He left his family estate at Pope's Creek after his father's death and became a surveyor, in which capacity he laid out the town of Belhaven, Virginia.  
In 1770 he attempted to buy into George Croghan's new colony of Vandalia, but the Boston Tea Party interrupted the plan.   He left his family estate at Pope's Creek after his father's death and became a surveyor, in which capacity he laid out the town of Belhaven, Virginia.  His diary of service under Robert Dinwiddie established his literary reputation, but his early military career came to a dismal end at Fort Necessity.  Although he had already led the Society of the Cincinnati he agreed to lead the army in 1798, having established his martial reputation at Trenton, Princeton, and Yorktown.  For 10 points, name this first President.
In 1770 he attempted to buy into George Croghan's new colony of Vandalia, but the Boston Tea Party interrupted the plan.   
George Washington