George Washington Biography

George Washington was the first President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the United States Constitution, which replaced the Articles of Confederation and remains the supreme law of the land.

Washington was elected president as the unanimous choice of the electors in the elections of both 1788–1789 and 1792. He oversaw the creation of a strong, well-financed national government that maintained neutrality in the wars raging in Europe, suppressed rebellion, and won acceptance among Americans of all types. Washington established many forms in government still used today, such as the cabinet system and inaugural address. His retirement after two terms and the peaceful transition from his presidency to that of John Adams established a tradition that continued up until Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to a third term. Washington has been widely hailed as "father of his country" even during his lifetime. Source: Wikipedia

Marriages

• 1759-01-06
  US 1st President George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis at White House Plantation

George Washington Timeline

• 1753-08-04
  George Washington becomes a master mason
• 1754-05-28
  Battle of Jumonville Glen: forces led by George Washington kill French Canadian officer Joseph Coulon de Jumonville
• 1754-07-03
  George Washington surrenders to French, Fort Necessity (7 Years' War)
• 1754-07-04
  George Washington gives Ft Necessity to France
• 1758-07-24
  George Washington admitted to Virginia House of Burgess
• 1775-05-10
  2nd Continental Congress names George Washington, supreme commander
• 1775-06-15
  George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army
• 1775-07-22
  George Washington takes command of US troops
• 1776-01-01
  Gen George Washington hoists Continental Union Flag
• 1776-03-25
  Continental Congress authorized a medal for George Washington
• 1776-04-03
  George Washington receives honorary Ll.D. degree from Harvard College
• 1776-09-10
  George Washington asks for a spy volunteer, Nathan Hale volunteers
• 1776-12-08
  George Washington's retreating army crosses Delaware River from NJ
• 1776-12-26
  George Washington defeats Hessians at Battle of Trenton in American Revolutionary War
• 1777-01-03
  General George Washington's revolutionary army defeats British forces at Battle of Princeton, NJ
• 1777-10-04
  Battle of Germantown: Gen George Washington's troops attack and are defeated by the British at Germantown, Pennsylvania
• 1781-08-20
  George Washington begins to move his troops south to fight Cornwallis
• 1782-08-02
  George Washington creates Honorary Badge of Distinction
• 1782-08-07
  George Washington first creates Purple Heart medal (original name Badge of Military Merit) as commander of the Continental Army
• 1783-03-15
  In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d'etat never takes place.
• 1783-11-02
  General George Washington, later 1st American President, bids farewell to his army after the American Revolutionary War
• 1783-12-23
  General George Washington resigns his military commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Army to Congress
• 1789-04-16
  George Washington heads for 1st presidential inauguration
• 1789-04-23
  President-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, NY
• 1789-04-30
  George Washington inaugurated as 1st president of the United States of America
• 1789-05-07
  First US Presidential inaugural ball (for George Washington in NYC)
• 1789-10-02
  George Washington transmits the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification.
• 1789-10-15
  1st presidental tour-George Washington in New England
• 1790-01-08
  1st US President George Washington delivers 1st state of the union address
• 1792-04-05
  George Washington casts 1st presidential veto
• 1792-12-05
  George Washington re-elected as US president
• 1793-09-18
  US President George Washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building
• 1796-09-19
  George Washington's farewell address as president
• 1799-12-18
  George Washington's body interred at Mount Vernon
• 1799-12-26
  George Washington is eulogized by Col Henry Lee as "1st in war, 1st in peace & 1st in hearts of his countrymen"

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