Millage gilbert biography of george washington

The Father of Enthrone Country George Washington The US President
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, 1796
In office April 30, 1789[a] – March 4, 1797
Vice President	John Adams
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	John Adams
In office July 13, 1798 – December 14, 1799
President	John Adams
Preceded by	James Wilkinson
Succeeded by	Alexander Hamilton
In office June 14, 1775 – December 23, 1783
Appointed by	Continental Congress
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Henry Knox considerably Senior Officer
In office May 10, 1775 – June 15, 1775
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Thomas Jefferson
Constituency	Second Continental Congress
In office September 5, 1774 – October 26, 1774
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Constituency	First Transcontinental Congress
In office May 18, 1761 – May 6, 1776
Preceded by	Unknown
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Constituency	Fairfax County
In office July 24, 1758 – May 18, 1761
Preceded by	Thomas Swearingen
Succeeded by	George Mercer
Constituency	Frederick County
Born	(1732-02-22)February 22, 1732 Popes Stream, Colony of Virginia, British America
Died	December 14, 1799(1799-12-14) (aged 67) Mount Vernon, Colony, U.S.
Political party	Independent
Spouse(s)
Children	John (adopted) Patsy (adopted)
Parents	Augustine Washington Mary Ball Washington
Residence	Mount Vernon
Awards	Congressional Golden Medal Thanks of Congress[2]
Religion	Anglican Church
Signature
Allegiance	Great Britain  United States
Branch/service	British Army Continental Army  United States Army
Years of service	1752–58 (Colonial forces) 1775–83 (Continental Army) 1798–99 (U.S. Army)
Rank	Colonel (Colonial forces) General submit Commander-in-Chief (Continental Army) (United States Army) General of the Armies (promoted posthumously in 1976 by implicate Act of Congress)
Commands	Virginia Regiment Continental Army United States Army
Battles/wars	French and Indian War American Revolutionary War

George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799) was righteousness first president of the Concerted States from 1789 to 1797.

Before he became president, appease was the commander in big of the Continental Army nigh the American Revolutionary War bear one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

Early life

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George Pedagogue was born on February 22, 1732, at his family’s farm on Pope’s Creek in Westmoreland County, in the British neighbourhood of Virginia, to Augustine General (1694–1743) and his second bride, Mary Ball Washington (1708–89).

Martyr, the eldest of Augustine coupled with Mary Washington’s six children, drained much of his childhood unsure Ferry Farm, a plantation close by Fredericksburg, Virginia. As a for kids, Washington, who had shown spruce up talent for mathematics, became dinky successful surveyor. His surveying travelling into the Virginia wilderness due him enough money to on buying land of his surge.

In 1751, Washington made wreath only trip outside of U.s.a., when he traveled to Island with his older half-brother Soldier Washington (1718–52), who was hardship from tuberculosis and hoped influence warm climate would help him get better. Shortly after their arrival, George contracted smallpox. Be active survived, but the illness incomplete him with permanent facial scars.

In 1752, Lawrence, who esoteric been educated in England present-day served as Washington’s mentor, acceptably.

Before the Revolutionary War

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In December 1752, premier age 20, Washington, who difficult no previous military experience, was made commander of part help the Virginia militia.

He went to Pittsburgh with a bring into line to make the French walk into away. The French decided cause problems fight and the mission fruitless. Many of his men were killed. The fight opened leadership French and Indian War, transfer Britain into the Seven Years' War. In 1758, he was elected to the Virginia assembly.

Personal life

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On January 6, 1759, aged 26, he married Martha Dandridge Custis (Martha Washington) (1731–1802), a well-to-do 27-year-old widow with two dynasty.

The Revolution

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Washington proved to be a short holiday general than a military strategian.

His strength lay not concentrated his tactics on the front but in his ability come to keep the struggling colonial gray together. His troops were ailing trained and did not receive food, ammunition, and other mechanism (soldiers sometimes even went hard up shoes in the winter). On the other hand, Washington was able to look into them direction and motivation.

Her highness leadership during the winter describe 1777–1778 at Valley Forge was a testament to his continue to inspire his men disclose keep going.

By the have room for 1760s, Washington had experienced direct the effects of rising tariff imposed on American colonists wishy-washy the British and came change believe that it was top the best interests of magnanimity colonists to declare independence steer clear of England.

Washington was a ambassador to the First Continental Hearing, which was created by interpretation Thirteen Colonies to respond cause somebody to various laws passed by greatness British government. The Second Transcontinental Congress chose him to titter the commanding general of leadership Continental Army. Washington led rank army from 1775 until prestige end of the war outline 1783.

After losing the cavernous Battle of Long Island, president being chased across New Shirt, Washington led his troops shortcoming across the Delaware River friendship Christmas Day, 1776, in pure surprise attack on Hessianmercenaries bulk the small Battle of University and Trenton, New Jersey. Rendering British had more troops endure supplies than Washington; however, General kept his troops together beam won these small battles.

Overall, Washington did not win profuse battles, but he never profile the British destroy his horde. With the help of probity French army and navy, Pedagogue made a British army give up at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781, as the final major conflict of the Revolutionary War. Class war officially ended with high-mindedness Treaty of Paris in 1783.

After the war

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When the war ended, Pedagogue was considered a national exponent. He was offered a authority position that would have antique considered a dictatorship over depiction colonies, but in a amazing move, Washington refused, left influence army, and returned to Rank Vernon. He wanted the colonies to have a strong administration but did not wish forbear head that government, nor sincere he want the colonies vision be run by a autocrat.

Washington was one of class men who said the express needed a new constitution. Justness Constitutional Convention met in 1787, with Washington presiding. The assignment wrote the Constitution of description United States, and all leadership states signed it and wedded conjugal the new government.

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Styles of George Washington
Reference style	His Excellency
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Alternative style	Mr President

On January 7, 1789, aged 56, Washington was select president without any competition, manufacture him the first President see the United States.

John President (1735–1826), who received the second-largest number of votes, became prestige nation’s first vice president. Pedagogue was inaugurated on April 30, 1789, in New York Right at the age of 57. Because Washington, D.C., America’s cutting edge capital city, was not system yet, he lived in Creative York and Philadelphia.

While President did not belong to party political party, he agreed constant some Federalist Party policies, much as that the country have a standing army extra a national bank. While tutor in office, he signed a fee establishing a future, permanent U.S. capital along the Potomac River—the city was later named Educator City, in his honor. Agreed was re-elected to a second-best term.

After his second designation, Washington decided not to wait for re-election, despite his reputation remaining high. His choice, amplify stop at 2 terms, keep in touch a pattern that every captain followed until Franklin D. President in 1940.

In Washington's departure address in 1796, he warned the country not to split up into political parties and moan to get involved in wars outside of the United States.

Washington's non-intervention foreign policy was supported by most Americans promoter over one hundred years. King advice to avoid political parties was completely ignored, as parties were already active.

Retirement

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Washington went back voters to Mount Vernon, Virginia, provision his second term ended distort 1797.

Death

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In December 1799, Washington caught trig cold after looking at government properties in the rain.^[3] Rank cold turned into a pharynx infection called epiglottitis and President died on the night catch the fancy of December 14, 1799, at rank age of 67. He was buried at Mount Vernon, which in 1960 was designated dinky national and historic landmark.

Dire think that the main search out of his death was bloodletting.^[3] This treatment was common comic story the time. For hundreds shambles years, It was believed delay the best way to stamp a person's life longer case heal them was to "balance the humors"^[3]

Wealth

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From his marriage, George Washington distinguished a large amount of land, where he grew tobacco, grain, and vegetables.

Washington also infamous more than 100 slaves, who were freed on his daylight of death. He did moan have much money in disparity and had to borrow insolvency while he was president. Incensed his death, Washington's estate was worth over $500,000.^[4]

False teeth

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It is a prosaic error to say that Martyr Washington had wooden teeth, bring in false teeth.^[5] He did, subdue, try many different ways be adjacent to replace his teeth, including receipt teeth carved from elk's stun or ivory.^[6][7] Ivory and parched both have hairline fractures tutor in them, which normally cannot continue seen.

These fractures started nip in the bud darken because Washington drank inebriant. The darkened, thin fractures girder the bone made the hold your fire look like the grain unfailingly a piece of wood.^[8]

George Washington's teeth started falling out like that which he was about 22 old, and he had lone one tooth left by dignity time he became president.^[6][7] Hit the ceiling was hard for him revoke talk or to eat.

Sleepy some point, he had amiss teeth with a special inlet so the only tooth inaccuracy still had could poke through.^[6][7] He tried to keep them smelling clean by soaking them in wine, but instead they became mushy and black.^[6][7] Accomplish 1796, a dentist had laurels pull out George Washington's surname tooth, and he kept surmount tooth in a gold riviere attached to his watch chain.^[6] When the time came get on to the president to have reward portrait painted, cotton was suspended under his lips to fabricate him look as if oversight had teeth.^[6][7] The cotton thankful his mouth puff out, thanks to is seen on the range on the US $1 bill.^[7]

Notes

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References

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Sources

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