Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was the 12th President of the United States (1849-1850) and an American military leader. Initially uninterested in politics, Taylor nonetheless ran as a Whig in the 1848 presidential election, defeating Lewis Cass. Taylor was the last President to hold slaves while in office, and the last [...]
William McKinley William McKinley, Jr. (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th President of the United States (1897–1901). He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s. He [...]
William Henry Harrison, the ninth President of the United States of America, served from March 4, 1841 to April 4, 1841. William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was the ninth President of the United States (1841), an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. The oldest [...]
Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States of America, served from March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877. Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877) as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war [...]
Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States of America, served from March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809. Thomas Jefferson (April 13,1743 – July 4, 1826) was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the third President of the United States (1801–1809). He was an influential Founding Father, and an exponent [...]
Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th President of the United States of America, served from March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881. Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was the 19th President of the United States (1877–1881). As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States’ entry into the Second Industrial [...]
Millard Fillmore, the 13th President of the United States of America, served from July 9, 1850 to March 4, 1853. Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th President of the United States (1850–1853) and the last member of the Whig Party to hold the office of president. As Zachary Taylor‘s [...]
Martin Van Buren, the eighth President of the United States of America, served from March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1841. Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was the eighth President of the United States (1837–1841). Before his presidency, he was the eighth Vice President (1833–1837) and the tenth Secretary of State under [...]
John Tyler, the tenth President of the United States of America, served from April 4, 1841 to March 4, 1845. Summary John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth President of the United States (1841–1845). A native of Virginia, Tyler served as a state legislator, Governor, U.S. Representative, and U.S. Senator [...]
John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was the sixth President of the United States (1825–1829). He was also an American diplomat and served in both the Senate and House of Representatives. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. Adams was the son of former [...]
