George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was the son of Augustine Washington and Mary Ball. George was the eldest of the couple’s six children. Washington's father died when he was 11, and he became the ward of his half-brother, Lawrence. After his brother died in 1752, George Washington became the head of Virginia's biggest estate Mount Vernon at the age of 20. He was appointed adjutant with a rank of major in the Virginia militia. Washington served in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War. In 1758, he resigned from military duty and went back to his beloved Mount Vernon.

Shortly after leaving the army, he married Martha Dandridge Custis. George raised Martha's two children from a prior marriage. In 1789, Washington became the first President of the United States by Electoral College vote. He served two terms. He retired in 1797 to his home in Virginia. Washington died on December 12, 1799.