George Washington was a politician.
George Washington . He retired from the presidency in 1797 , returning to his home and plantation at Mount Vernon . Mr. President (title) . Adopted in the 1790s by George Washington , the first President of the United States , as his official manner of address as head of state , `` Mister President '' has subsequently been used by other governments to refer to their heads of state . The Whiskey Rebellion ( also known as the Whiskey Insurrection ) was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 during the presidency of George Washington .