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 * media type="custom" key="14025692"Behind the fantastic leadership, incredible intelligence, and impeccable character, George Washington was just an ordinary Virginian. His parents Augustine and Mary Ball raised him strictly episcopalian. Episcopalian is his religion. He was born February 22nd, 1732 in Westmoreland County Virginia. He was not rich when he was younger; although, he became rich once he married. However, when he was very young his father and brother died, so he immediately became attached to politician William Fairfax. Washington went to school until he was 15 years old, yet, never attended college. Soon afterwards, he became a Senior Officer of the French and Indian War with the help of Fairfax.Then, while in the Virginian militia in Williamsburg, he met Martha Curtis and they fell in love immediately. Soon they were engaged and married on January 6th 1759. George became a stepfather to Martha’s two children from her previous marriage, Jackie and Patsy. **[] ** Later, in 1775 George was chosen by the Second Continental Congress to be the commander in chief of the Continental Army for the American Revolution against Britain. Once ending the revolution extremely successful and popular, he moved on to a much more important position, President of the United States. He was a unanimous choice in the election of 1789, and is now recorded in history as our country’s first ever President. After his great first four year term, Washington wanted to step down. However, the federalists and republicans demanded him to stay. Finally, at the end of his second term, feeling old, and tired of politics, he retired. Washington enjoyed less than three years of his retirement at his home in Mount Vernon with Martha, before December 14th, 1799 when he died of a throat infection. The whole country was devastated and mourned over his death. As a result, George Washington was a critical aspect of our country’s history. **

__ By: Olivia Maseloff Period 2 __