I am George Washington,born February 22, 1732[c] – December 14, 1799,i was an American military officer, statesman, and i Founding Father who served i as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, my led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787