TABLE II. EDUCATION, PROFESSION, RELIGION AND POLITICS
NAMES OF PRESIDENTSEducational AdvantagesEarly VocationProfessionReligious ConnectionPolitics
1.George WashingtonCommon SchoolSurveyorPlanterEpiscopalianFederalist
2.John AdamsHarvard College, 1755TeacherLawyerUnitarianFederalist
3.Thomas JeffersonCollege of William and Mary, 1762LawyerLawyerLiberalRepublican[12]
4.James MadisonPrinceton College, 1771LawyerLawyerEpiscopalianRepublican
5.James MonroeEntered College, William and MaryLawyerPoliticianEpiscopalianRepublican
6.John Quincy AdamsHarvard College, 1787LawyerLawyerUnitarianRepublican
7.Andrew JacksonSelf TaughtLawyerLawyerPresbyterianDemocrat
8.Martin Van BurenAcademyLawyerLawyerReformed DutchDemocrat
9.William Henry HarrisonEntered Hampden-Sidney CollegeMedicineArmyEpiscopalianWhig
10.John TylerCollege, William and Mary, 1806LawyerLawyerEpiscopalianDemocrat
11.James Knox PolkUniversity of North CarolinaLawyerLawyerPresbyterianDemocrat
12.Zachary TaylorCommon SchoolSoldierArmyEpiscopalianWhig
13.Millard FillmorePublic SchoolTailorLawyerUnitarianWhig
14.Franklin PierceBowdoin College, 1824LawyerLawyerEpiscopalianDemocrat
15.James BuchananDickinson College, 1809LawyerLawyerPresbyterianDemocrat
16.Abraham LincolnSelf TaughtFarmerLawyerLiberalRepublican
17.Andrew JohnsonSelf TaughtTailorPoliticianLiberalRepublican
18.Ulysses Simpson GrantWest Point Military Academy, 1843TannerArmyMethodistRepublican
19.Rutherford Birchard HayesKenyon College, Ohio, 1842LawyerLawyerMethodistRepublican
20.James Abram GarfieldWilliams College, 1856TeacherLawyerDisciplesRepublican
21.Chester Alan ArthurUnion College, 1848TeacherLawyerEpiscopalianRepublican
22.Grover ClevelandCommon SchoolTeacherLawyerPresbyterianDemocrat
23.Benjamin HarrisonMiami University, Ohio, 1851LawyerLawyerPresbyterianRepublican
24.Grover ClevelandCommon SchoolTeacherLawyerPresbyterianDemocrat
25.William McKinleyEntered Allegheny CollegeLawyerLawyerMethodistRepublican
26.Theodore RooseveltHarvard, 1880PublicistPublicistReformed DutchRepublican
27.William Howard TaftYale, 1878LawyerLawyerUnitarianRepublican
28.Woodrow WilsonPrinceton, 1879LawyerEducatorPresbyterianDemocrat

[12] The first Republican party, founded by Jefferson, later developed into the Democratic party of today.

TABLE III. MARRIAGE, CHILDREN AND ELECTION TO THE PRESIDENCYTABLE IV. TERM OF OFFICE, DEATH AND PLACE OF BURIAL
TermsNameMarriedWife’s NameChildrenElected Presi-
dent
Residence When ElectedAge When Inaugu-
rated
Term of OfficeDiedCause of DeathAge at DeathPlace of DeathPlace of Burial
BoysGirls
1-2Washington1759Martha (Dandridge) Custis (1732-1802), widow with two children00 1789Mt. Vernon, Va.57April30,1789-Mar.4,17971799Pneumonia67Mt. Vernon, Va.Mt. Vernon, Va.
3Adams1764Abigail Smith (1744-1818)32 1796Quincy, Mass.62Mar.4,1797-Mar.4,18011826Natural decline90Quincy, Mass.Unitarian ch., Quincy, Mass.
4-5Jefferson1772Martha (Wayles) Skelton (1748-1782), widow of Bathurst Skelton06 1800Monticello, Va.58Mar.4,1801-Mar.4,18091826Chronic diarrhœa83Monticello, Va.Monticello, Albemarle Co., Va.
6-7Madison1794Dolly (Payne) Todd (1772-1849), widow00 1808Montpelier, Va.58Mar.4,1809-Mar.4,18171836Natural decline85Montpelier, Va.Montpelier, Hanover Co., Va.
8-9Monroe1786Elisa Kortwright (1768-1830)02 1816Oakhill, Va.59Mar.4,1817-Mar.4,18251831Natural decline73New York CityHollywood, Richmond, Va.
10Adams, J.Q.1797Louisa Catherine Johnson (1775-1852)31 1824Quincy, Mass.58Mar.4,1825-Mar.4,18291848Paralysis80Washington, D. C.Unitarian, Quincy, Mass.
11-12Jackson1791Rachel (Donelson) Robards (1767-1828), divorced wife of Captain Robards30 1828Hermitage, Tenn.62Mar.4,1829-Mar.4,18371845Consumption78Hermitage, near Nashville, Tenn.Hermitage, near Nashville, Tenn.
13Van Buren1807Hannah Hoes (1783-1819)40 1836Kinderhook, N. Y.55Mar.4,1837-Mar.4,18411862Asthma79Kinderhook, N. Y.Kinderhook, N. Y.
14Harrison1795Anna Symmes (1775-1864)64 1840North Bend, Ohio68Mar.4,1841-April4,18411841Pleurisy fever68White House, Washington, D. C.North Bend, Ohio
14Tyler1813(1) To Letitia Christian (1790-1842)34 -...Williamsburg, Va.51April6,1841-Mar.4,18451862Bilious attacks with bronchitis71Ballard House, Richmond, Va.Hollywood, Richmond, Va.
1844(2) To Julia Gardiner (1820-1889)42
15Polk1824Sarah Childress (1803-1891)00 1844Nashville, Tenn.50Mar.4,1845-Mar.4,1849...Chronic diarrhœa53Nashville, Tenn.Nashville, Tenn.
16Taylor1810Margaret Smith (1788-1852)13 1848Baton Rouge, La.65Mar.4,1849-July10,18501850Cholera morbus and typhoid fever65White House, Washington, D. C.Springfield, Ky.
Fillmore1826(1) Abigail Powers (1798-1853)11 -...Buffalo, N. Y.50July10,1850-Mar.4,18531874Paralysis74Buffalo, N. Y.Forest Lawn, Buffalo, N. Y.
1858(2) Caroline (Carmichael) McIntosh (1813-1881), a widow00
17Pierce1834Jane Means Appleton (1806-1863)30 1852Concord, N. H.49Mar.4,1853-Mar.4,18571869Dropsy and inflammation of stomach64Concord, N. H.Concord, N. H.
18Buchanan...Unmarried...... 1856Wheatland, Pa.66Mar.4,1857-Mar.4,18611868Rheumatic gout77Lancaster, Pa.Woodward Hill, Lancaster, Pa.
19-20Lincoln1842Mary Todd (1818-1882)40 1860Springfield, Ill.52Mar.4,1861-April15,18651865Assassinated by Booth56Washington, D. C.Oak Ridge, Springfield, Ill.
20Johnson1827Eliza McCardle (1810-1876)32 ...Greeneville, Tenn.57April15,1865-Mar.4,18691875Paralysis66Greeneville, Tenn.Greeneville, Tenn.
21-22Grant1848Julia Dent (1826-1902)31 1868Washington, D. C.47Mar.4,1869-Mar.4,18771885Cancer of the tongue63Mt. McGregor, N. Y.Riverside, New York City
23Hayes1852Lucy Ware Webb (1831-1889)71 1876Fremont, Ohio54Mar.4,1877-Mar.4,18811893Neuralgia of heart70Fremont, OhioFremont, Ohio
24Garfield1858Lucretia Rudolph (1832- ——)41 1880Mentor, Ohio49Mar.4,1881-Sept.19,18811881Assassinated by Guiteau49Elberon, Long Branch, N. J.Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
24Arthur1859Ellen Lewis Herndon (1837-1880)11 ...New York City51Sept.20,1881-Mar.4,18851886Bright’s disease56New York, N. Y.Rural Cemetery, Albany, N. Y.
25Cleveland1886Frances Folsom (1864- ——)23 1884Buffalo, N. Y.48Mar.4,1885-Mar.4,1889...............
26Harrison1853(1) Caroline Scott (1832-1892)11 -1888Indianapolis, Ind.55Mar.4,1889-Mar.4,18931901Pneumonia67Indianapolis, Ind.Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
1896(2) Mary Scott (Lord) Dimmick (1858- ——)01
27Cleveland...Frances Folsom (1864- ——)...... 1892Buffalo, N. Y.56Mar.4,1893-Mar.4,18971908Heart failure71Princeton, N. J.Princeton, N. J.
28-29McKinley1871Ida Saxton (1844-1907)02 1896Canton, Ohio54Mar.4,1897-Sept.14,19011901Assassinated by Czolgosz58Buffalo, N. Y.Cemetery, Canton, Ohio
29-30Roosevelt1883(1) Alice Lee (1861-1884)01 -1904Oyster Bay, N. Y.43Sept.14,1901-Mar.4,1909...............
1886(2) Edith Kermit Carow (1861- ——)41
31Taft1886Helen Herron (1861- ——)21 1908Cincinnati, Ohio51Mar.4,1909-Mar.4,1913...............
32Wilson1885(1) Helen Louise Axsen (1860-1914)03 1912Princeton, N. J.56Mar.4,1913-..................
1915(2) Edith Bolling Galt (1872- ——)......
TABLE III. MARRIAGE, CHILDREN AND ELECTION TO THE PRESIDENCY
TermsNameMarriedWife’s NameChildrenElected Presi-
dent
Residence When ElectedAge When Inaugu-
rated
BoysGirls
1-2Washington1759Martha (Dandridge) Custis (1732-1802), widow with two children00 1789Mt. Vernon, Va.57
3Adams1764Abigail Smith (1744-1818)32 1796Quincy, Mass.62
4-5Jefferson1772Martha (Wayles) Skelton (1748-1782), widow of Bathurst Skelton06 1800Monticello, Va.58
6-7Madison1794Dolly (Payne) Todd (1772-1849), widow00 1808Montpelier, Va.58
8-9Monroe1786Elisa Kortwright (1768-1830)02 1816Oakhill, Va.59
10Adams, J.Q.1797Louisa Catherine Johnson (1775-1852)31 1824Quincy, Mass.58
11-12Jackson1791Rachel (Donelson) Robards (1767-1828), divorced wife of Captain Robards30 1828Hermitage, Tenn.62
13Van Buren1807Hannah Hoes (1783-1819)40 1836Kinderhook, N. Y.55
14Harrison1795Anna Symmes (1775-1864)64 1840North Bend, Ohio68
14Tyler1813(1) To Letitia Christian (1790-1842)34 -...Williamsburg, Va.51
1844(2) To Julia Gardiner (1820-1889)42
15Polk1824Sarah Childress (1803-1891)00 1844Nashville, Tenn.50
16Taylor1810Margaret Smith (1788-1852)13 1848Baton Rouge, La.65
Fillmore1826(1) Abigail Powers (1798-1853)11 -...Buffalo, N. Y.50
1858(2) Caroline (Carmichael) McIntosh (1813-1881), a widow00
17Pierce1834Jane Means Appleton (1806-1863)30 1852Concord, N. H.49
18Buchanan...Unmarried...... 1856Wheatland, Pa.66
19-20Lincoln1842Mary Todd (1818-1882)40 1860Springfield, Ill.52
20Johnson1827Eliza McCardle (1810-1876)32 ...Greeneville, Tenn.57
21-22Grant1848Julia Dent (1826-1902)31 1868Washington, D. C.47
23Hayes1852Lucy Ware Webb (1831-1889)71 1876Fremont, Ohio54
24Garfield1858Lucretia Rudolph (1832- ——)41 1880Mentor, Ohio49
24Arthur1859Ellen Lewis Herndon (1837-1880)11 ...New York City51
25Cleveland1886Frances Folsom (1864- ——)23 1884Buffalo, N. Y.48
26Harrison1853(1) Caroline Scott (1832-1892)11 -1888Indianapolis, Ind.55
1896(2) Mary Scott (Lord) Dimmick (1858- ——)01
27Cleveland...Frances Folsom (1864- ——)...... 1892Buffalo, N. Y.56
28-29McKinley1871Ida Saxton (1844-1907)02 1896Canton, Ohio54
29-30Roosevelt1883(1) Alice Lee (1861-1884)01 -1904Oyster Bay, N. Y.43
1886(2) Edith Kermit Carow (1861- ——)41
31Taft1886Helen Herron (1861- ——)21 1908Cincinnati, Ohio51
32Wilson1885(1) Helen Louise Axsen (1860-1914)03 1912Princeton, N. J.56
1915(2) Edith Bolling Galt (1872- ——)......
TABLE IV. TERM OF OFFICE, DEATH AND PLACE OF BURIAL
TermsNameTerm of OfficeDiedCause of DeathAge at DeathPlace of DeathPlace of Burial
1-2WashingtonApril30,1789-Mar.4,17971799Pneumonia67Mt. Vernon, Va.Mt. Vernon, Va.
3AdamsMar.4,1797-Mar.4,18011826Natural decline90Quincy, Mass.Unitarian ch., Quincy, Mass.
4-5JeffersonMar.4,1801-Mar.4,18091826Chronic diarrhœa83Monticello, Va.Monticello, Albemarle Co., Va.
6-7MadisonMar.4,1809-Mar.4,18171836Natural decline85Montpelier, Va.Montpelier, Hanover Co., Va.
8-9MonroeMar.4,1817-Mar.4,18251831Natural decline73New York CityHollywood, Richmond, Va.
10Adams, J.Q.Mar.4,1825-Mar.4,18291848Paralysis80Washington, D. C.Unitarian, Quincy, Mass.
11-12JacksonMar.4,1829-Mar.4,18371845Consumption78Hermitage, near Nashville, Tenn.Hermitage, near Nashville, Tenn.
13Van BurenMar.4,1837-Mar.4,18411862Asthma79Kinderhook, N. Y.Kinderhook, N. Y.
14HarrisonMar.4,1841-April4,18411841Pleurisy fever68White House, Washington, D. C.North Bend, Ohio
14TylerApril6,1841-Mar.4,18451862Bilious attacks with bronchitis71Ballard House, Richmond, Va.Hollywood, Richmond, Va.
15PolkMar.4,1845-Mar.4,1849...Chronic diarrhœa53Nashville, Tenn.Nashville, Tenn.
16TaylorMar.4,1849-July10,18501850Cholera morbus and typhoid fever65White House, Washington, D. C.Springfield, Ky.
FillmoreJuly10,1850-Mar.4,18531874Paralysis74Buffalo, N. Y.Forest Lawn, Buffalo, N. Y.
17PierceMar.4,1853-Mar.4,18571869Dropsy and inflammation of stomach64Concord, N. H.Concord, N. H.
18BuchananMar.4,1857-Mar.4,18611868Rheumatic gout77Lancaster, Pa.Woodward Hill, Lancaster, Pa.
19-20LincolnMar.4,1861-April15,18651865Assassinated by Booth56Washington, D. C.Oak Ridge, Springfield, Ill.
20JohnsonApril15,1865-Mar.4,18691875Paralysis66Greeneville, Tenn.Greeneville, Tenn.
21-22GrantMar.4,1869-Mar.4,18771885Cancer of the tongue63Mt. McGregor, N. Y.Riverside, New York City
23HayesMar.4,1877-Mar.4,18811893Neuralgia of heart70Fremont, OhioFremont, Ohio
24GarfieldMar.4,1881-Sept.19,18811881Assassinated by Guiteau49Elberon, Long Branch, N. J.Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
24ArthurSept.20,1881-Mar.4,18851886Bright’s disease56New York, N. Y.Rural Cemetery, Albany, N. Y.
25ClevelandMar.4,1885-Mar.4,1889...............
26HarrisonMar.4,1889-Mar.4,18931901Pneumonia67Indianapolis, Ind.Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
27ClevelandMar.4,1893-Mar.4,18971908Heart failure71Princeton, N. J.Princeton, N. J.
28-29McKinleyMar.4,1897-Sept.14,19011901Assassinated by Czolgosz58Buffalo, N. Y.Cemetery, Canton, Ohio
29-30RooseveltSept.14,1901-Mar.4,1909...............
31TaftMar.4,1909-Mar.4,1913...............
32WilsonMar.4,1913-..................
TABLE V. LATER CAREER, WRITINGS AND SOBRIQUETS
NameCareer After Leaving the PresidencyWritings of the PresidentsPresidential Sobriquets
WashingtonAgricultural pursuits; appointed commander-in-chief (1798) because of threatened war with France.Maxims; Transcripts of Revolutionary Correspondence.“Father of his Country;” “American Fabius.”
AdamsMember of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1820.Essay on Canon and Feudal Laws; Defense of the American Constitution.“Colossus of Independence;” “Son of Liberty.”
JeffersonRetired 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.”
MadisonRetired 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.”
MonroeRetired 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.”
JacksonRetired to the “Hermitage,” near Nashville, Tenn.; always took a deep interest in public affairs....“Old Hickory;” “Cæsar of the White House.”
Van BurenWas 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.”
HarrisonDied in office.A Discourse on the Aborigines of the Valley of the Ohio.“Tippecanoe.”
TylerRetired to his estate in Virginia; presided at the peace convention held in Washington in 1861....“Young Hickory.”
PolkDied in office....Also “Young Hickory.”
Taylor......“Rough and Ready;” “Old Buena Vista.”
FillmoreWas candidate for president in 1852 and in 1856; spent his remaining years at Buffalo, N. Y....“The American Louis Philippe.”
PierceTraveled in Europe; retired to Concord, N. H....“Purse.”
BuchananRetired to Lancaster, Pa.; devoted himself to writing defense of his administration.Résumé of My Administration.“Old Public Functionary;” “Bachelor President.”
LincolnDied in office.Orations.“Honest Old Abe;” “Rail-splitter;” “Great Emancipator.”
JohnsonRetired to home in Greeneville, Tenn.; chosen United States Senator in 1875.Speeches.“Sir Veto.”
GrantMade 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.”
HayesWas president of the Board of Freedmen, and president of the National Prison association....“President de Facto.”
GarfieldDied in office.Discovery and Ownership of the Northwestern Territory; Garfield’s Words.“The Martyr President;” “The Dark Horse.”
ArthurDied the year following his retirement....“Our Chet;” “America’s First Gentleman.”
ClevelandRetired 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.”
HarrisonProfessor 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.”
McKinleyDied in office.Speeches.“Prosperity’s Advance Agent;” “Bonaparte of Politics.”
RooseveltIn 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.”
TaftKent 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: