18th-century American writers

George Washington was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War against the British Empire. He is commonly known as the Father of His Country for his role in bringing about American independence.

American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)

Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801

American businessman and author (1747–1806)

lawyer in colonial Massachusetts (1725-1783)

Puritan minister, academic, activist (1639-1723)

American explorer (1710-1780)

American planter and agriculturalist (1722–1799)

American optician and inventor (1704-1749)

American lawyer and judge (1752-1827)

American writer and editor (1768-1812)