George Washington

**George Washington**
	president of the United States from 1789 to 1797 Portrait based on the unfinished Athenaeum Portrait, by Gilbert Stuart, 1796 The Arms of George Washington
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Name in native language	George Washington;
Date of birth	22 February 1732; Westmoreland County (Colony of Virginia, British Empire, 38°11′10″N 76°55′50.2″W)
Date of death	14 December 1799; Mount Vernon
Manner of death	natural causes;
Cause of death	epiglottitis;
Place of burial	Washington's Tomb (38°42′25″N 77°5′19″W, New Tomb, 1831–);
Work period (start)	1752;
Work period (end)	March 1797;
Country of citizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain (United States Declaration of Independence, 1732–1776); United States of America (1776–);
Residence	Philadelphia; Westmoreland County; New York City; Mount Vernon;
Occupation	politician; farmer; cartographer; geometer; engineer; statesman; revolutionary; writer; army officer;
Member of	freemasonry; American Philosophical Society; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Société d'agriculture de Paris; Society of the Cincinnati;
Position held	President of the United States (1789–1797); Commanding General of the United States Army (1798–1799); Commanding General of the United States Army (1775–1788); chairperson (Society of the Cincinnati, 1783–1799); President-elect of the United States (1789–1789); member of the Virginia House of Burgesses (1758–1776); Delegate to the United States Constitutional Convention (1787–1787);
Native language	English;
Family	Washington family;
Father	Augustine Washington;
Mother	Mary Ball Washington;
Sibling	Betty Washington Lewis (younger sister); Samuel Washington (younger brother); John Augustine Washington (younger brother); Charles Washington (younger brother); Mildred Washington (younger sister); Butler Washington (paternal half-brother, elder brother); Lawrence Washington (paternal half-brother, elder brother); Augustine Washington Jr. (paternal half-brother, elder brother); Jane Washington (paternal half-sister, elder sister);
Spouse	Martha Washington (1759–1799);
Relative	Martha Parke Custis (stepdaughter); John Parke Custis (stepson); George Washington Parke Custis (adopted son);
Present in work	Civilization V;
Award received	Thanks of Congress; Congressional Gold Medal (1776); Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Congressional Gold Medal;
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ASV prezidents; immuna a Presidente ti Estados Unidos ken agbilbilin ti Kontinental a Buyot; 1. председник САД (1789−1797); primeiro presidente dos Estados Unidos e comandante-em-chefe do Exército Continental; 美国第一任总统; US-amerikanesche President; USAs første president; Presiden Amerika Serikat; ಅಮೇರಿಕ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಗಳ ಪ್ರಥಮ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಪತಿ; یەکەمین سەرۆکی ویلایەتە یەکگرتووەکانی ئەمریکا; president of the United States from 1789 to 1797; الرئيس الأول للولايات المتحدة; kentañ Prezidant ar Stadoù-Unanet Amerika; အမေရိကန်နိုင်ငံ၏ပထမဆုံးသောသမ္မတ; amerikai politikus, az Amerikai Egyesült Államok első elnöke (1789-1797); સંયુક્ત રાજ્ય અમેરિકાના પ્રથમ રાષ્ટ્રપ્રમુખ; 美國第一任總統; πρώτος πρόεδρος των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών Αμερικής απο το 1789 εως το 1797; primer president dels Estats Units d'Amèrica; Yhdysvaltain ensimmäinen presidentti; erster Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika (1732–1799); persidèn pertama Amrik Serèkat; Uachtarán na Stát Aontaithe ó 1789 go 1797; ԱՄՆ առաջին նախագահ; 第1任美國總統; første amerikanske præsident (1732-1799); अमेरिकी राजनेता, (१७८९ देखि १७९७ सम्म) संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाको पहिलो राष्ट्रपति; アメリカ合衆国の初代大統領; Rais wa kwanza wa Marekani; Presiden Amerika Serikat ke-1 (1789-1797); نخستین رئیس‌جمهور ایالات متحده آمریکا (۱۷۸۹–۱۷۹۷); AQSHning birinchi prezidenti; הנשיא הראשון של ארצות הברית; first president of the United States; アミリカ合衆国ぬ政治家; संयुक्त राज्य के प्रथम राष्ट्रपति; అమెరికా సంయుక్త రాష్ట్రాల మొదటి అధ్యక్షుడు; Amerihká ovttastuvvan stáhtaid 1. presideanta (1789–1797); ߊߡߍߙߌߞߌ߬ ߞߊ߬ߝߏ߫ ߘߍ߬ߣߍ߲ ߞߊ߲ߕߌ߯ ߝߟߐߝߟߐ; presidente de la SUA; Ameriikk õhttõõvvâmvaaʹldi 1. presideʹntt (1789–1797); 1789 முதல் 1797 வரை இருந்த முதல் அமெரிக்க அதிபர்; politico e generale statunitense, 1º Presidente degli Stati Uniti d'America (1789-1797); arlywydd cyntaf Unol Daleithiau America; บิดาผู้ก่อตั้งและประธานาธิบดีคนแรกของสหรัฐอเมริกา; prezidan Etazini sòti 1789 rive 1797; Ameerika Ühendriikide 1. president; Doo ŋun nyɛ pukpara; Американский военный и политический деятель, первый президент США (1789–1797); Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin ilk başkanı (1789–1797); أول رايس د لميريكان; Olóṣèlú; pulìticu miricanu, primu prisidenti dî Stati Uniti d'Amèrica; 1° presidente dos Estados Unidos da América; აშშ-ის პირველი პრეზიდენტი; 1-ы прэзідэнт ЗША; 1. prezident Spojených štátov amerických; 美國總統，維珍利亞人。起事勇於勝、廣，割據雄於曹、劉。既已提三尺劍，開疆萬里，乃不僭位號，不傳子孫，而創為推舉之法，幾於天下為公，駸駸乎三代之遺意。其治國崇讓善俗，不尚武功，亦迥與諸國異。; Ameriški politik, prvi predsednik Združenih Držav Amerike ( predsednik od 1789 do 1797); Eerster Präsident af de Verenigten Staten vun Amerika; 美國第一任總統; ᎢᎬᏱ ᎠᎺᎵᎨ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ; Amerika amanyɔni; pierwszy prezydent Stanów Zjednoczonych; ജോർജ് വാഷിംഗ്ടൺ (1732 ഫെബ്രുവരി 22, – 1799 ഡിസംബർ 14 അമേരിക്കൻ ഐക്യനാടുകളുടെ ആദ്യത്തെ പ്രസിഡൻറ്, അമേരിക്കൻ സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യ യുദ്ധത്തിന്റെ സർവസൈന്യാധിപൻ എന്നീ നിലകളിൽ ലോകമെമ്പാടുമറിയപ്പെടുന്നു; Amerikaans generaal (1732–1799), eerste president van de Verenigde Staten en opperbevelhebber van het Amerikaanse Continentale Leger; Amereka amanyɛnyi; ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਰਾਜ ਦਾ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰਪਤੀ; president van die Verenigde State van 1789 tot 1797; 1ma prezidanto di Usa; primeiro presidente dos Estados Unidos de América; 1st President of the United States, Commander in Chief of the Continental Army; 美国第一任总统; Ovtâstum staatâi 1. president (1789–1797); 喬治華盛頓; Вашингтон Жорж; jan So Wasinton; jan George Washington; Вашингтон, Джордж; Вашингтон, Жорж; Жорж Вашингтон; Vater der Vereinigten Staaten; Վաշինգտոն Ջորջ; Վաշինգտոն, Ջորջ; Ջ. 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George Washington was the first president of the United States.

portrait

By Charles Willson Peale, 1772
By Charles Willson Peale, 1776
By John Trumbull, 1780
By John Trumbull, 1790
By John Trumbull, 1792
By Adolph Ulrik Wertmüller
1795-96
By G. Perovani, 1796 (R.A.B.A.S.F., Madrid, Spain)
By Gilbert Stuart, 1797
By Gilbert Stuart, 1797
By Rembrandt Peale, c. 1846

On currency

On coins

On the Quarter Coin in 2004.
on a 2007 U.S. Dollar coin.

On dollar bills

on a dollar bill
on a $20 bill in 1905.
on the first dollar bill in 1917.
on a dollar bill in 1928.
on a dollar bill in 1935.
on a dollar bill in both obverse and reverse in 1957.

He was also on 3 cent note and 10 cent note.

On postage stamps

on the first postal issue of the US
on 1855 issue
on 1857 issue
on 1870 issue
on 1899 stamped envelope overprinted for Cuba

Memorial

on Mount Rushmore.
Sideview of Washington on Mount Rushmore.

Statues and tomb

statue by Horatio Greenough (1840) in Washington, D.C.
Horatio Greenough statue of George Washington photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston
statue in Paris, France
statue of Washington at Federal Hall on Wall Street in Manhattan
Statue in Waterford, Pennsylvania
George W. & Laura Bush visit Washington's Tomb
Washington's Tomb at Mount Vernon, Virginia
the Washington Memorial at West Point
Statue de G. Washington par J.B. Houdon, Musée franco-américain de Blérancourt, France.