Was born on February 22 of 1732 and died on December 14 of 1799.

He was the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and as the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War.

Because of his significant role in the revolution and in the formation of the United States, he is often revered by Americans as the "Father of Our Country".

The Continental Congress appointed Washington commander-in-chief of the American revolutionary forces, the following year; he forced the British out of Boston, and crossed the Delaware River in New Jersey, defeating the surprised enemy units later that year. Because of his strategy, Revolutionary forces captured the two main British combat armies at Saratoga and Yorktown.

He presided over the Philadelphia Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787.

Washington became President of the United States in 1789 and established many of the customs and usages of the new government's executive department. He sought to create a nation capable of surviving in a world torn asunder by war between Britain and France. 

He supported plans to build a strong central government by funding the national debt, implementing an effective tax system, and creating a national bank. Washington avoided the temptation of war and a decade of peace with Britain began with the Jay Treaty in 1795.

He was awarded the first Congressional Gold Medal with the Thanks of Congress in 1776.

Washington died in 1799. 

Henry Lee, delivering the funeral oration, declared Washington "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen". He is considered as one of the greatest United States presidents.