A Special Supplement of e Montana Standard February 2012 (1735-1826) 2nd President Born: October 19, 1735 Place of Birth: Braintree (Quincy), Massachusetts Ancestry: English Occupation: Teacher, farmer, lawyer Military Service: None Political Party: Federalist Offices Held: Representative to Massachusetts General Court; Delegate to First and Second Continental Congresses; Delegate to Massachusetts Constitutional Convention; Commissioner to France; Minister to Netherlands and England; Vice President Age at Inauguration: 61 Terms Served: One (1797-1801) Vice President: Thomas Jefferson Death: July 4, 1826, Quincy, Massachusetts, age 90, Natural causes John Adams (1732-1799) 1st President Born: February 22, 1732 Place of Birth: Pope’s Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia Ancestry: English Occupation: Surveyor, soldier, planter Military Service: Virginia Militia (1752-1783) Political Party: Federalist Offices Held: Member Virginia House of Burgesses: Justice of Fairfax County; President of Constitutional Convention Age at Inauguration: 57 Terms Served: Two (1789-1793) (1793-1797) Vice President: John Adams (both terms) Death: December 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Virginia, age 67, Pneumonia George Washington (1743-1826) 3rd President Born: April 13, 1743 Place of Birth: Shadewell, Virginia Ancestry: Welsh Occupation: Lawyer, inventor, author Military Service: Colonel of County Militia, Virginia Political Party: Democrat-Republican Offices Held: Member Virginia House of Burgesses: County Lieutenant; County Surveyor; Deputy Delegate to Second Continental Congress; Member of Virginia House of Delegates; Governor of Virginia; Commissioner to France; Minister to France; Secretary of State; Vice President Age at Inauguration: 57 Terms Served: Two (1801-1805) (1805-1809) Vice President: Aaron Burr (1801-1805) and George Clinton (1805-1809) Death: July 4, 1826 “Monticello”, Charlottesville, Virginia, age 83, Natural causes Thomas Jefferson (1758-1831) 5th President Born: April 28, 1758 Place of Birth: Westmoreland County, Virginia Ancestry: Scotch Occupation: Lawyer, senator, diplomat Military Service: Officer in Third Virginia Regiment & Continental Army (1776-1779) Political Party: Democrat-Republican Offices Held: Military Commissioner for Southern Army, Rep. to Virginia Legislature; Member of Gov. Jefferson’s council; Rep. to Virginia House of Delegates; Rep. to Continental Congress; Rep. to Virginia Assembly; Rep. to U.S. Senate; Minister to France; Minister to England; Gov. of Virginia; Sec. of State; Sec. of War Age at Inauguration: 58 Terms Served: Two (1817-1821) (1821-1825) Vice President: Daniel D. Tompkins (both terms) Death: July 4, 1831, New York, New York, age 73 James Monroe (1767-1848) 6th President Born: July 11, 1767 Place of Birth: Braintree (Quincy), Massachusetts Ancestry: English Occupation: Lawyer, professor Military Service: None Political Party: Federalist, 1808; Democrat- Republican to 1825; National Republican there- after Offices Held: Minister to Netherlands; Minister of Prussia; Member of Massachusetts Senate; Member of US Senate; Minister to Russia; Minister to Great Britain; Secretary of State Age at Inauguration: 57 Terms Served: One (1825-1829) Vice President: John C. Calhoun Death: February 23, 1848, Washington, DC, age 80, Stroke John Q. Adams (1751-1836) 4th President Born: March 16, 1751 Place of Birth: Port Conway, Virginia Ancestry: English Occupation: Lawyer, author Military Service: None Political Party: Democrat-Republican Offices Held: Delegate to the Virg. Convention; Member of Virg. Legislature; Member of Virg. Executive Council; Delegate to Continental Congress; Delegate to Annapolis Convention; Delegate to Constitutional Convention; Member of Virg. Ratification Convention; US Congressman Age at Inauguration: 57 Terms Served: Two (1809-1813) (1813-1817) Vice President: George Clinton (1809-1812, died in office) and Elbridge Gerry (1813-1814, died in office) Death: June 28, 1836, Montpelier, Virginia, age 85, Natural causes James Madison (1782-1862) 8th President Born: December 5, 1782 Place of Birth: Kinderhook, New York Ancestry: Dutch Occupation: Lawyer, senator Military Service: None Political Party: Democrat during presidency (Free-Soil from 1848) Offices Held: Surrogate of Columbia County, New York; New York State Senator; Attorney General of New York; Delegate to Third New York Constitutional Convention; US Senator; Governor of New York; Sec. of State; Vice President. Age at Inauguration: 54 Terms Served: One (1837-1841) Vice President: Richard M. Johnson Death: July 24, 1862, Kinderhook, New York, age 79, Natural causes Martin Van Buren Born: March 15, 1767 Place of Birth: The Waxhaws, South Carolina Ancestry: Scotch-Irish Occupation: Lawyer, soldier, congressman Military Service: Judge advocate of Davidson Co. Militia (c. 1791); Major General of Tennessee Militia (1802-1812); Major General of US Army (1814-1821) Political Party: Democrat Offices Held: Att. General of Western District of N. Carolina; Delegate to Tenn. State Constitutional Convention; US Rep.; Member of US Senate; Tenn. Supreme Court Judge; Gov. of Florida Territory Age at Inauguration: 61 Terms Served: Two (1829-1833) (1833-1837) Vice President: John C. Calhoun (1829-1832, resigned) and Martin Van Buren (1833-1837) Death: June 8, 1845, Nashville, Tennessee, age 78, Natural causes Andrew Jackson Andrews Orthodontics Accepting New Patients No Referral Necessary Office Open Monday - Friday Curtis Andrews DDS, MS Delivering Business to Butte. 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A Special Supplement ofThe Montana Standard
February 2012
(1735-1826)2nd President
Born: October 19, 1735
Place of Birth: Braintree (Quincy), Massachusetts
Ancestry: English
Occupation: Teacher, farmer, lawyer
Military Service: None
Political Party: Federalist
Offices Held: Representative to Massachusetts General Court; Delegate to First and Second Continental Congresses; Delegate to Massachusetts Constitutional Convention; Commissioner to France; Minister to Netherlands and England; Vice President
Age at Inauguration: 61
Terms Served: One (1797-1801)
Vice President: Thomas Jefferson
Death: July 4, 1826, Quincy, Massachusetts,age 90, Natural causes
John Adams(1732-1799)
1st President
Born: February 22, 1732
Place of Birth: Pope’s Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia
Ancestry: English
Occupation: Surveyor, soldier, planter
Military Service: Virginia Militia (1752-1783)
Political Party: Federalist
Offices Held: Member Virginia House of Burgesses: Justice of Fairfax County; President of Constitutional Convention
Age at Inauguration: 57
Terms Served: Two (1789-1793) (1793-1797)
Vice President: John Adams (both terms)
Death: December 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Virginia, age 67, Pneumonia
George Washington(1743-1826)
3rd President
Born: April 13, 1743Place of Birth: Shadewell, VirginiaAncestry: WelshOccupation: Lawyer, inventor, authorMilitary Service: Colonel of County Militia, VirginiaPolitical Party: Democrat-RepublicanOffices Held: Member Virginia House of Burgesses: County Lieutenant; County Surveyor; Deputy Delegate to Second Continental Congress; Member of Virginia House of Delegates; Governor of Virginia; Commissioner to France; Minister to France; Secretary of State; Vice PresidentAge at Inauguration: 57Terms Served: Two (1801-1805) (1805-1809)Vice President: Aaron Burr (1801-1805) and George Clinton (1805-1809)Death: July 4, 1826 “Monticello”, Charlottesville, Virginia, age 83, Natural causes
Thomas Jefferson
(1758-1831)5th President
Born: April 28, 1758Place of Birth: Westmoreland County, VirginiaAncestry: ScotchOccupation: Lawyer, senator, diplomatMilitary Service: Officer in Third Virginia Regiment & Continental Army (1776-1779)Political Party: Democrat-RepublicanOffices Held: Military Commissioner for Southern Army, Rep. to Virginia Legislature; Member of Gov. Jefferson’s council; Rep. to Virginia House of Delegates; Rep. to Continental Congress; Rep. to Virginia Assembly; Rep. to U.S. Senate; Minister to France; Minister to England; Gov. of Virginia; Sec. of State; Sec. of WarAge at Inauguration: 58Terms Served: Two (1817-1821) (1821-1825)Vice President: Daniel D. Tompkins (both terms)
Death: July 4, 1831, New York, New York, age 73
James Monroe(1767-1848)
6th President
Born: July 11, 1767Place of Birth: Braintree (Quincy), MassachusettsAncestry: EnglishOccupation: Lawyer, professorMilitary Service: NonePolitical Party: Federalist, 1808; Democrat-Republican to 1825; National Republican there-afterOffices Held: Minister to Netherlands; Minister of Prussia; Member of Massachusetts Senate; Member of US Senate; Minister to Russia; Minister to Great Britain; Secretary of State
Age at Inauguration: 57Terms Served: One (1825-1829)Vice President: John C. CalhounDeath: February 23, 1848, Washington, DC, age 80, Stroke
John Q. Adams(1751-1836)
4th President
Born: March 16, 1751Place of Birth: Port Conway, VirginiaAncestry: EnglishOccupation: Lawyer, authorMilitary Service: NonePolitical Party: Democrat-RepublicanOffices Held: Delegate to the Virg. Convention; Member of Virg. Legislature; Member of Virg. Executive Council; Delegate to Continental Congress; Delegate to Annapolis Convention; Delegate to Constitutional Convention; Member of Virg. Ratification Convention; US CongressmanAge at Inauguration: 57Terms Served: Two (1809-1813) (1813-1817)Vice President: George Clinton (1809-1812, died in office) and Elbridge Gerry (1813-1814, died in office)Death: June 28, 1836, Montpelier, Virginia, age 85, Natural causes
James Madison
(1782-1862)8th President
Born: December 5, 1782Place of Birth: Kinderhook, New YorkAncestry: DutchOccupation: Lawyer, senatorMilitary Service: NonePolitical Party: Democrat during presidency (Free-Soil from 1848)Offices Held: Surrogate of Columbia County, New York; New York State Senator; Attorney General of New York; Delegate to Third New York Constitutional Convention; US Senator; Governor of New York; Sec. of State; Vice President.Age at Inauguration: 54Terms Served: One (1837-1841)Vice President: Richard M. JohnsonDeath: July 24, 1862, Kinderhook, New York, age 79, Natural causes
Martin Van BurenBorn: March 15, 1767Place of Birth: The Waxhaws, South CarolinaAncestry: Scotch-IrishOccupation: Lawyer, soldier, congressmanMilitary Service: Judge advocate of Davidson Co. Militia (c. 1791); Major General of Tennessee Militia (1802-1812); Major General of US Army (1814-1821)Political Party: DemocratOffices Held: Att. General of Western District of N. Carolina; Delegate to Tenn. State Constitutional Convention; US Rep.; Member of US Senate; Tenn. Supreme Court Judge; Gov. of Florida TerritoryAge at Inauguration: 61Terms Served: Two (1829-1833) (1833-1837)Vice President: John C. Calhoun (1829-1832, resigned) and Martin Van Buren (1833-1837)Death: June 8, 1845, Nashville, Tennessee, age 78, Natural causes
Born: February 9, 1773Place of Birth: Berkley (Charles City County), VAAncestry: EnglishOccupation: Soldier, congressman, governorMilitary Service: US Army (1792-1798); as Governor of Indiana Territory, fought Indians at Tippecanoe (1811); commissioned Major General of Kentucky Militia (1812); US Army (1812-1814), rose from Brigadier General to Major General in command of the NW.Political Party: WhigOffices Held: Sec. of NW Territory; US Rep; Gov. of Indian Territory & Superintendent of Indian Affairs; Ohio State Senator; US Senator; Minister to ColumbiaAge at Inauguration: 68Terms Served: One (one month, died in office 1841)Vice President: John TylerDeath: April 4, 1841, Washington DC, age 68, Pneumonia
William H. Harrison
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(1790-1862)10th President
Born: March 29, 1790Place of Birth: Greenway (Charles City County), VirginiaAncestry: EnglishOccupation: Lawyer, governor
Military Service: Captain of Volunteer Company in Richmond, Virginia (1813)Political Party: WhigOffices Held: Member of the Virginia House of Delegates; US Representative; Governor of Virginia; US Senator; Vice PresidentAge at Inauguration: 51Terms Served: One (1841-1845)Vice President: NoneDeath: January 18, 1862, Richmond, Virginia, age 71, Illness due to bronchitis
John Tyler
(1804-1869)14th President
Born: November 23, 1804Place of Birth: Hillsboro, New HampshireAncestry: EnglishOccupation: Lawyer, soldierMilitary Service: Brigadier General in US Army (1847-1848)Political Party: DemocratOffices Held: Member and Speaker of New Hampshire Legislature; Member of US House of Representatives; Member of Senate; President of New Hampshire Constitutional ConventionAge at Inauguration: 48Terms Served: One (1853-1857)Vice President: William R. KingDeath: October 8, 1869, Concord, New Hampshire, age 64; Natural causes
Franklin Pierce(1800-1874)
13th President
Born: January 7, 1800Place of Birth: Locke (Cayuga County), New YorkAncestry: EnglishOccupation: Lawyer, teacher, congressmanMilitary Service: NonePolitical Party: WhigOffices Held: Member of New York Legislature; Member of US House of Representatives; Vice PresidentAge at Inauguration: 50Terms Served: One (1850-1853)Vice President: NoneDeath: March 8, 1874, Buffalo, New York, age 74, Stroke
Millard Fillmore
(1795-1849)11th President
Born: November 2, 1795Place of Birth: Mecklenburg County, North CarolinaAncestry: Scotch-IrishOccupation: LawyerMilitary Service: NonePolitical Party: DemocratOffices Held: Member of Tennessee Legislature; US House of Representatives; Speaker of House of Representives; Governor of TennesseeAge at Inauguration: 49Terms Served: One (1845-1849)Vice President: George M. DallasDeath: June 15, 1849, Nashville, Tennessee, age 53, Heart failure
James K. Polk
(17915-1868)15th President
Born: April 23, 1791Place of Birth: Cove Gap, PennsylvaniaAncestry: Scotch-IrishOccupation: Lawyer, authorMilitary Service: NonePolitical Party: DemocratOffices Held: Member of Pennsylvania Legislature; Member of US House of Representatives; Minister to Russia; Member of US Senate; Secretary of State; Minister to Great BritainAge at Inauguration: 65Terms Served: One (1857-1861)Vice President: John C. BreckinridgeDeath: June 1, 1868, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, age 77, Natural causes
James Buchanan
(1784-1850)12th President
Born: November 24, 1784Place of Birth: Orange County, VirginiaAncestry: EnglishOccupation: Soldier, farmerMilitary Service: Volunteer in Kentucky Militia (1803); rose from First Lieutenant to Major General in US Army (1808-1849)Political Party: WhigOffices Held: NoneAge at Inauguration: 64Terms Served: One (1849-1850, died in office)Vice President: Millard FillmoreDeath: July 9, 1850, Washington DC, age 65, Cholera
Zachary Taylor
(1809-1865)16th President
Born: February 12, 1809Place of Birth: Hardin County, KentuckyAncestry: EnglishOccupation: Merchant, lawyerMilitary Service: Served in Volunteer Company for 3 months during Black Hawk War (1832)Political Party: RepublicanOffices Held: Member of Illinois General Assembly, Member of US House of RepresentativesAge at Inauguration: 52Terms Served: Two (1861-1865) (1865, died in office)Vice President: Hannibal Hamlin (1861-1865) and Andrew Johnson (1865)Death: April 15, 1865, Washington DC, age 56; Assassinated
Abraham Lincoln(1822-1885)
18th President
Born: April 27, 1822Place of Birth: Point Pleasant, OhioAncestry: English-ScotchOccupation: Soldier, farmer, real-estate agent, customs house clerk, leather store clerkMilitary Service: Commissioned Second Lieutenant in 4th US Infantry (1843), resigned as Captain (1854); re-entered Army in August 1861 as Brigadier General; became General in Chief of Union Armies on March 12, 1864Political Party: RepublicanOffices Held: Secretary of WarAge at Inauguration: 46Terms Served: Two (1869-1873) (1873-1877)Vice President: Schuyler Colfax (1869-1873) and Henry Wilson (1873-1875, died in office)Death: July 23, 1885, Mt. McGregor, New York, age 63, Throat cancer
Ulysses S. Grant
(1837-1908)22nd & 24th
President
Born: March 18, 1837Place of Birth: Caldwell, New JerseyAncestry: English-Scotch, IrishOccupation: LawyerMilitary Service: NonePolitical Party: DemocratOffices Held: Erie County Assistant Attorney; Sheriff of Erie County, Mayor of Buffalo; Governor of New York StateAge at Inauguration: 47 and 55Terms Served: Two (1885-1889) (1893-1897)Vice President: Thomas A. Hendricks (1885, died in office) and Adlai E. Stevenson (1893-1897)Death: June 24, 1908, Princeton, New Jersey, age 71, Natural causes
Grover Cleveland
(1808-1875)17th President
Born: December 29, 1808Place of Birth: Raleigh, North CarolinaAncestry: Scotch-Irish, EnglishOccupation: TailorMilitary Service: NonePolitical Party: Democrat; elected Vice President on the National Union TicketOffices Held: Alderman; Mayor; Member of Tennessee Legislature; Member of US House of Representatives; Governor of Tennessee; Member of US Senate; Vice PresidentAge at Inauguration: 56Terms Served: One (1865-1869)Vice President: NoneDeath: July 31, 1875, Carter County, Tennessee, age 66, Stroke
Andrew Johnson
(1830-1886)21st President
Born: October 5, 1830Place of Birth: Fairfield, VermontAncestry: Scotch-Irish, EnglishOccupation: Teacher, school principal, lawyer, customs officialMilitary Service: Inspector of New York Troops dur-ing Civil War, Quartermaster General for New York StatePolitical Party: RepublicanOffices Held: Engineer-in-Chief, New York State (1861); Collector of Customs, Port of New York (1871); Vice PresidentAge at Inauguration: 50Terms Served: One (1881-1885)Vice President: NoneDeath: November 18, 1886, New York, New York, age 56; Natural causes
Chester A. Arthur(1822-1893)
19th President
Born: October 4, 1822Place of Birth: Delaware, OhioAncestry: ScottishOccupation: Lawyer, soldierMilitary Service: Commissioned Major in 23rd Ohio Volunteers (1861), resigned as Major General in June 1865Political Party: RepublicanOffices Held: City Solicitor of Cincinnati; US Congressman; Governor of OhioAge at Inauguration: 54Terms Served: One (1877-1881)Vice President: William A. WheelerDeath: January 17, 1893, Fremont, Ohio, age 70, Natural causes
Rutherford B. Hayes
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Born: March 18, 1837Place of Birth: Caldwell, New JerseyAncestry: English-Scotch, IrishOccupation: LawyerMilitary Service: NonePolitical Party: DemocratOffices Held: Erie County Assistant Attorney; Sheriff of Erie County, Mayor of Buffalo; Governor of New York StateAge at Inauguration: 47 and 55Terms Served: Two (1885-1889) (1893-1897)Vice President: Thomas A. Hendricks (1885, died in office) and Adlai E. Stevenson (1893-1897)Death: June 24, 1908, Princeton, New Jersey, age 71, Natural causes
Grover Cleveland(1833-1901)
23rd PresidentBorn: August 20, 1833Place of Birth: North Bend, OhioAncestry: English-ScotchOccupation: Lawyer, soldierMilitary Service: Appointed Colonel in 70th Indiana Volunteers (1862); resigned as Brevet Brigadier General in 1867Political Party: RepublicanOffices Held: Commissioner of the Court of Claims; City Attorney; Secretary of Indiana Republican Central Committee; State Supreme Court reporter; Member of US SenateAge at Inauguration: 55Terms Served: One (1889-1893)Vice President: Levi P. MortonDeath: March 13, 1901, Indianapolis, Indiana, age 67, Natural causes
Benjamin Harrison(1831-1881)
20th PresidentBorn: November 19, 1831Place of Birth: Orange (Cuyahoga County), OhioAncestry: English, HuguenotOccupation: Lawyer, President of Hiram CollegeMilitary Service: Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of 42nd Ohio Volunteers in August 1861; rose to Brigadier General of Volunteers (1862); Major General of Volunteers (1863)Political Party: RepublicanOffices Held: Member of Ohio Senate; Member of US House of Representatives; Chairman of House Committee of Appropriations; Minority Leader of House of RepresentativesAge at Inauguration: 49Terms Served: One (1881, died in office)Vice President: Chester A. ArthurDeath: September 19, 1881, Elberon, New Jersey, age 49, Assassinated
James A. Garfield
(1858-1919)26th President
Born: October 27, 1858Place of Birth: New York, New YorkAncestry: English, Dutch, Scotch, HuguenotOccupation: Writer, historian, rancherMilitary Service: Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, 1st US Volunteers Cavalry Regiment (Rough Rider) 1898Political Party: RepublicanOffices Held: New York State Assemblyman; US Civil Service Commissioner; President of New York State Board of Police Commissioners; Governor of New York State; Assistant Secretary of the Navy; Vice PresidentAge at Inauguration: 42Terms Served: Two (1901-1905) (1905-1909)Vice President: None (1901-1905); Charles W. Fairbanks (1905-1909)Death: January 6, 1919, Oyster Bay, New York, age 60, Heart failure
Theodore Roosevelt
(1872-1933)30th President
Born: July 4, 1872Place of Birth: Plymouth Notch, VermontAncestry: EnglishOccupation: LawyerMilitary Service: NonePolitical Party: RepublicanOffices Held: Member of Massachusetts House of Representatives; Mayor of Northampton, Massachusetts; Member and President of Massachusetts Senate; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts; Vice PresidentAge at Inauguration: 51Terms Served: Two (1923-1925, completed Harding’s term) (1925-1929)Vice President: Charles G. Dawes (1925-1929)Death: January 5, 1933, Northampton, Massachusetts, age 60, Coronary thrombosis
Calvin Coolidge
(1843-1901)25th President
Born: January 29, 1843Place of Birth: Niles, OhioAncestry: Scotch-Irish, EnglishOccupation: Lawyer, teacher, clerk, soldierMilitary Service: Joined Ohio 23rd Volunteers in 1861; rose to rank of Major before leaving Army in 1865Political Party: RepublicanOffices Held: Member of US House of Representatives; Governor of OhioAge at Inauguration: 54Terms Served: Two (1897-1901) (1901, died in office)Vice President: Garret A. Hobart (1897-1899, died in office) and Theodore Roosevelt (1901)Death: September 14, 1901, Buffalo,New York, age 58; Assassinated
William McKinley(1865-1923)
29th President
Born: November 2, 1865Place of Birth: Blooming Grove, OhioAncestry: English, Scotch-IrishOccupation: Newspaper editor & publisherMilitary Service: NonePolitical Party: RepublicanOffices Held: Member of Ohio Senate; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, US SenatorAge at Inauguration: 55Terms Served: One (1921-1923, died in office)Vice President: Calvin CoolidgeDeath: August 2, 1923, San Francisco, California, age 57, Stroke
Warren G. Harding
(1857-1930)27th President
Born: September 15, 1857Place of Birth: Cincinnati, OhioAncestry: English, Scotch-IrishOccupation: LawyerMilitary Service: NonePolitical Party: RepublicanOffices Held: Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Hamilton County, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court Judge; US Solicitor General; Federal Circuit Court Judge; Civil Governor of Philippines; Secretary of WarAge at Inauguration: 51Terms Served: One (1909-1913)Vice President: James S. Sherman (1909-1912, died in office)Death: March 8, 1930, Washington DC, age 72, Heart aliment
William H. Taft
(1874-1964)31st President
Born: August 10, 1874Place of Birth: West Branch, IowaAncestry: German-Swiss, EnglishOccupation: EngineerMilitary Service: NonePolitical Party: RepublicanOffices Held: Chairman of Commission for Relief in Belgium; US Food Administrator; Chairman of Supreme Economic Council; Secretary of CommerceAge at Inauguration: 54Terms Served: One (1929-1933)Vice President: Charles Curtis (1929-1933)Death: October 20, 1964, New York, New York, age 90, Natural causes
Herbert Hoover
(1856-1924)28th President
Born: December 28, 1856Place of Birth: Staunton, VirginiaAncestry: Scotch-IrishOccupation: Lawyer, historian, professor, President of Princeton UniversityMilitary Service: NonePolitical Party: DemocratOffices Held: Governor of New JerseyAge at Inauguration: 56Terms Served: Two (1913-1917) (1917-1921)Vice President: Thomas Marshall (both terms)Death: February 3, 1924, Washington, DC, age 67, Natural causes
Woodrow Wilson
(1882-1945)32nd President
Born: January 30, 1882Place of Birth: Hyde Park, New YorkAncestry: Dutch, Huguenot, EnglishOccupation: LawyerMilitary Service: NonePolitical Party: DemocratOffices Held: Member of New York State Senate; Assistant Secretary of the Navy; Governor of New YorkAge at Inauguration: 51Terms Served: Four (1933-1937) (1937-1941) (1941-1945) (1945, died in office)Vice President: John Garner (1933-1937) (1937-1941), Henry Wallace (1941-1945) and Harry S. Truman (1945)Death: April 12, 1945, Warm Springs, Georgia, age 63, Cerebral hemorrhage
Franklin D. Roosevelt(1884-1972)
33rd President
Born: May 8, 1884Place of Birth: Lamar, MissouriAncestry: English, Scotch-IrishOccupation: Railroad time keeper, bank clerk, haberdasher, farmerMilitary Service: Missouri National Guard; Captain in 129th Field Artillery (1918-1919)Political Party: DemocratOffices Held: County Judge for Eastern District of Jackson County, Missouri; Presiding Judge, County Court, Jackson County Missouri; US Senator; Vice PresidentAge at Inauguration: 60Terms Served: Two (1945-1949, completed Roosevelt’s term) (1949-1953)Vice President: Alben Barkley (1949-1953)Death: December 26, 1972, Kansas City, MO, age 88, Natural causes
Born: October 14, 1890Place of Birth: Denison, TexasAncestry: Swiss-GermanOccupation: Soldier, President of Columbia University (1948-1951)Military Service: Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in US Army (1915); named Supreme Commander of Allied Expeditionary Force in West-ern Europe (1943); promoted to Army General (1944); named Army Chief of Staff (1945); appointed Supreme Commander of Allied Powers in Europe (1951)Political Party: RepublicanOffices Held: NoneAge at Inauguration: 62Terms Served: Two (1953-1957) (1957-1961)Vice President: Richard M. Nixon (both terms)Death: March 28, 1969, Walter Reed Hospital, Washington DC, age 78, Heart failure
Dwight D. Eisenhower
(1913-2006)38th President
Born: July 14, 1913Place of Birth: Omaha, NebraskaAncestry: Suspected EnglishOccupation: LawyerMilitary Service: US Navy during World War IIPolitical Party: RepublicanOffices Held: US Congressman (1948-1973); Vice President (1973-1974)Age at Inauguration: 61Terms Served: (August 9, 1974-1976, first man ever elected to presidency under 25th Amendment)Vice President: Nelson A. Rockefellar (December 19, 1974-1976, second congressio-nally appointed vice president)Death: December 26, 2006, Rancho Mirage, California, age 93, heart failure
Gerald R. Ford(1913-1994)
37th President
Born: January 19, 1913Place of Birth: Yorba Linda, CaliforniaAncestry: English-Scotch, IrishOccupation: LawyerMilitary Service: Lieutenant (JG) Lieutenant Commander, US Navy; Commander US Naval Reserve (active duty 1942-1946)Political Party: RepublicanOffices Held: Member of House of Representatives; Member of US Senate; Vice PresidentAge at Inauguration: 56Terms Served: Two (1969-1973) (1973-1974), re-signed Aug. 9, ‘74, due to “Watergate” scandalVice President: Spiro Agnew (1969-1973, resigned due to income tax evasion); Gerald R. Ford (Dec. 1973-Aug. 9, 1974, 1st congressional appointed VP)Death: April 22, 1994, New York City, New York, age 81, Stroke
Richard M. Nixon
(1817-1963)35th President
Born: May 29, 1917Place of Birth: Brookline, MassachusettsAncestry: IrishOccupation: Author, reporterMilitary Service: Ensign, Lieutenant (JG), US Naval Reserve (active duty, 1941-1945)Political Party: DemocratOffices Held: Member of US House of Representatives; Member of US SenateAge at Inauguration: 43Terms Served: One (1961-1963, died in office)Vice President: Lyndon B. JohnsonDeath: November 22, 1963, Dallas, Texas, age 46, Assassinated
John F. Kennedy
(1924-)39th President
Born: October 1, 1924
Place of Birth: Plains, Georgia
Ancestry: British and Scotts Irish
Occupation: Businessman, civic leader
Military Service: US Navy 1946-1953
Political Party: Democrat
Offices Held: State Senator 1962-1966; Governor 1971-1975
Age at Inauguration: 52
Terms Served: One (1977-1981)
Vice President: Walter Mondale
James Carter
(1908-1973)36th President
Born: August 27, 1908Place of Birth: Near Stonewall, TexasAncestry: EnglishOccupation: School teacher, rancher
Military Service: Lieutenant Commander, Commander US Naval Reserve (active duty 1941-1942)Political Party: DemocratOffices Held: National Youth Administration Director in Texas; Member of US House of Representatives; Member of US Senate; Vice PresidentAge at Inauguration: 55Terms Served: Two (1963-1965, completed Kennedy’s term) (1965-1969)Vice President: Hubert HumphreyDeath: January 22, 1973, Johnson City, Texas, age 64, Heart attack
Lyndon B. Johnson
(1911-2004)40th President
Born: February 6, 1911
Place of Birth: Tampico, Illinois
Ancestry: Irish
Occupation: Actor, public official
Military Service: No active service
Political Party: Republican
Offices Held: Governor of California
Age at Inauguration: 69
Terms Served: Two (1981-1985) (1985-1989)
Vice President: George H.W. Bush
Death: June 5, 2004, Los Angeles, California, age 93, natural causes
Ronald Reagan(1946-)
42nd PresidentBorn: August 19, 1946
Place of Birth: Hope, Arkansas
Ancestry: Fourth Generation Arkansan
Occupation: Attorney General/Governor
Military Service: None
Political Party: Democrat
Offices Held: Governor of Arkansas; Former Chairman of National Governors’ Education Summit; The Education Commission of the States and the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission; Co-chairman of the NGA Task Force on Health Care
Age at Inauguration: 46
Terms Served: Two (1993-1997) (1997-2000)
Vice President: Al Gore (both terms)
Bill Clinton(1924-)
41st PresidentBorn: June 12, 1924
Place of Birth: Milton, Massachusetts
Ancestry: English-Scotch
Occupation: Industrialist, oilman
Military Service: World War II Fighter Pilot (shot down 9-2-44)
Political Party: Republican
Offices Held: Congressman, 7th District, Texas (1967-1971); US Ambassador (1971-1972); Chairman of Republican National Committee (1973-1974); Director of CIA (1976-1977); Vice President (1980-1988)
Age at Inauguration: 64
Terms Served: One (1989-1993)
Vice President: Dan Quayle
George Bush
(1946-)43rd President
Born: July 6, 1946
Place of Birth: Midland, Texas
Ancestry: English, German
Occupation: Energy industry, partner of a baseball franchise, managing general partner of the Texas Rangers, governor of Texas
Military Service: F-102 pilot for the Texas Air National Guard
Political Party: Republican
Offices Held: Governor of Texas
Age at Inauguration: 54
Terms Served: Two (2001-2005) (2005-2009)
Vice President: Dick Cheney
George W. Bush(1961-)
44th PresidentBorn: August 4,1961
Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii
Ancestry: African American, English, Kenyan and Irish
Occupation: Community Organizer, attorney, author, professor, politician
Military Service: n/a
Political Party: Democrat
Offices Held: Member of Illinois State Senate (1996-2004); United States Senator (2005-2008)
Age at Inauguration: 47
Terms Served: (2009-
Vice President: Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
The Montana Standard, along with the area businesses and organizations featured on these pages, would like to take this opportunity to honor all of our Presidents of the United States.
Barack Obama The Responsibilities and Duties of the President of the United States• The President is to be Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy and of the militia of the several states, when called into the actual service of the United States
• He shall have the power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.
• He shall have the power to make treaties, provided two-thirds of the senators present concur.
• He shall nominate and appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, Supreme Court judges and other officers of the United States.
• He shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions, which shall expire at the end of their next session.
• He shall communicate to Congress. He may convene and adjourn.
