6/29/2023 Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United State... by Founding FathersRead NowHe also had a strong affinity for aristocrats. His Politics: Washington was a Federalist, so he favored a strong central government. The popular tale of Washington and the cherry tree, historians say, was almost certainly untrue. In his will, he freed all 300 of his slaves permanently. Some were carved from elephant and walrus tusks. Contrary to popular belief, George Washington never had wooden teeth! His teeth were made mostly of lead fitted with human, cattle, and hippopotamus teeth. He had lost almost all his teeth by the time he was president, leaving him with badly sunken cheeks that were stuffed with cotton for portraits. He married Martha Custis, the richest widow in Virginia. He was quiet and reserved in public but in his free time enjoyed many lighthearted hobbies, including playing cards and dancing. Washington had pockmarked skin as a result of a teenage case of smallpox. He was a man of few words, whose political ascension was attributable to his strength of character, rather than his intellect.Ī huge man for his day, Washington stood 6' 3 1/2" tall with enormous hands. The staid portraits of George Washington accurately reflect the personality of the father of the nation. Other Accomplishments: Led the colonial forces in the Revolutionary War Highest Political Office: President (1789-1797) True Copy of Declaration of Independence.
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