George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

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But the Bank of the United States, like many of Hamilton's other ... When the Bank bill reached George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, who termed the banking industry "an infinity of successive ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...

That famous description of George Washington by ... actively seeking the candidacy, Washington is unanimously elected as the first president of the United States under the Constitution.

And the Naval Act of 1794 created the United States Navy. Through actions like these, Washington launched the fledgling nation on a promising course of peace and prosperity for future generations.