Lawrence Washington was a British soldier, planter, politician, and landowner in colonial Virginia. As a founding member of the Ohio Company of Virginia, and a member of the colonial legislature repre
Portrait attributed to Gustavus Hesselius, c. 1742
Gooch's American Regiment at the Battle of Cartagena de Indias
William Fairfax, Washington's father in law
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Mount Vernon is the former residence and plantation of George Washington, a Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States, a
Lawrence Washington (1718–1752)
…the older half-brother of George Washington, the future President of the United States. He was the first of the family to live in the house known as Mount Vernon, which he named after British Admiral Edward Vernon, his commanding officer in the War of Jenkins' Ear. Washington became ill with tuberculosis. He and…
The Mount Vernon mansion in 2008
Built in classic Palladian style, the home's west side is flanked by advancing single-story secondary wings creating a cour d'honneur.
George Washington's study at Mount Vernon in July 2023
The same study during renovations in February 2025. The 18th century wooden structure of the mansion, with Roman numeral markings from the period, is exposed.