| Title | 1st president general |
| Start Date | 1783-00-00 |
| End Date | 1799-00-00 |
| Executive | yes |
| Notes | George Washington was named the first president general of the Society at a meeting of the founding officers on June 19, 1783, and he was reelected to the office at each general meeting of the Society until the time of his death in 1799. When Alexander Hamilton was elected to succeed Washington in 1800, Martha Washington sent him her husband's Diamond Eagle, which has subsequently been worn by every president general as the official badge of the office. |