would George Washington be a good example of a nonconformist?

He was to an extent. He was willing to give up everything to ensure his natural rights were ensured. However, he put a stop to the Shay and Whiskey rebellions, events which also made Congress decide to revise the Constitution, making sure there was a set of rules everyone had to follow. So, President Washington was a nonconformist to corruption and unfairness, but also believed that everyone must, to some degree, follow a set of rules enforced by the government.

If you want some good ideas for nonconformists, many philosophers would be a good place to start. They questioned the laws of nature and human thinking. Perhaps Socrates, Karl Marx, or Galileo would be helpful to you.

Yes, George Washington is a good example of a nonconformist, along with:

Copernicus, Galileo, Tesla, William Wallace, King Leonidas, Prometheus, Albert Einstein, Henry David Thoreau, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Frederic Bastiat, Jesus of Galilee, Spartacus, Lucifer, Thomas Alva Edison, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, John Lennon, Karl Marx, Groucho Marx, James Dean, Marlon Brando, Martin Luther, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Che Guevara, Bill Gates, Howard Hughes, Saint Thomas Becket, Samuel Beckett, Eugene Ionesco, David Mamet, The Reverend Jim Jones, David Koresh, Ted Kazinski, Madonna, the Virgin Mary, all "prima donnas", Buddha, Mahatma Gandhi, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin laden, Abby Hoffman, Jesse James, Butch Cassiday and the Sundance Kid, Bonnie and Clyde, Micheal Milken, Mother Theresa, Donald Trump, Socrates, Jack Nicholson, Lenny Bruce, Jim Morrison, Elvis Presley, the cool guy back in high school, Frank Serpico, Wesley Snipes, Ross Perot, Nathan Hale, Paul Revere, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Marilyn Manson, Ralph Nader, James Joyce, L Ron Hubbard, Patrick Henry, Joan of Arc, Judas of Iscariot, Noah, Moses, King David, and Cain who killed Abel, just to name a few.

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Washington was the quintessential conformist. He studied the Classics (from which he learned military strategy, and "gravitas"); he made lists of how to behave; he cultivated the "best" of friends; he was meticulous in dress and manners; and, most importantly, he was never controversial. ... If you're looking for a good example of a non-conformist, I suggest that you research Socrates.

Socrates would be good place to start.

Yes, he is capable of doing that.