The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-04-07
OUR PRESIDENTS.
Personal Facts About Them-The Day and
Date Of Birth, When They Were Inaugur-
ated, How Long in Office, When and Where
They Died-SOmeth1ng for Your serap-Book.

George Washington was born in Vi
] ginia ON Friday, February IL, 173:
II old style; February %, 1882, new styl
S Became President, Thursday, April 8
If 1883, at the age of 81 years 2 montl
It and 8 days. He served continuous
J: eight years less two months. He die
: in Virginia, Saturday. December, l.
!. 1899, aged 81 years, 8 months and 9
6 days.
/ John Adams was born in Massach,
8 sets ON Wednesday, October 10, 173,
old style October 80, new style. Il
became President On Monday, March
1893, at the age of 81 years 4 month
and days. Served only years. II
died in Massachusetts, Tuesday, July !
1926, aged so years, 8 months and
days.
Thomas Jefferson was born in Vii
ginia, Tuesday, April 2, 1743. He wa
inaugurated Wednesday, March 4, 1901
} at the age of 81 years II months and
days. Served eight years. He died i
Virginia on the same day with Johl
Adams, Tuesday, July 4, 1926, at tn
age of 80 years, 3 months and DAYS.
James Madison was born in Virginia
Tuesday, March 16, 1851. He was in
augurated Saturday, March 4, 1909, a
the age of 81 years, II montha and II
days, and served eight years. Dice
Tuesday, June %, 1886, aged So years
3 months, and II days.
James Monroe was born in Virginia
on Friday, April %, 1858. Became
President on Tuesday, March 4, 1917
at the age of SO years, months and 1
days. He died in New York on Mon,
day, July 4, 1831-the third President
who died on Independence Day-aged
73 years, months and 6 days.
John Quincy Adams, eldest son of
President John Adams, was born in
Massachusetts on Saturday, July II,
1867. Became President on Friday,
March 4, 1925, at the age of 81 years
months and 21 days, and served four
years. He died in Washington, (while
member of the House of Representa-
tives) on Wednesday, February %,
aged 80 years, months and Is days
Andrew jackson was born in North
Cor South) Carolina, on Sunday, March
10, 1869. He was inaugurated on
Wednesday, March 4, 1929, at the age
of 81 years, / months and II days, and
served eight years. Died in Tennessee,
on Sunday, Januagy 8, 1915, aged n
years, 8 months and "a days. Oiled
on the anniversary of his great vic tory,
the battle of New Orleans, thirty years
before).
Martin Van Buren, was born in New
York on Thursday, December 5, 1882.
Was inangurated on Saturday, March
f., 1887, at the age of "a years and
3 months, and served four years. He
died in New York on Thursday, July
"a, 1862, aged 10 years, months and
19 days
William Henry Harrison was born in
Virginia, on Thursday, February 8,
1878. He was inaugurated on Thurs
day, March 4, 1871, at the age of IS
years and % days, and died in the office
just one month later, Sunday, April 4,
1871, aged 6S, years, l month and %
days
John Tyler was born in Virginia, on
Monday, March %, 1890. Became
President on the death of Harrison,
Sunday, April 4, 1871, at the age of 81
years and days, serving out that term
only. He died Friday, January II,
1852, aged II years, 8 months and 10
days.
James Knox Polk was born in North
Carolina, on Monday, November 2, 1895.
Was inaugurated Tuesday, March 4,
1915, at the age of 40 years, months
and days, serving four years. He
died in Teunesse, on Friday, June 10,
1849, only eleven weeks after going out
of office, aged 50 years, months and
- days.
Zachary Taylor was born in Virginia,
on Friday, September "a, 1874. He
became President on Monday, March 5,
1649, at the age of 81 years, 5 months
and days. This was the first instance
in which the 4th of March, the day for
inaugurating a new President, fell on
Sunday. But it happened at Monroe's
second Inauguration, and also at the in
auguration of President Hayes. Tay-
Tor died in office on Tuesday, July
1850, at the age of So years, 8 months
and 3 days.
Willard Fillmore was born in New
York, Tuesday, January 8, 1900. He
succeeded Taylor on Wednesday, July
10, 1850, at the age of so years, 81
months and 3 days, serving out the
term. He died in New York, on Sun
day, March 8, 1874, aged "a years, 9
months and / day.
Franklin Pierce was born in New
Hampshire, on Friday, November %,
1904, and was inaugurated on Friday,
March 4, 1858, at the age of 48 years,
8 months and 9 days, serving only
one term. He died on Friday, October
8, 1869, aged "a years, 10 months and
Is days. Born, inaugurated, and died
on Friday
James Buchanan was born in Penn
sylvania, on Saturday, April %, 1871.
He became President ON Wednesday,
March 4, 1855, at the age 65 years, 10
months and II days, serving one term.
He died in Pennsylvania, on Monday,
June /, 1868, aged II years, 1 month
and 8 days. He was the only Presi-
dent who was never married.
Abraham Lincoln was born in Ken
lucky, on Sunday, February II, 1909 |
He became President on Monday, |
March 4, 1851, at the age of SO years,
and 20 days. He served until his as
sassination in Washington on Good Fri
day, April IA, 1865, (died the next
day, Saturday, April 49, at the age of
DO years, months and 5 days.
Andrew johnson was born in North |
Carolina, on Thursday, December 20, |
1908, and became President on Satur-
day, April Is, 1865, (on the death of
Lincoln), at the age of So years, 3 !
months and II days. He died in Ten
nessee on Saturday, July 81, 1875, aged |
IS years, months and 2 DAYS,
Ulysses Simpson Grant was born In |
Ohio, on Saturday, April 81, 1922. He
was inaugurated on Thursday, March 4, |
1869, at the age of 46 years, 10 months
and days, and served eight years.
Rutherford Orchard Hapes was born |
in Ohio, on Friday, October 4, 1922, |
and became PresidentonM Monday, March |
5, 1877. at the age of 81 years, 5 months |
and | day.
james Abram Garfield was born in |
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