Here's what it was like to be George Washington, the richest president in US history

George Washington wore many hats. He was a solider, farmer, brewer, entrepreneur, and visionary.He also had a lot of money, and is thought to have been the richest US president, with an estimated net worth of $525 millionin today's dollars. He not only earned more than other presidentshis salary was 2% of the total US budget in 1789, 24/7 Wall Street reportsbut he owned over 50,000 acres of land.Read on to learn more about the first, and richest, US president:SEE ALSO:Here's what it was like to be Mansa Musa, thought to be the richest person in historyWashington was born at Pope's Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia, in 1732. He was the oldest of Augustine Washington and Mary Ball's six children and also had three half-siblings. When Washington was 11 years old, Augustine died, leaving the future founding father with a great deal of responsibility managing the family's plantation.Source: mountvernon.orgNot much else is known about his childhood. His formal education ended around age 15 and he spent time learning to be a surveyor before getting involved in the military.Source: mountvernon.orgIn 1759 he married Martha Dandridge Custis, a young widow with two children and a great deal of wealth. When Washington was elected president ' first in 1789 and again in 1792 ' his family didn't live in the White House. It wasn't completed until after his death, and he's the only president never to have stayed there.Source: mountvernon.orgSee the rest of the story at Business Insider
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