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George Washington, 1st President of the United States




Term[]

  • 1st President of the United States
  • April 30, 1789 - March 4, 1797 (57-65)
  • Independent
  • Succeeded by John Adams
  • Delegate to United States Continental Congress from Virginia
  • September 5, 1774 - June 16, 1775 (42-43)
  • Succeeded by Thomas Jefferson
  • Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses
  • June 24, 1758 - June 24, 1775 (26-43)
  • Preceded by Hugh West


Life Data[]

  • George Washington
  • Born February 22, 1732
  • in Pope's Creek, Virginia
  • Occupation: Planter and Surveyor
  • Died December 14, 1799 (67 years)
  • at Mount Vernon, Virginia


Military Service[]

Colonel Virginia State Militia 1752-58
General and Commander in Chief United State Continental Army 1775-83
Lieutenant General United States Army 1798-99


Parents[]

Father Augustine Washington November 12, 1694 April 12, 1743 (48 years) March 6, 1731 - April 12, 1743 (12 years)
Mother Mary Ball November 30, 1708 August 25, 1789 (80 years)


Paternal Half-Siblings[]

1. Butler Washington 1716 1716 (less than 1 year)
2. Lawrence Washington January 1718 July 26, 1752 (34 years) m.1743 Anne Fairfax (1728-61) 4 children
3. Augustine Washington Jr. 1720 May 1762 (41-42 years) m.1743 Anne Aylett (1726-74) 5 children
4. Jane Washington 1722 January 17, 1735 (12-13 years)


Siblings[]

5. Elizabeth Washington June 20, 1733 March 31, 1797 (63 years) m.1750 Fielding Lewis (1725-81) 11 children
6. Samuel Washington November 16, 1734 September 26, 1781 (46 years)
  1. m.1754 Jane Champe (1724-55)
  2. m.1756 Mildred Thornton (1741-62)
  3. m.1762 Lucy Chapman (1743-63)
  4. m.1764 Anne Steptoe (1737-77)
  5. m.1778 Susannah Perrin (1753-83)
  1. None
  2. 2 children
  3. None
  4. 4 children
  5. 1 child
7. John Augustine Washington June 13, 1736 January 8, 1787 (50 years) m.1756 Hannah Bushrod (1738-1801) 8 children
8. Charles Washington May 2, 1738 September 16, 1799 (61 years) m.1757 Mildred Thornton (1736-1804) 4 children
9. Mildred Washington June 21, 1739 October 23, 1740 (1 year)

Paternal Grandparents[]

Paternal Grandfather Lawrence Washington September 1, 1659 March 30, 1697 (37 years) 1685 - March 30, 1697 (11-12 years)
Paternal Grandmother Mildred Warner November 24, 1671 January 30, 1701 (29 years) 3 children

Maternal Grandparents[]

Maternal Grandfather Joseph Ball May 2, 1649 July 11, 1711 (62 years) 1706 - July 11, 1711 (4-5 years)
Maternal Grandmother Mary Bennett March 12, 1665 December 13, 1721 (56 years) 1 child

Marriage[]

Wife Martha Dandridge
Birth June 2, 1731
Father John Dandridge (1700-56)
Mother Frances Orlando Jones (1710-85)
Marriage January 6, 1759 - December 14, 1799 (40 years)
Death May 22, 1802 (70 years)

Vice President[]

John Adams 1735-1826 1789-97

Presidential Cabinet[]

Secretary of State
1. John Jay 1745-1829 1789-90
2. Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826 1790-93
3. Edmund Randolph 1753-1813 1793-95
4. Timothy Pickering 1745-1829 1795-97
Secretary of the Treasury
1. Alexander Hamilton 1755-1804 1789-95
2. Oliver Wolcott Jr. 1760-1833 1795-97
Secretary of War
1. Henry Knox 1750-1806 1789-94
2. Timothy Pickering 1745-1829 1795
3. James McHenry 1753-1816 1796-97
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