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How Did George Washington Take Office ?
The path of George Washington to the highest pedestal of American Presidency was filled with important milestones and charismatic leadership. He holds an important position in the history of U.S. |
Born in 1732, George Washington was a surveyor by profession, and later acquired his ancestral property at Mount Vernon. The year 1753 saw the increasing rivalry between the British and the French forces over the Ohio Valley, and it was during this period that George Washington was sent as an adjutant to warn the French against further violation of British borders. At the age of 22, Washington became a lieutenant.
Washington was discouraged by his defeat during the French and the Indian war and consequently resigned from the Commission in 1754. Following his heroics during the Monongahela war, he was elevated as a colonel, and was then appointed as the commander in chief of the Virginia militia.
After resigning from the army, he entered into active politics after spending a few years at his Mount Vernon estate. Between 1759 and 1774, he served Virginia’s House of Burgesses. And during the American Revolution, Washington emerged as a powerful and an important figure. In 1787, Washington represented Virginia as the leader of the delegation to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. And after the new constitution was submitted, he was elected the President.
On April 30, 1789, George Washington took oath of office as the first President of the United States standing on the Federal Hall balcony on Wall Street in New York.
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