George Washington. Perhaps the very name personifies “Exceptional American.”
What makes George Washington so exceptional. What doesn’t!
Below are some significant dates in his life. When Kristofer Cowles speaks of George Washington, his life – intertwined and inseparable from the birth of America – is filled with daily struggles. Your organization will hear something of George Washington’s life, whether it is the entire presentation or thirty seconds. The life of this Exceptional American is part of our national DNA, and no American succeeds without doing what George Washington did.
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.
