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This copyrighted article by Compatriot James R. Westlake is Former President General of Washington Family Descendants from 1988-90. This organization requires descent from a common ancestor to George Washington who was in America before 1732. Compatriot Westlake is descended from Colonel William Ball of Millenbeck, Virginia, the great great grandfather of Washington on his mother's line who was Mary Ball Washington. He also is a Vice-President of Presidential Families of America and is President Emeritus and Founder of the National Congress of Patriotic Organizations:
George Washington to Isaac Heard, May 2, 1792, on the Washington family genealogy.
Image Info:
George Washington
by Gilbert Stuart (1755 - 1828)
Oil on canvas, 1796 ca. - 1805
Sight measurement :Height: 28.75 inches (73.025 cm) Width: 23.625 inches (60.0075 cm)
Unsigned
Cat. no. 31.00004.000
The George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress Time Line: The Colonial Period
From the Internet Public Library:
George Washington
1st President of the United States (April 30, 1789 to March 3, 1797)
Nickname: "Father of His Country"Born: February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia
Died: December 14, 1799, at Mount Vernon, VirginiaFather: Augustine Washington
Mother: Mary Ball Washington
Married: Martha Dandridge Custis (1732-1802), on January 6, 1759
Children: John "Jack" Parke Custis (adopted) and Martha "Patsy" Custis (adopted)Religion: Episcopalian
Education: No formal education
Occupation: Planter, Soldier
Political Party: Federalist
Other Government Positions:
Member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1759-74
Member of Continental Congress, 1774-75
Chairman of the Constitutional Convention, 1787-88
Presidential Salary: $25,000/year (refused by Washington)
Vice President: John Adams (1789-97)
Notable Events:
1789 - The Judiciary Act specified the number of Federal courts and judges.
1790 - Supreme Court met for the first time with John Jay as the Chief Justice.
1791 - Federal capital established in swamplands on the Potomac; A national banking system
established by the Bank Act; The Bill of Rights take effect.
1792 - Post Office established by Congress as a separate entity; New York Stock Exchange organized; Coins are minted by the government as enacted by the Coinage Act.
1793 - War breaks out between Britain and France. On April 22, U.S. declares neutrality.
1794 - Whiskey Rebellion over excise tax in western Pennsylvania. Federal troops called to
suppress the armed rebellion.
1795 - The Jay Treaty ratified. British troops required to withdraw from the U.S.; Pinckney's
Treaty with Spain opened navigation on Mississippi River; Washington posed for Stuart's portrait, which is now on the one dollar bill.
1796 - Washington delivered his Farewell Address.
Internet Biographies:
There are many internet biographies about George Washington -- Click here for links
Points of Interest:
Believing that shaking hands was beneath a president, Washington bowed to his White House visitors.
Washington has the distinction of being the only president to be elected unanimously by the electoral college.
Washington had one remaining tooth at the time of his inauguration. During his lifetime he wore dentures made of human (some his own), cow, or hippopotamus teeth, ivory, or lead, but he never wore wooden teeth.
Many places are named after Washington including the nation's capital, the state, 31 counties and 17 communities.
The six white horses in Washington's stables had their teeth brushed every morning on Washington's orders.
The nation's capital was located in Philadelphia during Washington's administration making him the only president who didn't live in Washington, D.C. during his presidency.
Click here to see article dated 1893
