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*Cieveiand was Sheriff and Assistant Distrit

*Cleveland was Sheriff and Assistant District
Attorney.
History does not bear out the general belief
that seat In the Cabinet or position at a
foreign court ends mans presidential am
bition, for Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Qu1noH
Adams, Van Buren, and Buchanan each served
as Secretary OF State. All OF them except Madi-
son and Van Buren, represented the nation
abroad as Ministers. General Grant was Score
tSry o. War Seven vice pTeside eSn hdems
jefferson, and Van Buren, who were elected TO
It,; and Tyler, Fillmore, johnson and Arthur,
office, VIZ Gen. Harrison, Gen. Taylor, Lincoln,
and General Garfield. .
Only three Presidents occupied Office after
vacating the Presidential chatr-Qutncy Adams,
who afterward spent seventeen years In Con-
gress; Monroe, who became q Justice OF the
Peace and johnson, who was elected United
States Senator In 1873.
The Speakership Of Congress has not proven
conducive to the Presidency, Only one man
who presided over the House has reached tne
Chief MHgistracS, and that was James X, Polk.
Two Of Americas most brilliant sons-Henry
Clay and James g. Blaine-are cases in point.
Both were sent to the Legislature when young,
md thew became the Speakers OF their respect
i've Houses. They were elevated to Congress,
and each became Speaker OF the House. Both
served in the Senate and in the Cabinet as Sec:
rotary OF State They were also unsuccessful
candidates for President. Each was defeated By
a comparatively unknown man-Clay by FOLK
and Blaine by Cleveland
Virginia has furnished no less than seven
Presidents - Washington, Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe "Old Tippecanoe" Harrison Zachary
| Taylor and John Tyler. Harrison vas resi-
dent Of Ohio and Taylor OF Louisiana when
| elected.
! The two Adamses John Adams and his son,
! John Quincy Adams, were both natives Of Mas
| sachusetts. Franklin Pierce was born In New
Hampshire and Gen. Arthur was native Of
Vermont. Thus New England has had four
representatives in the White House.
Five of the men elevated to the Office were
either natives or residents of Ohio, and soldiers
viz; "Old Tippecanoe" Harrison, Gems, Grant,
Hayes, and Garfield, and Gen Benjamin Hari
rison. All but Gen. w. II. Harrison IA Virgin
ian by BIRTH were born In Ohio. Grant became
| n resident of Illinois and Benjamin Harrison
| is an adopted son of Indiana. Hayes had a sim
gular experience in his political career. He
was elected Governor OF Ohio three times, de-
feating each time Democrat of national repu-
| tation-Allen q. Thurman, George III. Pendle-
| ton, and "Old Bill" Allen. The first two named
| were unsuccessful candidates for Vice Presi-
| dent. 1t was Thurman who admitted Hayes to
| the bar.
New York has furnished four Presidents-van
| Buren, Fillmore, Arthur, and Cleveland. The
first two were natives of the State, Arthur was
| Vermonter, and Cleveland n native of New
Jersey. 1t is an odd coincidence that Fillmore
| and Cleveland were residents OF Buffalo.
Illinois never sent n native of the State to the
| White House. but two of the most illustrious
Observation-Disclosures, the emancipation, and Gen.
'Grant-were citizens OF the State when they
were raised TO the Chief MaRisttacy.
1t is a singular fact that the three citizens Of
Tennessee who occupied the White Horseback
son, Polk, and Johnson-were natives OF North
Carolina. The first two named lived In or near
Nashville.
AS to education: Washington, Jackson Van
Buren,, Taylor, Fillmore, lincoln, johnson, and
Cleveland were not college men, Except van
Buren, and Cleveland, who were educated in
commonest kind of an education. Johnson
could neither read nor write until his wife
taught him those accomplishments.
Both the Adamses, father and son, were Har-
ward College graduates. John Quincy Adams
was a professor at Harvard
Madison graduated from Princeton College,
UNvvInr fxva1 fh0fr
sheepskins at William and Mary College, Vir-
ginia.
Old Gen. Harrison graduated from the Hamp-
den-Sidney College, Polk from the North Caro-
lima University, Pierce from Bowdoin College,
Buchanan at Dickinson College, and Grant AT
West Point. Williams College vas Garfield I'D,
lege, Arthur at Union College, and Harrison at
Miami University
titles won on the battlefield Washington and
Grant were commanding Generals jackson
William H. Harrison, Taylor and Garfield Major
Generals Pierce Hayes and Benjamin Harrf
son, Brigadier Generals. Monroe was a Major
and Lincoln Captain. Washington, Monroe
and Jackson took part in the Revolution JACK
son, Harrison and Taylor in the war OF 1872
Taylor Pierce and Grant went through the Mex
lean war Lincoln fought In the Black Hawh
war, and Grant, Hayes, Garfield and benjamin
Harrison in the war OF the rebellion.
All the Presidents except Jackson, Taylor
Grant, Arthur, Cleveland and Benjamin Harri
son served in their State Legislatures. All Of
and the new President were congressman.
Jefferson, Jackson, Van Buren,, Harrison, Ty
ler Polk johnson, Hayes, and Cleveland were
Governors of their respective States for one o.
more terms. Both Harrisons, the younge
Adams, Monroe jackson, Van Buren, Tyler
Pierce, Buchanan, johnson, and Garfield wer.
United States Senator'S. Garfield was elected
but he never served, having been elected Prest
dent shortly afterward. jackson never spok'
In the Senate.
Seven of them were Cabinet officials. Jeher
son, Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams
Van Buren, and Buchanan served as Secretar.
of State, and Gen. Grant Secretary OF Wa
for Ave months Both the Adamses, Jefferson
Monroe, Tippecanoe Harrison, and Buchanan
were Ministers to foreign countries.
Only one President was n Sheriff. that wa
Cleveland. Only one an Alderman, johnson
Both Johnson and Cleveland were Mayors. Gen
Grant was the youngest President, Az and sol
Tippecanoe" the Oldest, c. Monroe, Grant ant
Arthur we're residents OF New York City whei
they died.
, Several Presidents had nicknames. Jackson
was -Old Hickory" w. II. Harrison -Old Tippe
canoe" TAYLOR though and Ready" Buchanan
was called @Old Buck" lincoln -Old Abe" an
Gen, BENJAMIN Harrison @Iittlo Ben"