TOBIAS LEAR

• Born: September 19, 1762
• Died: October 11, 1816
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• Profession: Diplomat, Secretary

Tobias Lear was the personal secretary to President George Washington. Lear served Washington from 1784 until the former-President's death in 1799. Lear's journal details Washington's final moments and his last words: 'Tis well.