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==Early Life==
==Early Life==
He was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, the the son of John Augustine Washington, younger brother of [[General Washington]]. He graduated in 1778 from William and Mary College where he was one of the original members of the Phi Beta Kappa society.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2TxLAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA344 The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, Volume 28]</ref> After graduation, he studied law in Philadelphia and then practiced for a time in Westmoreland County county.
He was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, the son of John Augustine Washington, younger brother of [[General Washington]]. He graduated in 1778 from William and Mary College where he was one of the original members of the Phi Beta Kappa society.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2TxLAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA344 The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, Volume 28]</ref> After graduation, he studied law in Philadelphia and then practiced for a time in Westmoreland County county.
From 1780 until the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, he served as a volunteer in Col. J. F. Mercer's troop of horse.
From 1780 until the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, he served as a volunteer in Col. J. F. Mercer's troop of horse.