April 30, 1789 - March 3, 1797
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VICE
PRESIDENT
John Adams |
FIRST
LADY
Martha Custis Washington |
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BORN: February 22, 1732 |
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Pope's Creek, Virginia
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| CHILDREN: No natural children
(Adopted the children of Martha Custis) |
*Grandfather by marriage of Confederate General Robert E. Lee
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| MILITARY SERVICE: Commanding
General, Revolutionary War |
| PROFESSION: Surveyor / Planter |
| POLITICAL PARTY: Federalist |
| HOME STATE: Virginia |
| POLITICAL OFFICES: Chairman of
Constitutional Convention |
| NICKNAME: "Father of our
Country" |
| DIED: December 14, 1799 (Age -
67) |
LAST WORDS: "I die hard, but I am not afraid to go. 'Tis
well."
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BURIED: Mount Vernon, Virginia
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| "First
in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen." General Henry Lee (father of Robert E. Lee) to both houses of Congress on
December 26, 1799 |