President
George
[middle name?]
Washington
Born February 22, 1732
in Westmoreland County, VA
Son of
[father?] and
[mother?]
[brothers or sisters?]
Husband of
Martha Dandridge
(Married in
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[children?]
Died December 14, 1799
[place of death?]
About George Washington
George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington and Mary Ball. He was born at Pamunkey River located in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
When George was eleven years old, his father died and he went to live with his half-brother, Lawrence, at Mount Vernon where Lawrence had a plantation on the Potomac River. When his brother died of tuberculosis in 1752, George inherited his plantation.
Though George never had a formal education, he taught himself how to be a woodsman, surveyor, and map making. In about 1749, George was appointed Surveyor for Culpeper County, Virginia, and was eventually elected to Virginia's House of Burgesses.
In 1753, George had joined the Virginia Militia. He and six men were made their way to Lake Erie in order to deliver a message to the French at Fort Le Boeuf that they must stop settling on land that the British had already claimed. A battle ensued and George and 160 men lost to the French. This was the start of the French and Indian War, so called because not only were the British and colonist fighting against the French, but they were also fighting some of the Indian Tribes.
In 1759, George married the widow of Daniel P. Custis, Martha Dandridge Custus at the Pamunkey River located in New Kent Co., VA. George and Martha never had children together due to George's inability to have children.
In 1775, George appeared at the Second Continental Congress and on June 15, 1775 was appointed Major General and elected commander-in-chief of the Continental Army by Congress.
Elected unanimously by the Electoral College in 1789, George Washington became the first President of the United States of America. He is also the only U.S. President to ever win the office with 100% of the vote. He took his oath of office on April 30, 1789 and again March 4, 1797. George refused to serve a third term and is responsible for establishing the policy that a president cannot serve more than two terms. The policy became law by the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.
George died on December 14, 1799 after contracting a throat infection that turned into laryngitis and pneumonia.
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