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George Washington - First Virginia Convention

Time: Tuesday Aug 2, 1774

Place: Virginia, U.S. (then Colony of Virginia)

Details: On August 1, Washington attended the First Virginia Convention, where he was selected as a delegate to the First Continental Congress.

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