George Augustine Washington
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Born1815
DiedDecember 4, 1892 (aged 76–77)
Cedar Hill, Tennessee, U.S.
OccupationsPlanter, company director, politician
Spouse2
George Augustine Washington | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1815 |
| Died | December 4, 1892 (aged 76–77) Cedar Hill, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupations | Planter, company director, politician |
| Spouse | 2 |
| Children | Joseph E. Washington |
Colonel George Augustine Washington (1815 – December 4, 1892) was an American tobacco planter, slaveholder, company director and politician. He was "one of the world's largest tobacco growers" by 1860, and served in the Tennessee General Assembly in the 1870s.
George Augustine Washington was born in 1815.[1] His father, Joseph Washington, was from Virginia. His mother was Mary Cheatham. Washington built Wessyngton, a tobacco plantation in Cedar Hill, Tennessee.[1]