George Washington
George Washington was the first President of United States. He was born in Westmoreland County on 22th February 1732. George was the eldest son of Augustine Washington and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington.
George Washington had an early ambition of going out to the sea. However, it had been effectively discouraged by George's mother. Instead of going out to sea, George turned his ambition to surveying. He secured an appointment to survey Load Fairfax's lands in the Shenandoah Valley in 1748. He had helped to lay out the Virginia Town of Belhaven (now Alexandria) in 1749. Then, he was appointed tobe the surveyor for Culpeper County.
After the death of George's half brother,he inherited the Mount Vernon estate.By 1753 the growing of rivalry between the British and French had over controlling matters of Ohio Valley soon erupted into the French and Indian War from 1754-1763 that created opportunities for the young but ambitious George and he went to join the British army.
After the war, George retured to Mount Vernon. In May 1787,George went to the Virginia delegation to the Constitutional Conversion in Philadelphia and was unanimously elected the presiding officer. Althought Georgr made a few direct contributions, he generally supported the advocates of a strong central government. After the new Consitution was submitted to the states for ratification and became legally operative and was elected to the president of United States in 1789.
After the many contributions to United States, George finally left the office and retired in 1797. When George Washington left the post of president of United States, the country's financial system was well established.
George spent his last years in wonderful and happy retirement at Mount Vernon. In mid-December, he contacted throat infection and died on December 14, 1799.
For months, the Nation mourned for George Washington..............
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