George Washington
Head and shoulders portrait of George Washington
Portrait based on the unfinishedAthenaeum Portraitby Gilbert Stuart, 1796
1st President of the United States
In office
April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797
Vice PresidentJohn Adams
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJohn Adams
7th Senior Officer of the United States Army
In office
July 13, 1798 – December 14, 1799
PresidentJohn Adams
Preceded byJames Wilkinson
Succeeded byAlexander Hamilton
Commander in Chief of theContinental Army
In office
June 19, 1775 – December 23, 1783
Appointed byContinental Congress
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byHenry Knox (as Senior Officer)
14th Chancellor of the College of William & Mary
In office
April 30, 1788 – December 14, 1799
PresidentJames Madison
Preceded byRichard Terrick (1776)
Succeeded byJohn Tyler (1859)
Delegate from Virginiato the Continental Congress
In office
September 5, 1774 – June 16, 1775
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byThomas Jefferson
Member of theVirginia House of Burgesses
In office
July 24, 1758 – June 24, 1775
Preceded byHugh West
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Constituency
  • Frederick County
    (1758–1765)
  • Fairfax County
    (1765–1775)
Personal details
Born(1732-02-22)February 22, 1732
Popes Creek, Virginia,British America
DiedDecember 14, 1799(1799-12-14)(aged 67)
Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.
Cause of deathEpiglottitis
Resting placeMount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.
38°42′28.4″N77°05′09.9″W / 38.707889°N 77.086083°W /38.707889; -77.086083
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)
Martha Dandridge
(m. 1759)
ChildrenJohn and Patsy Parke Custis (adopted)
Parent(s)
  • Augustine Washington
  • Mary Ball Washington
RelativesWashington family
ResidenceMount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation
  • Military officer
  • politician
Awards
  • Congressional Gold Medal
  • Thanks of Congress
SignatureCursive signature in ink
Military service
AllegianceGreat Britain
United States
Branch/service
  • Virginia Militia
  • Continental Army
  • United States Army
Years of service
  • 1752–1758 (Virginia Militia)
  • 1775–1783 (Continental Army)
  • 1798–1799 (U.S. Army)
Rank
  • Colonel (Virginia Militia)
  • General and Commander in Chief (Continental Army)
  • Lieutenant General (U.S. Army)
  • General of the Armies (promoted posthumously in 1976 by Congress)
Commands
  • Virginia Regiment
  • Continental Army
  • United States Army
Battles/wars
  • French and Indian War
    • Battle of Jumonville Glen
    • Battle of Fort Necessity
    • Braddock Expedition
    • Battle of the Monongahela
    • Forbes Expedition
  • American Revolutionary War
    • Boston campaign
    • New York and New Jersey campaign
    • Philadelphia campaign
    • Yorktown campaign
  • Northwest Indian War
  • Whiskey Rebellion