George Washington
(February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)

On February 22, 1732, George Washington was
born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, the first
of six children of Augustine and Mary Ball
Washington. (Augustine had three additional
children from his first marriage.) An initially
loyal British subject, Washington eventually
led the Continental Army in the American
Revolution and became the new nation’s first
president. He is often referred to as the father
of the United States.