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Birthday
George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. -
Education
He study in father´s house,
He didn´t have a formal education. -
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Work during the wars
Washington began earning decorations by arming troops from the Virginia colony to support the British Empire during the Franco-Indian War, a conflict he unwittingly helped initiate. -
Family
He was the first son of Augustine Washington and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington
He got marriage.
January 6, 1759
Martha Washington -
Positions
The Continental Congress appointed Washington commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in 1775 -
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General Commander
Washington served as a general and commander-in-chief of the colonial armies during the American Revolution, -
Money
The first Congress of the United States voted in favor of paying a Washington salary of USD 25,000 a year, a large sum in 1789. Washington, which was already rich, was reduced in salary, which was sold as a disinterested public servant. At the request of Congress, however, he finally accepted the payment, to avoid creating a precedent by which the presidency is perceived as an independent burden only to wealthy people who pose it is. -
Politics
The Electoral College unanimously elected Washington in the elections of 1789, and again in the elections of 1792, which is still the only president who has received 100% of the electoral votes.39 In his inauguration, John Adams was elected vice president. Washington took the oath of office as the first president under the Constitution of the United States of America on April 30, 1789, in the Federal Hall of New York, although, at first, he had not wanted the position.40 -
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PRESIDENT
He was the first president of United State -
Death
December 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Virginia, United States
