George Washington
Great American president.Connection: Of Welsh descent.
comment by:sadgogI read this twenty years ago, where I don't remember.
comment by:IdrisAmenAbsolute nonsense! The ancestral home of the Washington's is Sulgrave Manor in Northamptonshire.
comment by:kristinGeorge Washington's grandmother was most likely of Welsh descent. She is listed in various records as being born in West Chester. Her maiden name was Bennett. In the Washington Monument about half way up you can see a stone inscribed 'Fy Iaith, Fy Ngwlad, Fy Nghenedl Cymru - Cymru am Byth!' - ('My Language, My Land, My Nation of Wales - Wales for Ever!'). This of course could have been written buy the people building the monument.
comment by:vacymroThe Welsh inscription on the Washington monument has nothing to do with Washington. He was purely English.
Ed Says "Churchill was English too but had an American mother. Churchill wasn't American yet who can deny the man did not have an affinity with America. The point is, Washington was clearly American with British roots. No one is trying to say he was Welsh."
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George Bush,
President of the USA
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American War of Independence
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The Washington Memorial
US Government website showing picture of the black marble stone written in Welsh on the famous Washington Memorial!