George Washington

George Washington
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(1732-02-22) Westmoreland, Virginia, Breetish Americae
Dee'd	14 December 1799(1799-12-14) (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.

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.

1. ↑ Encyclopedia Of The Enlightenment Ellen Judy Wilson, Peter Hanns Reill – 2004 page 148, retrieved 2012-04-26
2. ↑ 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]}