Who became the first president of the United States, a founding figure remembered during America250?

George Washington became the first president of the United States.

Washington was unanimously elected by the Electoral College in 1789 and took the oath of office on April 30 at Federal Hall in New York City. John Adams became vice president. Washington then won a second term in 1792 before declining to seek a third.

Before becoming president, Washington commanded the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and later presided over the Constitutional Convention. His leadership connected the struggle for independence with the creation of the new federal government.

Washington’s first inauguration occurred under the Constitution, which had been signed in 1787 and ratified by the states in 1787 and 1788. He is often called the “Father of His Country,” but that phrase is an honorific rather than an official title.