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Lawrence Washington (1718–1752)

Lawrence Washington (1718–1752)

Virginian soldier, planter, politician, and prominent landowner in colonial Virginia

Photo: It is possible the portrait was painted by Gustavus Hesselius, an itinerant painter working out of Annapolis, Maryland · Commons · Public domain · Cropped & Resized

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Lawrence Washington was an American soldier, planter, politician, and prominent landowner in colonial Virginia. As a founding member of the Ohio Company of Virginia, and a member of the colonial legislature representing Fairfax County, Virginia, he founded the town of Alexandria, Virginia on the banks of the Potomac River in 1749.

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