The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-06-24
Presidents the United States

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George Washington, " the father Of his
country" and the first president, was
born in the county of Westmoreland,
Virginia, February %, 1882. He was
elected president in 1889, being 81 years
Of age. He took the oath of Office April
30, 1889. He was elected regardless of
party, aud served eight years His death
occurred at Mount Vernon, Dec. a.,
1893, at the age of 81.
John Adams, the second president, was
born Oct. 13, 1875, and was a native of
Massachusetts,. He was elected president
in 1876, at the age of 6l, and inaugural
ed March 4, 1897. He was elected by
the federalists and served four years. He
died in 1926, in the 91st year of his age.
Thomas Jefferson, the third president,
from Virginia, was born 10 l743, and
elected president in 1900, at the age Of
81 He was inaugurated March 4, 1901.
He was elected by the old republicans,
and served eight years. Jefferson died
July 4, 1926, at the age of 83.
James Madison, the fourth president,
was born in l751, and was also from Vir.
ginia, he was elected president in 1903.
at the age of 81. lie was elected by the
federalists. inaugurated March 4, 1909,
and served eight years. He died in 1886,
at the age of IS.
James Monroe, the fifth president, also
from Virginia. was born April 2, 1859,
and vas elected president in 1916, at the
age Of 81. lie was elected without re.
gard to party, inaugurated March 4,
1917, and served eight years. He died
July 4, 1881, at the age of 70.
John Q. Adams, the sixth president, a
navive of Massachusetts,, was born July
II, 1857 elected president in 1924. at
the age f57 was elected by the feder-
aljsts, inaugurated March 4, 1925, and
served four years. He died Feb. 23,
1S4S, at the age Of 81
Andrew Jackson, the seventh presi.
dent, was a native Of Tennessee, and was
born March Is, 1867. He was elected
president in 1928, at the age Of 6l in.
augurated March 4, 1929 lie was
elected by the democrats, and served
eight years, His death occurred in 1845,
at the age Of 7S.
Martin Van Buren,, the eighth prosi.
dent, native of New York, was born in
1882, and elected president in 1885. at
the age Of "a. He was elected by the
democrats; inaugurated March A, 1887,
and served four years. He died in 1862,
at the age of 80.
Wm. Fl. Harrison, the ninth presi.
dent, a native Of Virginia, was born Feb.
8, 1773, and was elected president in
1910. He was elected by the wings. in.
augurated March 4, 1S4l, and served
month. He died 10 ls4l, April 4, at
the age Of IS.
John Tyler, the tenth president, q
native of Virginia, born in 1890, became
president by the death of Harrison. April
4, 194S, at the age of 81. He served
3 years and | | months, and died in 1862.
aged 72.
james X. Polk, the eleventh president,
was native of North Carolina, born
Nov. >, l795, and elected president iD
1874, at the age of 40. He was elected
by the democrats and served four years.
He died in lS49, at the age of 81.
Zachary Taylor, the twelfth president.
native Of Virginia, was born in 1890,
and elected president in lS4S. He was
elected by the wings and served one year
and four months. He died in 1880 nj
the age oil CO.
MiIard Fillmore, the thirteenth presi.
dent, native OF New York, was born
May 7, 1900, and succeeded Taylor to
the presidency in 1850, at the age of so.
ile died in 1874, at the age of "A.
Franklin Pierce, the fourteenth presi.
dent, a native Of New Hampshire, was
born in 1904, and elected president in
1853, at the age of 48, He was elected
by the democrats, served four years, and
died in 1869, at the age of 65.
james Buchanan, the fifteenth presi-
dent, a native OF Pennsylvania, born
April %, 1871, was elected president in
1856, at the age Of 65. lie was elected
by the democrats, inaugurated March 4,
1891, and served years. lie died in
1868, at the age Off.
Abraham Lincoln. the sixteenth presi.
dent, native Of Kentucky born Feb. II,
1909, was elected president in 1860. at
the agr Of 81 tie was elected by the
republicans inaugurated March 4, 1861
re elected in 1864 and assassinated April
10, 1865, having served as president four
years and forty days He died at the
age Of 5G.
Andrew johnson. the seventeenth pres.
idenf a native Of North Carolina, born in
1908, became president in 1865. by the
death of Lincoln, at the age of ST. He
died in 1875, at the age of g.
U. S. Grant, the eighteenth president,
a native Ohio, born ia 1922, inaugurated
March 5, 1873, and now serving his sec.
ond term.
1t will be seen by these statistics, that
seven of the presidents were natives of
Virginia, two were natives Of New York,
two of Massachusetts, two Of North Car
olna, one each from South Carolina. New
Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and
Ohio. Three of them. John Tyh' ZACH
airy TAYLOR and Abraham Lincoln. died
in Office. johnson was the last of the
ex presidents who died. Gen. Grant
was the youngest at the time Of the cleo.
tion. John Adams attained the 4 attest
age Seven of the presidents were re.
elected, viz; Washington, Jefferson.
Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Lincoln and
Grant. Five Of them were generals in
the army, viz; Washington j ackson, Har-
rison, Taylor and Grant. -Four were
elected by the federalists seven by the
republicans, and four by the democrats.
Washington was noted for his exact.
ness in all his engagements Adams for
his humanity Jefferson for his modesty
Madison as humorst /; Jackson for bis
courtliness aud Grant for his persist.
ence John dana ard Thomas Jeffar