George Washington
George Washington (22 Februar 1732 - 14 December 1799) 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.
George Washington | |
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1st Preses o the Unitit States | |
In office 30 Aprile 1789[nb] – 4 Mairch 1797 | |
Vice Preses | John Adams |
Precedit bi | Position established |
Succeedit bi | John Adams |
Senior Officer o the Airmy | |
In office 13 Julie 1798 – 14 December 1799 | |
Appyntit bi | John Adams |
Precedit bi | James Wilkinson |
Succeedit bi | Alexander Hamilton |
Commander-in-Chief o the Continental Airmy | |
In office 15 Juin 1775 – 23 December 1783 | |
Appyntit bi | Continental Congress |
Precedit bi | Position established |
Succeedit bi | 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 |
Succeedit bi | Thomas Jefferson |
Delegate tae the First Continental Congress frae Virginia | |
In office 5 September 1774 – 26 October 1774 | |
Precedit bi | Position established |
Succeedit bi | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 Februar 1732 Westmoreland, Virginia, Breetish Americae |
Dee'd | 14 December 1799 (aged 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 |
Religion | Deism[1] Episcopal[2] |
Awairds | Congressional Gold Medal Thanks o Congress |
Signatur | |
Militar service | |
Allegiance | Kinrick o Great Breetain Unitit States |
Service/brainch | 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 o the Monongahela • Forbes Expedition American Revolutionary War • Boston campaign • New York an New Jersey campaign • Philadelphia campaign • Yorktown campaign |
^ 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. |
Legacy
eeditWashington, 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
eedit- ↑ Encyclopedia Of The Enlightenment Ellen Judy Wilson, Peter Hanns Reill – 2004 page 148, retrieved 2012-04-26
- ↑ Chernow, Ron (18 October 2010). Ron Chernow on George Washington (MP3). We The People Stories (Podcast). Philadelphia, Pa: National Constitution Center. Retrieved 29 December 2011.[deid airtin]
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