Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-11-19
OUR PRESIDENTS.
[Cincinnati Tlmes.l

Running through the list of Presidents
OF the United States one finds many facts
and incidents Of curious and interesting
charac er. Some of them we are all famil-
lar with, while others are not generally
known; and perhaps it is we'll TO string
them all together, apropos of the election
OF the twentieth Chief Magistrate. OF the
Fl irst seven Presidents, four were from Vir-
ginia, two of the same name from Massa-
chusetts, and one from Tennessee.
All but one were &C years old on leaving
Office, having served two terms, and one of
those who served but one term would have
been sc years of age at the end OF another.
Three OF the seven died on the Fourth Of
July, and two OF them on the same day in
the same year. Two OF them were on the
Subcommittee of three that drafted the
Declaration of Independence and these
two died on the same day and year, on
the anniversary of the Declaration OF
Independence, 'and just half Gen.
tury from the day OF the Declaration
The names of three of the seven end in son,
| yet none OF them transmitted his name to
IA son. The initials OF the names of two OF
the seven are the same the initials of two
others are the same and those Of still two
others are the same.
of the first FIVE, only one had son, and
that SON became President. Eight Presi
dents had been in the Senate prior to theil
election to the Presidency, but not one wa
in ntheSenate ut the time OF his election. Gar
field il the first to have three distinguished
honors at the same time: he is membe
Of the House, has been chosen Senator an,
has also been chosen President. jackson
was Senator in 1925, when nominated fol
President by the Legislature of Tennessee
but Immediately resigned his seat.
Hayes was the only candidate who ne
cured the Presidency over an opponen
who received a majority Iof the popular
vote. Only six Presidents received a clea
majority Of the totalvote, Jackson, Harrison
Van Buren,, Pierce, Lincoln and Grant
But all except Hayes received highe
percentage than his most formidable op
ponent. The highest percentage of til,
popular vote ever given II candidate wa
in 1928, when Jsckson had 65 81 pc
cent. In 1872 Grant had 5563 per cent
and in 1864 Lincoln had 55 06 per cent.
Jackson received the electoral vote o
fifteen States out Of twenty -four, both il
1928 and 1882. Van Buren had Is Stale
out of 26 Harrison, 10 out OF %; Polk
is out of %; Taylor Is and Cass Is il
l84S, of the 30 States Pierce carried ~ O
the 81 States in 1852 Buchanan carrie,
8 of the 81 States in 1856; Lincoln, /
out OF the 33 States in 1850, and % out q
SO in 1864; Grant received the vote of 2
States sut OF the 81 States vsling in 1866
aud In 1872 he carried 81 Of the 81. Twer
ty.one OF the 38 States were counted TO
Hayes in 1876; Garfield carries 10 States
Only two Presidents were younger .tha
Garfield at the time OF their election, nn
there is only difference of few month
in favor OF these two. Garfield wall b
40 on the l9lh Of November; Grant wa
AZ when elected, and Pierce was 49. 81
Vice Presidents have become President
: three To fill vacancies caused by deail
, No Vice President who WAS called 10 Ill
Presidency to ill n vacancy was ever elec
ed 10 fill second term. Since the time {
J Washington, all hut twn Of the Presiden
4 had heea members of Congress. The e'
= eepiiOns We Taylor and Grant lyle
, Pierce, jackson, johnson, buchanan an
Harrison had been in both the House an
= Senate; Madison, Polk, Fillmore, Lincol
e aud Hayes in the House Monroe, job
n Quincy Adams aud Van Brren in lhe Sc
ate. aud John Adams aud Jefferson in Il
. Continental Congress. One Speaker Of Il
u House -f Representatives hecume Pres
10 dent james K Polk. Two Presiden
!. had been Secretary Of War-Monroe NJ
:. Grant. Six Seer, taries Of State have bee
eected To the Presidency Jefferson, Ma
is0n, Mnnrnc, John Quincy Adams, Va
d Buren and Buchanan. Harrison was Il
u oldest of the Presidents at Inauguration
sky eight. The average age Of the Pre-
= dents when installed into office has been
y years.