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Martha Washington

1731 - 1802

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Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (née Dandridge; June 2, 1731 O.S. – May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, who was a Founding Father and first president of the United States. Although the title was not coined until after her death, she served as the inaugural first lady of the United States, defining the role of the president's wife and setting many precedents that future first ladies observed. During her tenure, she was referred to as "Lady Washington". Washington is consistently ranked in the upper half of first ladies by historians. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Martha Washington is the 265th most popular companion (up from 290th in 2019), the 1,380th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,234th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Companion.

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Among companions, Martha Washington ranks 265 out of 784. Before her are Maria Sophia of Neuburg, Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Francis, Duke of Cádiz, Elisabeth of Romania, Shahnaz Pahlavi, and Louise of Great Britain. After her are Nazli Sabri, Amélie of Leuchtenberg, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Christina of Saxony, Ruqaiya Sultan Begum, and Eleanor of Castile.

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Among people born in 1731, Martha Washington ranks 5. Before her are Henry Cavendish, Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France, Erasmus Darwin, and Charles Lee. After her are William Aiton, Samuel Huntington, Marcello Bacciarelli, Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron, Maria Fortunata d'Este, Ove Høegh-Guldberg, and Gaetano Pugnani. Among people deceased in 1802, Martha Washington ranks 6. Before her are Ferdinand, Duke of Parma, Erasmus Darwin, Luisa of Naples and Sicily, Marie François Xavier Bichat, and Clotilde of France. After her are Charles Leclerc, Ludovico Manin, Charles Alexandre de Calonne, Alexander Radishchev, Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Franz Aepinus.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Martha Washington ranks 1,380 out of 20,380. Before her are John F. Kelly (1950), Wesley Snipes (1962), Richard S. Castellano (1933), Edward Norton (1969), Izzy Stradlin (1962), and Cybill Shepherd (1950). After her are Lewis A. Swift (1820), Robert Knepper (1959), Bugsy Siegel (1906), Asher Brown Durand (1796), Charlie Munger (1924), and Edward Norton Lorenz (1917).

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Among COMPANIONS In United States

Among companions born in United States, Martha Washington ranks 6. Before her are Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929), Priscilla Presley (1945), Olympias (-375), Neilia Hunter Biden (1942), and Rosalynn Carter (1927). After her are Linda McCartney (1941), Mamie Eisenhower (1896), Pat Nixon (1912), Abigail Adams (1744), Mary Todd Lincoln (1818), and Ellen Axson Wilson (1860).

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