1. GEORGE WASHINGTONGeorge Washington was bornon February 22, 1732 near thePotomac River, on the farm ofBridges Creek, in the oldcounty of Westmoreland, inthe present state of Virginia.

2. FAMILYHe belonged to an importantEnglish family, originally fromNorthamptonshire, who hadcome to America in the mid-seventeenth century and hadmanaged to get aconsiderable fortune. 3. FIRST PRESIDENTThe Electoral Collegeunanimously electedWashington in the elections of1789, and again in theelections of 1792, whichremains the only president tohave received 100% of theelectoral votes. 4. CURIOSITYThe first ticket was created $1, although it was dedicated toPresident Washington, butTreasury Secretary byPresident Lincoln, SalmonChase, but to pay homage tothe father of the nation,liberator and first president,George Washington.