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Lee, George Washington Custis(George Washington)
Died: 1799 AD, at 67 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Military Officer, Presidents, Surveyor
1732 - Born February 22, in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
1759 - January 6, Washington married Martha Dandridge Custis.
1754 - 1763 - Gained command experience during the French and Indian War.
1775 - 1783 - Led America's Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War which led to the Treaty of Paris (1783).
1787 - Drafted the United States Constitution.
1789 - 1797 - Elected as the first president of the United States of America. Served two four-year terms (reelected in 1792).
1793 - Declared the US as a neutral country by Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 . He supported Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's plans to build a strong central government by funding the national debt, implementing an effective tax system, and creating a national bank.
1799 - December 14, George Washington died at Mount Vernon, Virginia.
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