George Washington was an American politician.
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 . He was revered in life and in death ; scholarly and public polling consistently ranks him among the top three presidents in American history . The President of the United States is the elected head of state and head of government of the United States .