| Nickname | Father of the Country |
| Born | Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland Co., Virginia |
| Died | Dec. 14, 1799, at Mount Vernon, Virginia |
| Buried | Mount Vernon, Virginia |
| Father | Augustine Washington (c.1694-1743) |
| Mother | Mary Ball Washington (c.1709-1789) |
| Married | Jan. 6, 1759
Martha Dandridge Custis (1731-1802) |
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| Children | • John "Jack" Parke Custis (adopted)
• Martha "Patsy" Parke Custis (adopted) |
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| Religion | Episcopalian |
| Education | No public education (home schooled) |
| Occupation | Planter, Soldier |
| Political Party | None, but generally onsidered to be a Federalist. |
Military Service and Rank:
• Virginia militia, 1752-1754, 1755-1758, Major to Colonel.
• Commander in Chief of Continental Army in Revolutionary War, Lt. General (3 stars).
Posthumously (and as honorary) promoted by Congress in 1976 to General of the Armies. The promotion brought Washington to the same rank as General of the Armies John J. Pershing which is the highest rank ever awarded an American General. In WW II several generals were made General of the Army, which is one rank below General of the Armies.
Other Government Positions:
• Member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1759-74
• Member of Continental Congress, 1774-75
• Chairman of the Constitutional Convention, May-Sept., 1787
Summary:
George Washington, 1st president of the United States, was known as "Father of the Country." He lived at Mount Vernon, Virginia. He married widow Martha Dandridge Custis. He was a member of the Continental Congress. He was Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He was president of the 1787 Constitutional Convention and presided over writing a new U.S. Constitution. In 1976 Congress posthumously changed his military rank to General of the Armies.
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