George Augustine Washington

George Augustine Washington
Born1815 (1815)
DiedDecember 4, 1892(1892-12-04) (aged 76–77)
Cedar Hill, Tennessee, U.S.
OccupationsPlanter, company director, politician
Spouse2
ChildrenJoseph 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.

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