Statesman · 1732 – 1799
George Washington
Little-Known Facts
- Offered near-unlimited power, Washington deliberately relinquished it twice, astonishing contemporaries like King George III.
- He freed the enslaved people he directly owned in his will — alone among the slaveholding founders to do so.
Myths & Misconceptions
Did George Washington have wooden teeth?
No. His dentures were made of materials including ivory, gold and human teeth — but not wood, despite the enduring myth.