George Washington
George Washington was a President of the United States whose waxwork replica appeared in Madame Tussauds when the Third Doctor and Liz Shaw visited to investigate the first Auton invasion of Earth. (TV: Spearhead from Space) Washington had wooden teeth. (AUDIO: The Mahogany Murderers)
Biography
Encounter with the Doctor
The Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon rescued Washington and his men from the Hessians in the 1770s. (PROSE: The Revolutionaries)
During the Revolution
Washington served as a general in 1782 during the American War of Independence. (PROSE: The Adventuress of Henrietta Street) According to Marielle Duquesne in 1799, it was rumoured that George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Paine practiced Witchcraft during the revolution. (PROSE: Christmas on a Rational Planet)
Legacy
By George! was a musical made about the history of George Washington. (PROSE: The Men Who Sold the World)
A portrait of George Washington hung in the Oval Office during Harry S. Truman's presidency. (PROSE: Endgame)
George Washington Square (PROSE: The Pit) and George Washington Bridge were in New York City. (PROSE: The Forgotten Army) George Washington Parkway was in Maryland. (PROSE: Blue Box)
Behind the scenes
Who Was 'Ere!, one of the parodical comic stories in The Doctor Who Fun Book, which took a comedic look at the Doctor's influence on Earth's history and on popular culture and mythology, featured a take on the famous "cherry tree" story told of the real-world George Washington: in this version of events, it was actually the Fourth Doctor who destroyed the tree by landing the TARDIS on top of it. The scene featured a silent cameo by George Washington's father, who has not appeared in any stories considered valid on this Wiki.
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