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    George Washington

    Founding Father, first U.S. president (–)

    "General Washington" redirects here. For other uses, see General Washington (disambiguation) and George Washington (disambiguation).

    George Washington

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    In office
    April 30, &#;– March 4,
    Vice PresidentJohn Adams
    Preceded byOffice established
    Succeeded byJohn Adams
    In office
    June 19, &#;– December 23,
    Appointed byContinental Congress
    Preceded byOffice established
    Succeeded byHenry Knox (as Senior Officer)
    In office
    September 5, &#;– June 16,
    Preceded byOffice established
    Succeeded byThomas Jefferson
    In office
    July 24, &#;– June 24,
    Preceded byHugh West
    Succeeded byOffice abolished
    Constituency
    In office
    April 30, &#;– December 14,
    BornFebruary 22, [a]
    Popes Creek, Colony of Virginia, British America
    DiedDecember 14, () (aged&#;67)
    Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.
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    On February 22, , George was born to Augustine and Mary Ball Washington. He spent most of his childhood at Ferry Farm on the Rappahannock River. All of the homes and plantations where Washington lived were maintained by enslaved labor. When George was eleven, his father died and he became a slave owner. As a result, George did not receive a formal education like his older half-brothers. Instead, he helped his mother on the farm and attended a local school in Fredericksburg. For the rest of his life, Washington supplemented his education with reading and self-guided study.

    At seventeen-years old, George used his family connections to secure appointment as the surveyor for Culpeper County. This position offered adventure, a steady income, and the opportunity to view and purchase unclaimed land. His surveying experience also instilled in George a firm conviction in the importance of westward expansion to the future of the colonies, and later the United States.

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    George Washington: Life Before the Presidency

    On February 22, , Mary Ball Washington gave birth to the first of her six children, a boy named George. George’s father, Augustine, had been married once before and had three older children from his previous marriage. Over the next several years, the large family moved a few times, before settling at Ferry Farm on the banks of the Rappahannock River near Fredericksburg, Virginia.

    When George was eleven, his life changed radically. His father died, and George’s older brothers inherited most of Augustine’s estate, including Little Hunting Creek Plantation, which later became Mount Vernon. George inherited one of the smaller estates and ten enslaved individuals who worked the farm.

    Without a large inheritance, George relied on his family and connections to make his way in the world. Unlike his older brothers, he did not have the opportunity to study at a university. He spent his teenage years learning how to manage a plantation from h