Awairds	Congressional Gold Medal Thanks o Congress
^ Mairch 4 is the offeecial stairt o the first presidential term. Aprile 6 is when Congress coontit the votes o the Electoral College an certifee'd a preses. Aprile 30 is when Washington wis sworn in.

George Washington wis ane o the Foondin Faithers o the Unitit States, servin as the commander-in-chief o the Continental Airmy durin the American Revolutionary War an later as the new republic's first Preses. He presidit ower the convention that draftit the Constitution.

Legacy

Washington, D.C., the caipital o the Unitit States, is namit for him, as is the State o Washington on the naition's Paceefic Coast.

References

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