George Washington

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

George Washington was the first president of the United States of America. He was born in 1732 in Westmoreland County, Va., and died in 1799 at his Mount Vernon home. For an in-depth look at the life of this fascinating figure in American history, see:

• George Washington Biography
• George Washington in Williamsburg
• Duel in the Wilderness, excerpts from a children's book based on George Washington's journal
• Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation: a Book of Etiquette, as transcribed by sixteen-year-old George Washington around 1744

Addresses

• First Inaugural Address
• Second Inaugural Address
• Farewell Address, 1796

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Explore Charles Willson Peale's iconic portrait of the first president