George Washington

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Categories: Presidents of the United States | American Founding Fathers

1 Personal
2 Presidency
3 Cabinet
4 Other Positions Held
5 Brief Biography
6 External Links

Personal

Born: February 22, 1732
Died: December 14, 1799
Wife: Martha Washington
Children: 2
Level of Education: No College
Religion: Episcopalian
Prior Professions: Military, Surveyor, Planter
Military Service: General

Presidency

First Lady: Martha Washington, Wife
Dates of Office: April 30, 1789 - March 3, 1797
Number of Terms: 2
Party: None
Vice President: John Adams

Cabinet

Secretary of State: John Jay, acting Secretary for Foreign Affairs under the Confederation, continued at Washington's request until the office was assumed by Thomas Jefferson, named September 26, 1789, endered upon duties March 22, 1790; Edmund Randolph, January 2, 1794; Timothy Pickering (ad interim), August 20, 1795, then officially December 10, 1795
Secretary of the Treasury: Alexander Hamilton, September 11, 1789; Oliver Wolcott, Jr., February 2, 1795
Secretary of War: Henry Knox, September 12, 1789; Timothy Pickering, January 2, 1795, then ad interim, December 10, 1795 to February 5, 1796; James McHenry, January 27, 1796, entered upon duties February 6, 1796
Attorney General: Edmund Randolph, named September 26, 1789, entered upon duties February 2, 1790; William Bradford, January 27, 1794, entered upon duties January 29, 1794; Charles Lee, December 10, 1795
Postmaster General: Samuel Osgood, September 26, 1789, then Timothy Pickering, named August 12, 1791, entered upon duties August 19, 1791; Joseph Habersham, February 25, 1795

Other Positions Held

Brief Biography

George Washington holds a special place in American history. He was the first Commander in Chief of American Armed Forces, first American President, and his image is etched into the landscape at Mount Rushmore, along with three other extraordinary American Presidents: Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.

External Links

White House Biography - A brief description of Washington's life and major actions and/or accomplishments, as well as a brief bio.
Internet Public Library - Contains much more data, including VP, Cabinet, Notable Events, Extended Biography (and links to biographies), Historical Papers and much more.
WASHINGTON, George from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present

President of the United States of America

Washington • J Adams • Jefferson • Madison • Monroe • JQ Adams • Jackson • Van Buren • W Harrison • Tyler • Polk • Taylor • Fillmore • Pierce • Buchanan • Lincoln • A Johnson • Grant • Hayes • Garfield • Arthur • Cleveland • B Harrison • Cleveland • McKinley • T Roosevelt • Taft • Wilson • Harding • Coolidge • Hoover • F Roosevelt • Truman • Eisenhower • Kennedy • L Johnson • Nixon • Ford • Carter • Reagan • GHW Bush • Clinton • GW Bush • Obama

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