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

Peale's majestic portrait of founding father George Washington has headed to Versailles for a state-of-the-art restoration.

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.

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 ...