Washington, George (1732-1799)

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American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)

Address of Miss Jane Addams on George Washington, February 23, 1903

Remarks on Immigrant Children and Public School Teachers, March 1906

Address on the Second National Peace Congress, March 12, 1909 (excerpt)

Henry Churchill King to Jane Addams, November 23, 1910

Milwaukee Address on Suffrage , January 7, 1913 (excerpt)

Henry Churchill King to Jane Addams, October 26, 1914

Old Glory: The Flag of Hope for World Peace, 1915

They Only Can Who Think They Can, December 4, 1915

Patriotism and Pacifists, Spring 1917

Patriotism and Pacifists in War Time, May 15, 1917

Plain Dealer's Post Box, July 1, 1917

General Committee on the Limitation of Armament, Bulletin Number 1, November 26, 1921

Peace and Bread: President Wilson's Policies, January 28, 1922

Heaven Wide Open, June 27, 1923

Burt R. Shurly to the Detroit Clergy, May 21, 1924

Elizabeth Hewes Tilton to the Detroit Free Press, April 21, 1925

England's Bunker Hill, August 7, 1926

Two Bunker Hills, November 1926

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Birth Date

1732-02-22

Death Date

1799-12-14

Birthplace

Westmoreland County, VA

Biographical Text

George Washington was an American soldier and politician, born in the Virginia colonies. He began fighting with the Virginia militia, and then served as a colonel during the French and Indian War. With the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, Washington served as a general and the commander-in-chief of the American forces. At the end of the war, he was unanimously elected to serve as the first President of the United States, serving two terms before refusing to serve longer. Washington retired to Mount Vernon, his estate in Virginia.

He married Martha Dandridge Custis in 1759. They had no children but raised Martha's two sons by her previous husband. Washington died in 1799.