The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-22
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About, Town and Elsewhere.
MORE ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS

MORE ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS,
OF the first seven presidents of the
United States, four were from Vr-
GINA, two of the same name from Mas
sachusetts, and one from Tennessee.
All but one were eixty-siX years ola on
leaving office, having served two terms,
and one would have been sixty-slx
years old, if he bad served a second
term. Three of the seven died on the
Fourth OF July, and two of them on the
same day and year. TWO of them were
on the sub committee of three that
drafted the Declaration of Indepen-
dence; and these two died on the same
day and year on the anniversary OF the
d, caration, and just half a century
from the day of the Declaration. The
names of three of the seven end in son,
yet none of them transmitted bis name
to son. The initials of the names of
two are the same; and three of two
others the same. OF the first five, only
one had sou, and that son was Presl-
dent. Neither of the Presidents who
had sons were elected for second term.
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Every candidate fo~ the presidency
whose name ends in son, has been
elected. Jefferson and w, II. Harri-
son were defeated the first time, but
elected the second.
Eight of the presidents surnames
end in n. OF the eleven candidates
whose surnames end in n, only two,
(Tilden and Bryan) were unsuccessful.
There has been only one Georges;
three oLns; one Thomas; five Jameses;
one Martin; two Williams; one Z,ck-
airy; one Franklin; one Abraham; one
Ulysses; one Grover; and one Benja-
min. Nine times a GEORGE has been
voted for President, but only once has
has GEORGE been elected.
Fifteen of the Presidents we're of
English paternal ancestry: Washing
ton, John Adams, Madison, John @.
lor, Fillmore, Pierce, Lincoln, John
son, Garfield, Cleveland, and Benz.
Harrison. One was WEIGH, jefferson.
Three were Scotch, Monroe, Grant and
Hayes; five were Scotch-Irish, Jack
son, Polk, Buchanan, Arthur, and Nc
Kinley; one was Dutch, Van Buren,.
The youngest President was Pierce,
40. The eldest was Buchanan, &c.
The average age of the presidents at
Inauguration was 30 years. AT decease,
SO.
The oldest at death was John Ad-
ans, 90. The youngest was Garfield
40. The youngest who died a natural
death was A rth1lr az
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Virginia has had five presiden S;
Massachusetts, two; Tennessee, two;
New York, five; Ohio, four; Louisiana,
one; New Hampshire, one; Pennsyl-
vania, one; Illinois, one; District of
Columbia, one; Indiana, one.
OF the 25 presidents, were Federal
lists, 3 were Oemocratic) Republicans,
were Democrats and 8 Republicans.
The ist-Whig Republican party
has had IA presidents, and the Repub
lican.Democratic party IL. II Harrison
and Tyler, Tyler and Fillmore, and
Garfield and Arthur each be counted
as one, then each party has had IL pre-
sidents.
OF the four candidates running twice
but unsuccessful the first time, three
were elected the second time: Jeffer-
son, Jackson and w. H. Harrison. OF
the ten candidates for reelection,
Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Mum
roe, Jackson, Lincoln and Grant were
successful. Three, Van Buren,, Cleve-
land and Benz. Harrison we're unsuc-
cessful. John Adams, Aaron Burr,
Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Ad-
ans, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Blu
ron and Grover Cleveland were candi-
dates three times.