In Westmoreland, Virginia, George Washington, the first President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, was born in 1732.
George Washington, born February 22, 1732, was an American soldier, politician, and Founding Father who served as the country's first president from 1789 until 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot troops to victory in the American Revolutionary War and presided over the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the United States Constitution and a federal government. Washington has been dubbed the "Father of the Nation" for his exemplary leadership throughout the country's formative years. From 1749 to 1750, Washington held the formal position of Surveyor of Culpeper County, Virginia.
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