Born: February 22, 1732 Died: December 14, 1799
Cause of death: Inflammation of the throat caused by a cold. He had been riding his horse in freezing rain, and he did not remove his cold clothes, but ate dinner in them. This gave him a cold and a sore throat. His doctors also bled him quite a bit, thinking that might help, but it probably made it worse.
Age at death: 67 years. 10 months. 3 days. 24,767 days total.
Location of death: Mount Vernon, VA, at home.
Time of Death: 10 PM Saturday
Last Words: “Tis Well”
Funeral held: December 18, 1799 at home
POTUS stands for President of the United States, and the first president of the United States is George Washington. I am collecting all of the presidential dollars in proof condition, and thought it would be interesting to look up their eulogies.
George Washington died on December 14 of 1799 and Henry Lee gave the funeral oration. Henry Lee was also called Light Horse Harry. He was a major general in the Continental army, a plantation owner, and the father of Robert E Lee and 9 other children (including a speech writer for Andrew Jackson, and Algernon, who died when he was one). This is what he had to say about George Washington, our first president. Henry Lee famously said “George Washington, first in War, first in Peace, and first in the heart of his countrymen.“
To the Moon 