Term: 1st President of the United States (1789-1797)
Vice President: John Adams (1789-1797)
Born: February 22, 1732, Pope's Creek, Virginia
Nickname: "Father of His Country"
First Lady: Martha Custis Washington
Education: The equivalent of an elementary school education
Religion: Episcopalian
Marriage: January 6, 1759, to Martha Dandridge Custis (1731-1802)
Children: None
Career: Soldier, Planter
Political Party: Federalist
Died: December 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Virginia
Buried: Family Vault, Mount Vernon, Virginia
George Washington Trivia:
No formal education. The only president elected unanimously. He received all 69 electoral votes. At his inauguration, Washington had only one tooth. At various times he wore dentures made of human teeth, animal teeth, ivory or even lead. Never wood. In addition to the nation's capital and the state, 31 counties and 17 towns are named in his honor. He stood 6 feet and 2 inches tall, weighed 200 pounds and wore size 13 shoes. He is the only president who didn't live in Washington, D.C. during his presidency. During his presidency the Judiciary Act of 1789 established the federal court system, the Bank Act of 1791 established a nation wide banking system, the Bill of Rights became law on December 15, 1791.
Edward G. Lengel’s study of the mythology of George Washington looks at the cherry tree, reincarnation rumors and whether America’s first president believed in God.
More colleges are bringing the trading floor to the classroom, allowing students to make real-time buy and sell decisions, just like any Wall Street financier.
Ron Chernow brings his considerable literary talent to bear on the continued hunger of many Americans for more tales of the first president’s exploits.
“Washington: A Life,” by Ron Chernow, draws on newly unearthed papers and other material to amplify and reshape perceptions of this leader’s importance.
A New York county official kicked off the Fourth of July weekend by vetoing a measure to save a house where George Washington plotted strategy in 1776.
First photograph in Lens series of 12 by Patrick Witty of everyday people who bear names of presidents; George Washington, in prison for conviction on weapons charges, is in pose that echoes earliest known image of Pres Washington, painted by Charles Willson Peale in 1772
