Washington, George (1732—99)

1st President of the United States, Commander of the Continental Army

As commander of the Continental Army, president of the Constitutional Convention, and first president of the United

States, George Washington helped to steer the new American republic from revolution to nationhood. While other statesmen, most notably Thomas ...

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