father of his country

Cultural  

1. A title given to George Washington in recognition of his military leadership in the Revolutionary War and his service as first president under the Constitution.

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Example Sentences

“American presidents have attracted and endured nicknames ever since George Washington was called the ‘Sword of the Revolution,’ Father of His Country,’ the ‘Sage of Mount Vernon’ and, interestingly, ‘The Old Fox.’

From Seattle Times

Since Washington had no children of his own—the Father of His Country was almost certainly sterile—he was less vulnerable to charges of hereditary aspirations.

From Literature

Abdul Qadeer Khan, a metallurgical engineer who put Pakistan on the path to becoming a nuclear weapons power in the early 1970s and became known as the father of his country’s nuclear bomb program, died Oct.

From Washington Post

Washington In “Father of His Country,” the conclusion of the documentary miniseries, the Revolution has been won, but as warring nations attack America’s borders and uprisings threaten from within, Washington builds the new United States while enduring treachery and personal attacks.

From Los Angeles Times

When the Father of His Country was young, the story goes, he got a little too excited about a new hatchet.

From Washington Post