House of Burgesses members

George Washington was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War against the British Empire. He is commonly known as the Father of His Country for his role in bringing about American independence.

president of the United States from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)

American Founding Father, orator and politician (1736 – 1799)

Founding Father of the United States (1732–1794)

American planter and merchant (1726-1791)

first American law professor, a noted classics scholar, a Founding Father of the United States and a Virginia judge

American politician (1736-1797), signer of the Declaration of Independence

4th Governor of Virginia 1738-1789

American politician (1721-1803)

American politician (1736-1796)

American politician (1734-1797)

American politician (1753-1799)

American politician (1744–1809)

colonial-era American lawyer, planter, soldier, politician, and the grandfather of George Washington

American politician

American politician (1743-1808)

American politician (1739-1812)

American lawyer (1734-1788)

Virginia colonist (1690-1750)

American politician (1733-1819)

American politician

American politician

American soldier, jurist, and political figure

American politician (1728-1780)

American politician and businessman from Virginia (1730-1788)

American legislator, civil servant, planter, and landowner (1696–1756)

American lawyer, legislator, court clerk, and civil servant (1724-1806)

American politician 1741-1809

American politician

American politician, lawyer

American explorer and adventurer

American politician (1730–1787)

American politician (1728-1777)

American politician 1736-1824