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- George Washington was the 1st serving president of the United States.
- He served between the years 1789-1797.
- He was thus unanimously elected as president twice.
- He is termed the ‘Founding Father’ of the US.
- In addition to being a statesman, he was also once an American military officer.
- He commanded the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
- Interestingly, he was mostly self-educated.
- Washington was the first to sign the United States Constitution.
- He was an ardent promoter of the Westward expansion of their territory.
- “It is far better to be alone than be in bad company”, he once said.