Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-04-10
RETIRING PRESIDENTS.
What They Did Upon Turning the Office
Over to Their Successors.

Few Of our eX-prcsidcnts havo held
office after their retirement from tho
presidency.
President Washington went from the
executive mansion to his rural home at
Mount Vernon at the age of Go years.
President John Adams arose before
dawn on the morning of the 18th of
March. 1901. and set out in his coach
for his home in Massachusetts, where
he spent the remainder of his life i'll
peaceful and happy seclusion, devotins
himself TO literary research and CORE
spondence with his friends, notably
Thomas Jefferson.
He was Go years old at his retire
ment, and he lived not only to see his
Oldest son president but TO reach the
greatest age of all the eX-prcsidents.
Jefferson retired to Monticello at the
age of 66 years, after 10 years OF con-
tinuous public service, so seriously inn
poverished, rs the chronicles have it,
that he was not sure of being allowed
to leave Washington without being az
rested w Ills SiCNiNtiS.
Madison ut the close OF his second
term was G6 years Of age. He spent the
rest of his days With his books and his
friends.
President Monroe, when he retired
from the White House, on March 1,
1925, ut 81 years Of ago, Went 10 his
modest home 1T Oak Hill, Loudoun coun-
~, Va. There he accepted III election
TO the office of local magistrate. He
thought that eX-presidents should not
be party leaders.
The junior Adams left the executive
mansion for retiremcnt to be soon bro
ken by his return to Washington rs Il
member of the house Of representatives,
five years later, in 1881. III 1913. III
the capitol he died III the harness, aged
81 years, and the Oldest member OF the
house
.'Old Hickory" rode down the avenue
on the 18th of March, 1887, the weather
being remarkably pleasant, by the side
of his successor, III handsome phaeton
made of wood from the historic frigate
Constitutions The vehicle WAS Il present
from the Democrats OF New York. After
the inaugural ceremonies on the eastern
portico perhaps the first il the style OF
the programme NOW in use for such oc-
casionS he repaired at once TO his Her
mitase retreat. near Nashville. Here
his eventful and aggressive life closed III
becoming peace and grateful retirement
in 1915, ut the age OF IS, just seven
wears after leaving the White House.
Martin Van Buren, retired III 1911 TO
the shades OF Lindcnwald, Il beautiful
country seat III his native county. Co
lumbia, y. y. He spent the rest Of his
days in the singular enjoyment OF the
reflection that the veto had never been
exercised by him while president.
The first Harrison lived just one
month after his inauguration. He had
called az extra session on the 18th OF
April, 1871, but did not live 10 that
date
President Tyler retired to his Virginia
home March /, 1871, at the age OF 90.
He remained III retirement until the be-
ginning OF the civil war, when he be-
came member OF the Confederate con-
grcss and died in 1862.
President Polk retired TO his home ut
Nashville, but survived only 4 few
months, dying in 1919, aged 81 years.
President Taylor died at the executive
mansion in 1850, and Fillmore, who
succeeded him. retired IL 1853 TO his
home in Buffalo, and in 1856 was the
defeated nominee for president OF the
National American party. Ee died il
1874, aged IL years.
President Pierce, after the 4th OF
March, 1851, retired to his home IL
Concord \. H, where he died il 1868,
aged 65 years.
President Buchanan retired from the
executive Office il 1861 to his home near
Lancaster, Pa, and Tor the remainder
OF his public life was Il Very much
abused ex-president.
The sad ending Of the lives Of "the
martyred presidents, Lincoln and Gar
field, are familiar history.
President Andrew Johnson retired to
his home in Greenville, Tenn, on the
expiration of his term of Office il 1869.
He participated III the political discus
sions Of the times and Was elected to the
United States senate in 1915, but lived
only a few weeks after returning TO
public life il Washington.
President Grant, III 1871, after the
termination Of his eight years as presi-
dent, made tour of the world, which
was one of the most noted incidents OF
his later years. He was enthusiastically
urged for the Republican nomination
for president in 1880.
President Hayes, at the end of his
term of four years, retired to his home
at Fremont, O., where he led quiet
but useful life until his death in 1893.
When he was last in Washington, he
was seen on foot marching i'll process
sion Of the Grand Army of the Republic,
which, in 1892, held It's annual grand
encampment III that city.
President Arthur went from official
life at the White House il 1855 to New
York city, where be resumed the prac-
tice of his profession, the law, but he
was suddenly called from busy career,
lamcnted generally by his country, not
long after his successor, Mr.. Cleveland,
entered upon his duties. -Atlanta Con-
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