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 |
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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) |
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Mother | Mary Ball | November 30, 1708 | August 25, 1789 (80 years) |
Paternal Half-Siblings[]
1. | Butler Washington | 1716 | 1716 (less than 1 year) | ||
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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 |
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6. | Samuel Washington | November 16, 1734 | September 26, 1781 (46 years) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Maternal Grandmother | Mary Bennett | March 12, 1665 | December 13, 1721 (56 years) | 1 child |
Marriage[]
Wife | Martha Dandridge |
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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 |
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Presidential Cabinet[]
1. | John Jay | 1745-1829 | 1789-90 |
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2. | Thomas Jefferson | 1743-1826 | 1790-93 |
3. | Edmund Randolph | 1753-1813 | 1793-95 |
4. | Timothy Pickering | 1745-1829 | 1795-97 |
1. | Alexander Hamilton | 1755-1804 | 1789-95 |
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2. | Oliver Wolcott Jr. | 1760-1833 | 1795-97 |
1. | Henry Knox | 1750-1806 | 1789-94 |
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2. | Timothy Pickering | 1745-1829 | 1795 |
3. | James McHenry | 1753-1816 | 1796-97 |