George Washington

George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799) was an American planter, political figure, and military leader. Born of English descent into a moderately wealthy family in the Province of Virginia, Washington worked as a surveyor before inheriting his half-brother's plantation, Mount Vernon.

Presidency

Main article: Washington Administration

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Cabinet

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Supreme Court appointments

As the first President, Washington appointed the entire Supreme Court, a feat almost repeated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his four terms in office (1933–45). Washington appointed the following Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States:

Related Topics:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Supreme Court of the United States

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• John Jay - Chief Justice - 1789
• James Wilson - 1789
• John Rutledge - 1790
• William Cushing - 1790
• John Blair - 1790
• James Iredell - 1790
• Thomas Johnson - 1792
• William Paterson - 1793
• John Rutledge - Chief Justice, 1795 (an associate justice since 1790)
• Samuel Chase - 1796
• Oliver Ellsworth - Chief Justice - 1796

Major Presidential Acts

• Signed Judiciary Act of 1789
• Signed Indian Intercourse Acts, starting in 1790
• Signed Residence Act of 1790
• Signed Bank Act of 1791
• Signed Coinage Act of 1792
• Signed Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
• Signed Naval Act of 1794

States admitted to the Union

• North Carolina (1789)
• Rhode Island (1790)
• Vermont (1791)
• Kentucky (1792)
• Tennessee (1796)