Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-20
CURIOUS FACTS.
The First INC" that Has Been
Elected to Presidency.
Will Mckinley Be the Twenty-fourth
or Twenty-6fth President2
where Our Presidents We're Born. Their Edu.
cations and Professions.

cations and Professions.
Washington, Jan. 9.-(SpeciaD. Pres
ident Mckinley will be the first INC"
ever in the White House It is u curious
fact that no o>her man with Nc" pre-
tx to his name has ever even been voted for
for president In the electoral college, with
the single exception of General Mcclellan,
who was an unsuccessful candidate for tho
presidency in 1864. Nor has Nc" ever
been voted for for vice president in the cleo
toral college.
Mckinley will be the first private soldier
in the White Eouse--that is to say, the
first man of military career to reach tho
White House after starting out in the
ranks;
TIE Mother Of Presidents.
With the accession Ct Mckinley to the
chief nagistracy Ohio crowds Virginia I'M
comfortably close for the honor of being
.the mother of presidents. !" Virginia still
holds the record, with seven of her sons in
the White House. Washington, jeff erson,
Madison, Monroe, the first Harrison, Tyler
and Taylor were born in Virginia. Ohio
is next in number, with Grant, Hayes Gar
field, the second Harrison and Mckinley.
North Carolina is next in order with three
jackson, Poll, and johnson. New York
is credited with two--Van Buren, and Fill
more Massachusetts, has had the honor
twice-the two Adamscs. New Hampshire
was the birthplace Of Pierce, Pennsy lvania
of Buchanan, Kentucky Of Lincoln, Yer
mont OF Arthur and New Jersey of Cleye-
land.
VIII Mckinley be the twenty fourth or
the twenty fifth president of the United
States? 1t is all a matter of opinion. The
term for which ho has been elected is the
twenty eighth presidential term. The first
term began in 1889, and between 1889 and
1897 is los years, which gives % completed
terms March 4, 1897. But Mckinley is the
twenty-fourth man to hold the Office Of
president, Washington, Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe, jackson. Lincoln, Grant and
Cleveland having been elected to two terms
sacl, and william Henry Harrison, Taylor,
Lincoln and Garfield having died In Office
and boon succeeded by vice presidents. Nc.
president, IN the twenty eighth term. But
Grover Cleveland was elected to the TWEEN
ty-ffth term and again to the twenty sew
enth term. Shall he count but once, as
the twenty second president, leaving Nc
Kinley to be the twenty third, or shall he
be called both the twenty second and twen-
ty.fourth--which he was in actual line of
misunderstanding Mckinley to be the
twenty fifth?
A to Nationality
Mckinley adds another president to the
credit Of the Scotch-Irish. The English
still lend, however, with II presidents de-
scended from English stock on their ia
DN1t
an, Arthur and McKinley-were Scotch
Irish. Three-Monroe, Grant and Hayes
were Scotch. One - Jefferson - was
Welsh One-Van Buren, - was Dutch.
All the others were English.
Mckinley makes the ninth president to
bear the same Christian name as his ia
ther-the two Adamses, Madison, Jack
son, Tyler, Buchanan, Hayes, Garfield and
Mckinley.
James appears to be the favorite presi-
Dental name, it having been borne BY five
presidents. John is second, three presi-
dents; Andrew third, two presidents 1t is
rather remarkable that there has been but
one George IN the White House, only one
Thomas and go far only one William. Nc
Kinley will make the second of this last
patronymic
Only two families have sent two men
each to tho presidential chair--the Adamses
and the Harrisons.
The fathers of Il of the presidents were
farmers or planters. Those whose fathers
had other vocations were: Buchanan and
Hayes, merchants; John Quincy Adams,
lawyer; tho first Harrison, statesman;
Tyler jurist; johnson, sexton and con-
stable; Grant. tanner; Arthur and Cleve-
land, clergy1uen, and Mckinley, iron work
er.
A remarkable fact IN tho history Of our
presidents is that nearly all Of them were
born iii tho winter or spring. The record
by months is as follows: january, |; Feb
ruary, 8; March, 4; April, 10 May and
June, 0: July /; August, 1; september,
o; October, g.; November, A; December, 2
Locality and Profession.
1t is remarkable fact that four presi
dents of tho United States were born in
two counties of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and Charles City counties. In fact, sever
presidents first saw the light of day in &
little section of country through the center
of Virginia. Westmorcland county, ir
which were born Washington and Monroe
is adjoined on the north by King George
where Madison was born. Twenty miles
to tho westward is Orange, which was the
birthplace of Taylor, and Orange is ad
Joined on the west by Alheinarle, where
Jefferson was born. Only 35 miles soutf
of Westmoreland is Charles City county
in which were born Harrison and Tyler
Mckinley adds another to the long list Of
lawyer presidents We have seen that mos
of the fathers of ou- presidents were farm
ers or planters Not SO with their distin
Ruished sons. They were ambitious. Ii