George Washington was a leader.
George Washington . He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War , and later presided over the 1787 convention that drafted the United States Constitution . Washington was widely admired for his strong leadership qualities and was unanimously elected president by the Electoral College in the first two national elections . In 1775 , the Second Continental Congress commissioned him as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolution .