Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. About less than 1.3% of the population, at the time, voted in the election of 1788-89. Challenges Because he was ...

George Washington wore many hats. He was a solider, farmer, brewer, entrepreneur, and visionary. He also had a lot of money, and is thought to have been the richest US president, with an estimated ...

Above all, Washington was a farmer. On his Mount Vernon estate, in northern Virginia, he grew tobacco and wheat and operated a gristmill. After his second term as president, he built a profitable ...

That famous description of George Washington by his ... 1789 Despite not actively seeking the candidacy, Washington is unanimously elected as the first president of the United States under the ...

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 ...