The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-27

and Thomas jefferson died on the
same day, July 4, 1895, just fifty years
after the Declaration of independence,
which jefferson himself had written,
and which both Adams and Jefferson
had done much to bring to pass,
Adams died after having remarked:
"Thomas Jefferson still lives" But as
a matter of fact. Jefferson had died
a few hours before.
Five years later, ON Independence
Day. 1881, died James Monroe, the ori-
ginator of the Monore doctrine.
Washington was the only presi-
dent to pass his life entirely in the
last century and Pierce was the first
to be born during the present CEN
tury.
Four of the presidents died in office,
William Henry Harrison, who served
only one month; Zachariah Taylor
who served one year and four months;
Lincoln. who served one full term and
about six weeks of his second term;
and Garfield. who died after he had
held tho office six months.
OF the three presidents now living
Benjamin Harrison is 66, and resides
at indianapolis: Grover Cleveland Is
| %, anu lives at IlhNVI'ii' 'NH'NNi'N
| Mckinney is 81
WHENCE PRESIDENTS COME.
1t is a singular thing that two of
| the states. Virginia and Ohio, have
| furnished more than half the presi-
| dents to the nation. Virginia, "the
| Mother of Presidents" is the birth
place of eight; Ohio of five; Massachu-
setts. New York and North Carolina
of two each, and New Hampshire,
| PENNSYLVANIA, Kentucky, Vermont,
and New Jersey of one each. Thus ten
! states share the honor of being the
! birthplaces of all the presidents of
the United States. Washington, JEFF
| ferson. Madison Monroe, William Hen
ry Harrison. Tyler, Polk and Taylor
were born in Virginia; Grant, Hayes,
Garfield, benjamin Harrison and Nc
Kinley in Ohio; John Adams and John
Quincy Adams in Massachusetts. Van
Buren, and Fillmore in New York;
Jackson and Johnson in North Caro-
lima, Pierce in New Hampshire; Bu-
chanan in Pennsylvania; Lincoln in
| Kentucky; Arthur in Vermont, and
Cleveland in New Jersey. 1t should
be stated, though, that Jackson, was
born so near the border between North
and South Carolina that the question
of his nativity has always been q
matter of dispute. His biographer
| James Parton, has, however, demon
strated that the honor belongs tt
North Carolina.
Twelve of the presidents, Washing
ton, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Johr
Adams, John quincy Adams, Var
Buren, Pierce, Buchanan, Hayes, Gar
field and Mckinley were chosen from
their native states. Tyler, who sue
ceeded William Henry Harrison on the
death of the latter. was resident o.
his native state at the time, and So
was Fillmore, who succeeded Taylor
William Henry Harrison was choser
from Ohio, Polk and Jackson from
Tennessee, Taylor from Kentucky
Lincoln, and Grant from Illinois, ant
Benjamin Harrison from Indiana
Johnson was a citizen of Tennessee
when he succeeded Lincoln, and Ar
thur a citizen of New York when h.
succeeded Garfield.
Buffalo enjoys the distinction of be
ing the only city in the country tina
has furnished two presidents. The.
are Fillmore and Cleveland.
WAR PRESIDENTS.
Each of the important wars of TIL
United states has given one or NOR
presidents to the country. The Wa
of the Revolution gave Washington
the War of 1912, Jackson and Harrison
Taylor and Pierce went to the Whit
House on the strength of their record
during the Mexican war: while ever,
President chosen since the Civil Wal
except Cleveland, took part in tha
struggle,
Washington and Grant were TIL
greatest soldiers, though Jackson an
, Harrison We're distinguished generals
Monroe was a soldier of the Revolu
tion, and was engaged in several i'm
portant battles, including Trenton
: Brandywine, Germantown and Mon
mouth. At Trenton he was wounde
in the shoulder. Tyler put in month
{ service as the head of a company o
militia during the War of 1912, hut hi
men were not called into action. Lin
! coins military career covered tw
months service in the war against tn