George Washington

About

George Washington was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father of the United States, who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War, and presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which established the Constitution of the United States and a federal government for the United States

Born, Feb 22, 1732

Died, Dec 14, 1799

Publications

George Washington to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, Author

Factoids

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-As he had in Williamsburg, Philadelphia and Alexandria, Washington enjoyed the theatre. The President invited several congressmen and their wives and other city notables to plays at the John Street Theatre.

Apr 18, 1776 -George Washington got a degree from Harvard

1771 -Washington sat for the first of 7 portraits from which Peale eventually created 60 paintings.

Quotes

If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

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