Answer:
The property was granted to George Washington's great-grandfather, John Washington, by King Charles II of England.
The estate was named after British Admiral Edward Vernon.
The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association bought the estate from George Washington's great-grandnephew in 1858.
The answer is 1901 AD - 2000 AD
I would say his popularity came from his pledge to restore 'order' in the country which was plagued by mass unemployment and strikes by socialists and communists. His blackshirts beat up socialists and communists. Obviously the socialists and communists opposed his rise as did many other working class people. Some of the middle class shopkeepers, doctors, lawyers etc worried about the rise of socialism in the new Soviet Union also supported him.
