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Which Founding Father was hailed upon his death as, “First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen?”

Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
George Washington

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Answer: D - General Henry “Lighthorse Harry” Lee of George Washington's home state of Virginia eulogized the nation's first president as “first in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen.” People mourned worldwide; Napoleon declared 10 days of national mourning in France. At home, many Americans wore mourning clothes for months.

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