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George Washington George Washington was born on his fathers estate in Westmoreland County, Virginia, on February 22, 1732. He was the oldest son of a Virginia farmer, Augistine Washington , by his second wife, Mary Ball, The Washington family was descended from two brothers, John and Lawrence Washington, who emigrated from England to Virginia in 1657. ... George seemed to have received most of his schooling from his father and, after the fathers death in 1743, from his older half-brother Lawrence. ... Throughout his life, George Washington maintained a keen interest in the development of these western lands, and from time to time he bought properties for himself. ... The electors met en each state on February 4 and unanimously voted for George Washington, who thereby became president. ... This pleased Washington because he had feared that the vice presidency might ho to Governor George Clinton of New York, who favored drastic amendment of the constitution.
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