Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under ...

George was the eldest son of Augustine ... These resulted in a constitution and a new role for Washington—not king, but president of the still fractious and embryonic United States.

A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George Washington led his own fight for independence in America. Washington was born on ...

Remember going back to the Founding Fathers, there was a choice — could George Washington be president of the United States or King of the United States? They didn't want him to be the king ...