What is Augustine Washington?
{{Infobox person | name = Augustine Washington, Sr. | image = Augustine Washington.jpg | alt = | caption = | parents = [[Lawrence Washington (1659 - 1698)|Lawrence Washington]] (father) [[Mildred Gale]] (mother) | birth_name = Augustine Washington | birth_date = {{birth date|1694|11|12}} | birth_place = [[Westmoreland]], [[Westmoreland County, Virginia]], [[British Colonial America]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1743|4|12|1694|11|12}} | death_place = [[Ferry Farm]], [[Stafford County, Virginia]], [[British Colonial America]] | spouse = {{marriage|Jane Butler|1715|1729|end=her death,}} {{marriage|[[Mary Ball Washington]]|1731|1743|end=his death,}} | occupation = [[Plantations complexes in the Southern United States|Planter and iron ore miner]]. | known_for = The father of [[George Washington]]. }} '''Augustine Washington, Sr.''' (12 November 1694{{spnd}}12 April 1743), was an British colonial American planter and iron ore miner. He was the father of [[George Washington]], the first [[president of the United States]]. He belonged to the [[Colony of Virginia]]'s landed [[gentry]]. Like his father and his sons, Washington had owned [[plantation]]s which he operated by the use of [[enslaved labor]]. He also speculated in less developed land and had even operated in an iron mine. Unlike his father and his son George, Washington was never a [[legislator]]. He held various offices in the counties where he had land. Washington's first wife was Jane Butler, who died in November of 1729. His second wife was [[Mary Ball Washington]], the mother of George Washington. He was the son of [[Lawrence Washington (1659 - 1698)|Lawrence Washington]] and his wife, [[Mildred Gale]]. ==Children== ===Children (by Jane Butler)=== * Butler Washington (1716–1716) * [[Lawrence Washington (1718–1752)|Lawrence Washington]] (1718–1752) * [[Augustine Washington Jr.]] (1720–1762) * Jane Washington (1722–1735) ===Children (by Mary Ball)=== * [[George Washington]] (1732–1799), th