George Washington
Head and shoulders portrait of George Washington
Portrait based on the unfinished Athenaeum Portrait by 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 the Continental 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 Virginia to the Continental Congress
In office
September 5, 1774 – June 16, 1775
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byThomas Jefferson
Member of the Virginia 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″N 77°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