About George Augustine Washington
Lived 1815 – 1892 (aged 76–77). George Augustine Washington was a politician, planter and company director.
Colonel George Augustine Washington (May 24, 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.
Early life George Augustine Washington was born on May 24, 1815, in Robertson County, Tennessee. During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, he lived in New York City. He also served as a Democratic Party member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing Robertson County from 1873 to 1875.
Death Washington was married twice. and was interred in the family graveyard. His son Joseph E. Washington continued to manage the plantation, and served as a United States Congressman from Tennessee from 1887 to 1897.
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American politician
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George Augustine Washington was born in 1815 in Robertson County.
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George Augustine Washington died on 4 December 1892 in Cedar Hill.
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George Augustine Washington was a politician, planter and company director.
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