George Washington

George Washington was an English-speaking politician, farmer, cartographer, and geometer born in 1732. He was the son of Augustine Washington and Mary Ball Washington and the spouse of Martha Washington. A member of the Founding Fathers of the United States, he held citizenship in the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States. His professional roles included serving as President of the United States, Commanding General of the United States Army, and chairperson.

Washington participated in the American Revolutionary War, the Philadelphia campaign, the French and Indian War, and the Boston campaign. He served in the Continental Army and the United States Army, holding ranks including colonel, major general, lieutenant general, and General of the Armies of the United States. He was a member of Freemasonry, the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Society of the Cincinnati. He received the Congressional Gold Medal and was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He died of natural causes in 1799 at Mount Vernon, where he is buried.