| TABLE II. EDUCATION, PROFESSION, RELIGION AND POLITICS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAMES OF PRESIDENTS | Educational Advantages | Early Vocation | Profession | Religious Connection | Politics | |
| 1. | George Washington | Common School | Surveyor | Planter | Episcopalian | Federalist |
| 2. | John Adams | Harvard College, 1755 | Teacher | Lawyer | Unitarian | Federalist |
| 3. | Thomas Jefferson | College of William and Mary, 1762 | Lawyer | Lawyer | Liberal | Republican[12] |
| 4. | James Madison | Princeton College, 1771 | Lawyer | Lawyer | Episcopalian | Republican |
| 5. | James Monroe | Entered College, William and Mary | Lawyer | Politician | Episcopalian | Republican |
| 6. | John Quincy Adams | Harvard College, 1787 | Lawyer | Lawyer | Unitarian | Republican |
| 7. | Andrew Jackson | Self Taught | Lawyer | Lawyer | Presbyterian | Democrat |
| 8. | Martin Van Buren | Academy | Lawyer | Lawyer | Reformed Dutch | Democrat |
| 9. | William Henry Harrison | Entered Hampden-Sidney College | Medicine | Army | Episcopalian | Whig |
| 10. | John Tyler | College, William and Mary, 1806 | Lawyer | Lawyer | Episcopalian | Democrat |
| 11. | James Knox Polk | University of North Carolina | Lawyer | Lawyer | Presbyterian | Democrat |
| 12. | Zachary Taylor | Common School | Soldier | Army | Episcopalian | Whig |
| 13. | Millard Fillmore | Public School | Tailor | Lawyer | Unitarian | Whig |
| 14. | Franklin Pierce | Bowdoin College, 1824 | Lawyer | Lawyer | Episcopalian | Democrat |
| 15. | James Buchanan | Dickinson College, 1809 | Lawyer | Lawyer | Presbyterian | Democrat |
| 16. | Abraham Lincoln | Self Taught | Farmer | Lawyer | Liberal | Republican |
| 17. | Andrew Johnson | Self Taught | Tailor | Politician | Liberal | Republican |
| 18. | Ulysses Simpson Grant | West Point Military Academy, 1843 | Tanner | Army | Methodist | Republican |
| 19. | Rutherford Birchard Hayes | Kenyon College, Ohio, 1842 | Lawyer | Lawyer | Methodist | Republican |
| 20. | James Abram Garfield | Williams College, 1856 | Teacher | Lawyer | Disciples | Republican |
| 21. | Chester Alan Arthur | Union College, 1848 | Teacher | Lawyer | Episcopalian | Republican |
| 22. | Grover Cleveland | Common School | Teacher | Lawyer | Presbyterian | Democrat |
| 23. | Benjamin Harrison | Miami University, Ohio, 1851 | Lawyer | Lawyer | Presbyterian | Republican |
| 24. | Grover Cleveland | Common School | Teacher | Lawyer | Presbyterian | Democrat |
| 25. | William McKinley | Entered Allegheny College | Lawyer | Lawyer | Methodist | Republican |
| 26. | Theodore Roosevelt | Harvard, 1880 | Publicist | Publicist | Reformed Dutch | Republican |
| 27. | William Howard Taft | Yale, 1878 | Lawyer | Lawyer | Unitarian | Republican |
| 28. | Woodrow Wilson | Princeton, 1879 | Lawyer | Educator | Presbyterian | Democrat |
[12] The first Republican party, founded by Jefferson, later developed into the Democratic party of today.
| TABLE III. MARRIAGE, CHILDREN AND ELECTION TO THE PRESIDENCY | TABLE IV. TERM OF OFFICE, DEATH AND PLACE OF BURIAL | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Terms | Name | Married | Wife’s Name | Children | Elected Presi- dent | Residence When Elected | Age When Inaugu- rated | Term of Office | Died | Cause of Death | Age at Death | Place of Death | Place of Burial | |||||||||
| Boys | Girls | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1-2 | Washington | 1759 | Martha (Dandridge) Custis (1732-1802), widow with two children | 0 | 0 | 1789 | Mt. Vernon, Va. | 57 | April | 30, | 1789 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1797 | 1799 | Pneumonia | 67 | Mt. Vernon, Va. | Mt. Vernon, Va. | ||
| 3 | Adams | 1764 | Abigail Smith (1744-1818) | 3 | 2 | 1796 | Quincy, Mass. | 62 | Mar. | 4, | 1797 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1801 | 1826 | Natural decline | 90 | Quincy, Mass. | Unitarian ch., Quincy, Mass. | ||
| 4-5 | Jefferson | 1772 | Martha (Wayles) Skelton (1748-1782), widow of Bathurst Skelton | 0 | 6 | 1800 | Monticello, Va. | 58 | Mar. | 4, | 1801 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1809 | 1826 | Chronic diarrhœa | 83 | Monticello, Va. | Monticello, Albemarle Co., Va. | ||
| 6-7 | Madison | 1794 | Dolly (Payne) Todd (1772-1849), widow | 0 | 0 | 1808 | Montpelier, Va. | 58 | Mar. | 4, | 1809 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1817 | 1836 | Natural decline | 85 | Montpelier, Va. | Montpelier, Hanover Co., Va. | ||
| 8-9 | Monroe | 1786 | Elisa Kortwright (1768-1830) | 0 | 2 | 1816 | Oakhill, Va. | 59 | Mar. | 4, | 1817 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1825 | 1831 | Natural decline | 73 | New York City | Hollywood, Richmond, Va. | ||
| 10 | Adams, J.Q. | 1797 | Louisa Catherine Johnson (1775-1852) | 3 | 1 | 1824 | Quincy, Mass. | 58 | Mar. | 4, | 1825 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1829 | 1848 | Paralysis | 80 | Washington, D. C. | Unitarian, Quincy, Mass. | ||
| 11-12 | Jackson | 1791 | Rachel (Donelson) Robards (1767-1828), divorced wife of Captain Robards | 3 | 0 | 1828 | Hermitage, Tenn. | 62 | Mar. | 4, | 1829 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1837 | 1845 | Consumption | 78 | Hermitage, near Nashville, Tenn. | Hermitage, near Nashville, Tenn. | ||
| 13 | Van Buren | 1807 | Hannah Hoes (1783-1819) | 4 | 0 | 1836 | Kinderhook, N. Y. | 55 | Mar. | 4, | 1837 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1841 | 1862 | Asthma | 79 | Kinderhook, N. Y. | Kinderhook, N. Y. | ||
| 14 | Harrison | 1795 | Anna Symmes (1775-1864) | 6 | 4 | 1840 | North Bend, Ohio | 68 | Mar. | 4, | 1841 | - | April | 4, | 1841 | 1841 | Pleurisy fever | 68 | White House, Washington, D. C. | North Bend, Ohio | ||
| 14 | Tyler | 1813 | (1) To Letitia Christian (1790-1842) | 3 | 4 | - | ... | Williamsburg, Va. | 51 | April | 6, | 1841 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1845 | 1862 | Bilious attacks with bronchitis | 71 | Ballard House, Richmond, Va. | Hollywood, Richmond, Va. | |
| 1844 | (2) To Julia Gardiner (1820-1889) | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Polk | 1824 | Sarah Childress (1803-1891) | 0 | 0 | 1844 | Nashville, Tenn. | 50 | Mar. | 4, | 1845 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1849 | ... | Chronic diarrhœa | 53 | Nashville, Tenn. | Nashville, Tenn. | ||
| 16 | Taylor | 1810 | Margaret Smith (1788-1852) | 1 | 3 | 1848 | Baton Rouge, La. | 65 | Mar. | 4, | 1849 | - | July | 10, | 1850 | 1850 | Cholera morbus and typhoid fever | 65 | White House, Washington, D. C. | Springfield, Ky. | ||
| Fillmore | 1826 | (1) Abigail Powers (1798-1853) | 1 | 1 | - | ... | Buffalo, N. Y. | 50 | July | 10, | 1850 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1853 | 1874 | Paralysis | 74 | Buffalo, N. Y. | Forest Lawn, Buffalo, N. Y. | ||
| 1858 | (2) Caroline (Carmichael) McIntosh (1813-1881), a widow | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Pierce | 1834 | Jane Means Appleton (1806-1863) | 3 | 0 | 1852 | Concord, N. H. | 49 | Mar. | 4, | 1853 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1857 | 1869 | Dropsy and inflammation of stomach | 64 | Concord, N. H. | Concord, N. H. | ||
| 18 | Buchanan | ... | Unmarried | ... | ... | 1856 | Wheatland, Pa. | 66 | Mar. | 4, | 1857 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1861 | 1868 | Rheumatic gout | 77 | Lancaster, Pa. | Woodward Hill, Lancaster, Pa. | ||
| 19-20 | Lincoln | 1842 | Mary Todd (1818-1882) | 4 | 0 | 1860 | Springfield, Ill. | 52 | Mar. | 4, | 1861 | - | April | 15, | 1865 | 1865 | Assassinated by Booth | 56 | Washington, D. C. | Oak Ridge, Springfield, Ill. | ||
| 20 | Johnson | 1827 | Eliza McCardle (1810-1876) | 3 | 2 | ... | Greeneville, Tenn. | 57 | April | 15, | 1865 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1869 | 1875 | Paralysis | 66 | Greeneville, Tenn. | Greeneville, Tenn. | ||
| 21-22 | Grant | 1848 | Julia Dent (1826-1902) | 3 | 1 | 1868 | Washington, D. C. | 47 | Mar. | 4, | 1869 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1877 | 1885 | Cancer of the tongue | 63 | Mt. McGregor, N. Y. | Riverside, New York City | ||
| 23 | Hayes | 1852 | Lucy Ware Webb (1831-1889) | 7 | 1 | 1876 | Fremont, Ohio | 54 | Mar. | 4, | 1877 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1881 | 1893 | Neuralgia of heart | 70 | Fremont, Ohio | Fremont, Ohio | ||
| 24 | Garfield | 1858 | Lucretia Rudolph (1832- ——) | 4 | 1 | 1880 | Mentor, Ohio | 49 | Mar. | 4, | 1881 | - | Sept. | 19, | 1881 | 1881 | Assassinated by Guiteau | 49 | Elberon, Long Branch, N. J. | Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio | ||
| 24 | Arthur | 1859 | Ellen Lewis Herndon (1837-1880) | 1 | 1 | ... | New York City | 51 | Sept. | 20, | 1881 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1885 | 1886 | Bright’s disease | 56 | New York, N. Y. | Rural Cemetery, Albany, N. Y. | ||
| 25 | Cleveland | 1886 | Frances Folsom (1864- ——) | 2 | 3 | 1884 | Buffalo, N. Y. | 48 | Mar. | 4, | 1885 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1889 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 26 | Harrison | 1853 | (1) Caroline Scott (1832-1892) | 1 | 1 | - | 1888 | Indianapolis, Ind. | 55 | Mar. | 4, | 1889 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1893 | 1901 | Pneumonia | 67 | Indianapolis, Ind. | Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | |
| 1896 | (2) Mary Scott (Lord) Dimmick (1858- ——) | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Cleveland | ... | Frances Folsom (1864- ——) | ... | ... | 1892 | Buffalo, N. Y. | 56 | Mar. | 4, | 1893 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1897 | 1908 | Heart failure | 71 | Princeton, N. J. | Princeton, N. J. | ||
| 28-29 | McKinley | 1871 | Ida Saxton (1844-1907) | 0 | 2 | 1896 | Canton, Ohio | 54 | Mar. | 4, | 1897 | - | Sept. | 14, | 1901 | 1901 | Assassinated by Czolgosz | 58 | Buffalo, N. Y. | Cemetery, Canton, Ohio | ||
| 29-30 | Roosevelt | 1883 | (1) Alice Lee (1861-1884) | 0 | 1 | - | 1904 | Oyster Bay, N. Y. | 43 | Sept. | 14, | 1901 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1909 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1886 | (2) Edith Kermit Carow (1861- ——) | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Taft | 1886 | Helen Herron (1861- ——) | 2 | 1 | 1908 | Cincinnati, Ohio | 51 | Mar. | 4, | 1909 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1913 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 32 | Wilson | 1885 | (1) Helen Louise Axsen (1860-1914) | 0 | 3 | 1912 | Princeton, N. J. | 56 | Mar. | 4, | 1913 | - | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| 1915 | (2) Edith Bolling Galt (1872- ——) | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||||||
| TABLE III. MARRIAGE, CHILDREN AND ELECTION TO THE PRESIDENCY | ||||||||||
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| Terms | Name | Married | Wife’s Name | Children | Elected Presi- dent | Residence When Elected | Age When Inaugu- rated | |||
| Boys | Girls | |||||||||
| 1-2 | Washington | 1759 | Martha (Dandridge) Custis (1732-1802), widow with two children | 0 | 0 | 1789 | Mt. Vernon, Va. | 57 | ||
| 3 | Adams | 1764 | Abigail Smith (1744-1818) | 3 | 2 | 1796 | Quincy, Mass. | 62 | ||
| 4-5 | Jefferson | 1772 | Martha (Wayles) Skelton (1748-1782), widow of Bathurst Skelton | 0 | 6 | 1800 | Monticello, Va. | 58 | ||
| 6-7 | Madison | 1794 | Dolly (Payne) Todd (1772-1849), widow | 0 | 0 | 1808 | Montpelier, Va. | 58 | ||
| 8-9 | Monroe | 1786 | Elisa Kortwright (1768-1830) | 0 | 2 | 1816 | Oakhill, Va. | 59 | ||
| 10 | Adams, J.Q. | 1797 | Louisa Catherine Johnson (1775-1852) | 3 | 1 | 1824 | Quincy, Mass. | 58 | ||
| 11-12 | Jackson | 1791 | Rachel (Donelson) Robards (1767-1828), divorced wife of Captain Robards | 3 | 0 | 1828 | Hermitage, Tenn. | 62 | ||
| 13 | Van Buren | 1807 | Hannah Hoes (1783-1819) | 4 | 0 | 1836 | Kinderhook, N. Y. | 55 | ||
| 14 | Harrison | 1795 | Anna Symmes (1775-1864) | 6 | 4 | 1840 | North Bend, Ohio | 68 | ||
| 14 | Tyler | 1813 | (1) To Letitia Christian (1790-1842) | 3 | 4 | - | ... | Williamsburg, Va. | 51 | |
| 1844 | (2) To Julia Gardiner (1820-1889) | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| 15 | Polk | 1824 | Sarah Childress (1803-1891) | 0 | 0 | 1844 | Nashville, Tenn. | 50 | ||
| 16 | Taylor | 1810 | Margaret Smith (1788-1852) | 1 | 3 | 1848 | Baton Rouge, La. | 65 | ||
| Fillmore | 1826 | (1) Abigail Powers (1798-1853) | 1 | 1 | - | ... | Buffalo, N. Y. | 50 | ||
| 1858 | (2) Caroline (Carmichael) McIntosh (1813-1881), a widow | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 17 | Pierce | 1834 | Jane Means Appleton (1806-1863) | 3 | 0 | 1852 | Concord, N. H. | 49 | ||
| 18 | Buchanan | ... | Unmarried | ... | ... | 1856 | Wheatland, Pa. | 66 | ||
| 19-20 | Lincoln | 1842 | Mary Todd (1818-1882) | 4 | 0 | 1860 | Springfield, Ill. | 52 | ||
| 20 | Johnson | 1827 | Eliza McCardle (1810-1876) | 3 | 2 | ... | Greeneville, Tenn. | 57 | ||
| 21-22 | Grant | 1848 | Julia Dent (1826-1902) | 3 | 1 | 1868 | Washington, D. C. | 47 | ||
| 23 | Hayes | 1852 | Lucy Ware Webb (1831-1889) | 7 | 1 | 1876 | Fremont, Ohio | 54 | ||
| 24 | Garfield | 1858 | Lucretia Rudolph (1832- ——) | 4 | 1 | 1880 | Mentor, Ohio | 49 | ||
| 24 | Arthur | 1859 | Ellen Lewis Herndon (1837-1880) | 1 | 1 | ... | New York City | 51 | ||
| 25 | Cleveland | 1886 | Frances Folsom (1864- ——) | 2 | 3 | 1884 | Buffalo, N. Y. | 48 | ||
| 26 | Harrison | 1853 | (1) Caroline Scott (1832-1892) | 1 | 1 | - | 1888 | Indianapolis, Ind. | 55 | |
| 1896 | (2) Mary Scott (Lord) Dimmick (1858- ——) | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 27 | Cleveland | ... | Frances Folsom (1864- ——) | ... | ... | 1892 | Buffalo, N. Y. | 56 | ||
| 28-29 | McKinley | 1871 | Ida Saxton (1844-1907) | 0 | 2 | 1896 | Canton, Ohio | 54 | ||
| 29-30 | Roosevelt | 1883 | (1) Alice Lee (1861-1884) | 0 | 1 | - | 1904 | Oyster Bay, N. Y. | 43 | |
| 1886 | (2) Edith Kermit Carow (1861- ——) | 4 | 1 | |||||||
| 31 | Taft | 1886 | Helen Herron (1861- ——) | 2 | 1 | 1908 | Cincinnati, Ohio | 51 | ||
| 32 | Wilson | 1885 | (1) Helen Louise Axsen (1860-1914) | 0 | 3 | 1912 | Princeton, N. J. | 56 | ||
| 1915 | (2) Edith Bolling Galt (1872- ——) | ... | ... | |||||||
| TABLE IV. TERM OF OFFICE, DEATH AND PLACE OF BURIAL | |||||||||||||
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| Terms | Name | Term of Office | Died | Cause of Death | Age at Death | Place of Death | Place of Burial | ||||||
| 1-2 | Washington | April | 30, | 1789 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1797 | 1799 | Pneumonia | 67 | Mt. Vernon, Va. | Mt. Vernon, Va. |
| 3 | Adams | Mar. | 4, | 1797 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1801 | 1826 | Natural decline | 90 | Quincy, Mass. | Unitarian ch., Quincy, Mass. |
| 4-5 | Jefferson | Mar. | 4, | 1801 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1809 | 1826 | Chronic diarrhœa | 83 | Monticello, Va. | Monticello, Albemarle Co., Va. |
| 6-7 | Madison | Mar. | 4, | 1809 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1817 | 1836 | Natural decline | 85 | Montpelier, Va. | Montpelier, Hanover Co., Va. |
| 8-9 | Monroe | Mar. | 4, | 1817 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1825 | 1831 | Natural decline | 73 | New York City | Hollywood, Richmond, Va. |
| 10 | Adams, J.Q. | Mar. | 4, | 1825 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1829 | 1848 | Paralysis | 80 | Washington, D. C. | Unitarian, Quincy, Mass. |
| 11-12 | Jackson | Mar. | 4, | 1829 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1837 | 1845 | Consumption | 78 | Hermitage, near Nashville, Tenn. | Hermitage, near Nashville, Tenn. |
| 13 | Van Buren | Mar. | 4, | 1837 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1841 | 1862 | Asthma | 79 | Kinderhook, N. Y. | Kinderhook, N. Y. |
| 14 | Harrison | Mar. | 4, | 1841 | - | April | 4, | 1841 | 1841 | Pleurisy fever | 68 | White House, Washington, D. C. | North Bend, Ohio |
| 14 | Tyler | April | 6, | 1841 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1845 | 1862 | Bilious attacks with bronchitis | 71 | Ballard House, Richmond, Va. | Hollywood, Richmond, Va. |
| 15 | Polk | Mar. | 4, | 1845 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1849 | ... | Chronic diarrhœa | 53 | Nashville, Tenn. | Nashville, Tenn. |
| 16 | Taylor | Mar. | 4, | 1849 | - | July | 10, | 1850 | 1850 | Cholera morbus and typhoid fever | 65 | White House, Washington, D. C. | Springfield, Ky. |
| Fillmore | July | 10, | 1850 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1853 | 1874 | Paralysis | 74 | Buffalo, N. Y. | Forest Lawn, Buffalo, N. Y. | |
| 17 | Pierce | Mar. | 4, | 1853 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1857 | 1869 | Dropsy and inflammation of stomach | 64 | Concord, N. H. | Concord, N. H. |
| 18 | Buchanan | Mar. | 4, | 1857 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1861 | 1868 | Rheumatic gout | 77 | Lancaster, Pa. | Woodward Hill, Lancaster, Pa. |
| 19-20 | Lincoln | Mar. | 4, | 1861 | - | April | 15, | 1865 | 1865 | Assassinated by Booth | 56 | Washington, D. C. | Oak Ridge, Springfield, Ill. |
| 20 | Johnson | April | 15, | 1865 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1869 | 1875 | Paralysis | 66 | Greeneville, Tenn. | Greeneville, Tenn. |
| 21-22 | Grant | Mar. | 4, | 1869 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1877 | 1885 | Cancer of the tongue | 63 | Mt. McGregor, N. Y. | Riverside, New York City |
| 23 | Hayes | Mar. | 4, | 1877 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1881 | 1893 | Neuralgia of heart | 70 | Fremont, Ohio | Fremont, Ohio |
| 24 | Garfield | Mar. | 4, | 1881 | - | Sept. | 19, | 1881 | 1881 | Assassinated by Guiteau | 49 | Elberon, Long Branch, N. J. | Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 24 | Arthur | Sept. | 20, | 1881 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1885 | 1886 | Bright’s disease | 56 | New York, N. Y. | Rural Cemetery, Albany, N. Y. |
| 25 | Cleveland | Mar. | 4, | 1885 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1889 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 26 | Harrison | Mar. | 4, | 1889 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1893 | 1901 | Pneumonia | 67 | Indianapolis, Ind. | Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 27 | Cleveland | Mar. | 4, | 1893 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1897 | 1908 | Heart failure | 71 | Princeton, N. J. | Princeton, N. J. |
| 28-29 | McKinley | Mar. | 4, | 1897 | - | Sept. | 14, | 1901 | 1901 | Assassinated by Czolgosz | 58 | Buffalo, N. Y. | Cemetery, Canton, Ohio |
| 29-30 | Roosevelt | Sept. | 14, | 1901 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1909 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 31 | Taft | Mar. | 4, | 1909 | - | Mar. | 4, | 1913 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 32 | Wilson | Mar. | 4, | 1913 | - | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| TABLE V. LATER CAREER, WRITINGS AND SOBRIQUETS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Career After Leaving the Presidency | Writings of the Presidents | Presidential Sobriquets |
| Washington | Agricultural pursuits; appointed commander-in-chief (1798) because of threatened war with France. | Maxims; Transcripts of Revolutionary Correspondence. | “Father of his Country;” “American Fabius.” |
| Adams | Member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1820. | Essay on Canon and Feudal Laws; Defense of the American Constitution. | “Colossus of Independence;” “Son of Liberty.” |
| Jefferson | Retired to his plantation at Monticello, Va.; devoted much time to the University of Virginia. | A Summary View of the Rights of America; The Declaration of Independence; Act for Freedom ofReligion. | “Sage of Monticello,” “Long Tom.” |
| Madison | Retired to Montpelier, Va.; contributed large service to University of Virginia; served in the VirginiaConstitutional Convention, 1829. | Reports of Debates During the Congress, of the Confederation and Federal Congress; Essays. | “Father of the Constitution.” |
| Monroe | Retired to private life in Virginia; served as a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1830. | A View of the Conduct of the Executive; The People; The Sovereign. | “Last Cocked Hat.” |
| Adams, J.Q. | Was returned to Washington as a member of the House of Representatives; served from 1830 to his death. | Poems of Religion and Society; Lectures on Rhetoric and Oratory; Criticisms of Paine’s“Rights of Man;” Defense of Washington’s Policy of Neutrality | “Old Man Eloquent.” |
| Jackson | Retired to the “Hermitage,” near Nashville, Tenn.; always took a deep interest in public affairs. | ... | “Old Hickory;” “Cæsar of the White House.” |
| Van Buren | Was renominated in 1840, 1844, and 1848 for the presidency. | Inquiry Into the Origin and Causes of Political Parties in the United States. | “Little Magician;” “Wizard of Kinderhook.” |
| Harrison | Died in office. | A Discourse on the Aborigines of the Valley of the Ohio. | “Tippecanoe.” |
| Tyler | Retired to his estate in Virginia; presided at the peace convention held in Washington in 1861. | ... | “Young Hickory.” |
| Polk | Died in office. | ... | Also “Young Hickory.” |
| Taylor | ... | ... | “Rough and Ready;” “Old Buena Vista.” |
| Fillmore | Was candidate for president in 1852 and in 1856; spent his remaining years at Buffalo, N. Y. | ... | “The American Louis Philippe.” |
| Pierce | Traveled in Europe; retired to Concord, N. H. | ... | “Purse.” |
| Buchanan | Retired to Lancaster, Pa.; devoted himself to writing defense of his administration. | Résumé of My Administration. | “Old Public Functionary;” “Bachelor President.” |
| Lincoln | Died in office. | Orations. | “Honest Old Abe;” “Rail-splitter;” “Great Emancipator.” |
| Johnson | Retired to home in Greeneville, Tenn.; chosen United States Senator in 1875. | Speeches. | “Sir Veto.” |
| Grant | Made tour of the world and retired to private life in New York. | Shiloh; Vicksburg; Chattanooga; The Wilderness; The Personal Memoirs of U. S.Grant. | “Unconditional Surrender;” “Old Three Stars.” |
| Hayes | Was president of the Board of Freedmen, and president of the National Prison association. | ... | “President de Facto.” |
| Garfield | Died in office. | Discovery and Ownership of the Northwestern Territory; Garfield’s Words. | “The Martyr President;” “The Dark Horse.” |
| Arthur | Died the year following his retirement. | ... | “Our Chet;” “America’s First Gentleman.” |
| Cleveland | Retired to New York to practice law; at the end of second term retired to Princeton, N. J. | Writings and Speeches. | “Man of Destiny;” “The Claimant.” |
| Harrison | Professor of International law at Leland Stanford University, California; afterward practiced law. | Speeches; This Country of Ours; Views of an Ex-President. | “Son of His Grandfather;” “Hoosier President.” |
| McKinley | Died in office. | Speeches. | “Prosperity’s Advance Agent;” “Bonaparte of Politics.” |
| Roosevelt | In March, 1909, headed a scientific expedition to Africa, organized in the interest of the SmithsonianInstitution; resumed literary work and politics. | The Naval War of 1812; Essays on Practical Politics; The Winning of the West; Hero TalesFrom American History; American Ideals; Life of Oliver Cromwell; African Game Trails. | “Teddy;” “The Rough Rider;” “T. R.;” “Our Strenuous President.” |
| Taft | Kent Professor of Law at Yale University. | ... | “The Globe Trotter;” “The Judicial President.” |
| Wilson | ... | Congressional Government; The State; An Old Master, and Other Political Essays; MereLiterature and Other Essays; George Washington; A History of the American People. | “The Scholar in Politics.” |
CANADA
CANADA.—What is known as the Dominion of Canada is a confederation of the colonies of British North America, constituted in 1867 by the British North America Act of that year. Upper and Lower Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were the first to unite under the provisions of that statute, and the Dominion of Canada now includes the whole of the British North American possessions excepting Newfoundland.
Canada is nearly as large as the whole of Europe, and about 750,000 square miles larger than the United States without Alaska. The census figures for 1911 were: