The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-01
OUR PRESIDENTS AND VICE
PRESIDENTS.

There have pecn - PiNSANS'N'i
tions since the organization Of our
government, beginning with the first
election Of washington held on the first
Wednesday Of January. 1889, and end
ing with the election Of Mckinley four
wears ago OF our presidents, Wash
ington. jefferson, Madison, Monroe.
Jackson, Lincoln. Grant and Cleveland
were twice elected. and four of our
25 presidents were elected as vice-pres-
idents and succeeded to the office by
the death of the president. John
Adams. John Quincy Adams, Martin
Van Buren and Grover Cleveland we're
defeated in contests for reelection,
but Cleveland. after having been de-
feated for reelection, was again chosen
four years later.
The oldest Of our presidents when in
augurated was William Henry Harri-
son, who was IS years of age, and he
died a little more than a month after
he became president. The next oldest
president lnaugurated was James Bu-
chanan, who was Sc. and Taylor who
was next in age was c5 when he be-
came president. John Adams and An
drew Jackson both entered the presi-
dencyi at the age Of g.. The young
est Of our presidents when inaugural
ed was General Grant. whoNwas only
AZ. Cleveland was the next youngest,
being 4S. with Polk and Garfield
closely following him at 4s. Mckinley
became president at "a. There are
now only two ex-presidents living
Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleve-
land.
All Of the earlier presidents. with the
single exception of Washington, lived
to an advanced age. Washington died
at 67. but Adams reached the age of
80. Jefferson SS. Madison S., Monroe
70, John Quincy Adams 80 Andrew
Jackson IS and Martin Van Buren 49,
Adams and Jefferson, two of the COM
mittee who presented the Declaration
Of Independence to the Colonial con-
gress, both died on the Fourth of July,
1926. Thus the elder Adams lived just
one year after his son became presi-
dent Garfield was the youngest presi-
dent when he died, being but 40, and
Polk was the next youngest at his
death, being 50.
There have been "a presidents
elected by the people, beginning with
John Adams in 1889, and ending with
Garret A. Hobart in 1896 The nomi-
nation Of Governor Roosevelt as the
Republican candidate for president
presents one of the youngest of our can
didates ever offered for the second Of
flee Of the government. If elected vice
president, when inaugurated on the 4th
Of March next, Roosevelt will be 43
years of age, but Vice Presidents
Tomrkns end John C. Calhoun both
entered the vice-presidency at the
same age. The youngest vice president
ever chosen was John c. Breckenridge,
who WAS only 3s when he was inau-
gurated, and the oldest vice-presldent
elected was William r. King, Of Ala
bama who was 81 years of age when
he was qualified as vlce-president in
Cuba on the 4th Of March, 1853 He had
been spending the winter in Cuba for
bis health. and died there after having
been sworn in as vice-president on In
luguratiop day
Four vice-presidents have been elect
d who were over 90 years of age.
rhey were King 81. Clinton and Hen
tricks &C. and Morton 65. Six vice.
Presidents died in office; Clinton, in
sIz; Gerry. in 1914; King, in 1885; VIII s