Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-01-13
STUDY IN EX-PnESIOENTS.
Four Were Living AT Three Different
IrII.lls In k.iE InrX

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Four Were Living ni Three Different
Tiacs In History.
Two eX-p.esidcnts of the United
States are living. Cleveland and Harr-
son.
Before the expiration Of John Adams
term, 1891, there was no ex-president
living, Washington having died in De-
cember, 1859.
During JcfrcrsOn's administration
Adams was the eX-presdent. Both died
on the same dag. July /, 1926. Both
were ex-preSldents during the admin
istratiOns Of Madison and Monroe and
a part of the administration Of j. =.
Adams
When Monroe was president. the
three ex-presidents were Adams, Jeffer-
son and Madison.
j. Q. Adams became president in
1925. At that time Adams. Jefferson,
Madison and Monroe were living. But
before the expiration Of j. Q. Adams
term, 1879. only Madison and Monroe
were living.
During Jac. sons irst administra-
ton, Madison. Monroe and j. O. Adams
were the living eX-presidents. Before
the expiration Of Jackson's second ad-
mlnistration only J. Q. Adams remain
ed as former president.
When Van Buren was president, j.
O. Adams and Jackson were the living
ex-presidents.
term Of one month J. q. Adams. Jack
son and Van Buren, were the living ex-
presidents.
John Tyler as vice president succeed
ed Harrison and was In office from
1S41 to 1915. The eX-presidents living
during his tenn were }. Q. Adams,
Jackson and Van Buren.
While Polk was president the living
ex-presidents were J. Q. Adams, Jack
son, Van Buren and Tyler. But before
the expiration of Polk's term Van Bu-
rem aud Tyler only remained.
Taylor's term lasted less than five
months. In that time Van Buren, Tyler
and Polk were living, although Polk
died 25 days before Taylor, thereby
leaving Van Buren and Tyler living eX-
presidents.
When Fillmore was president. Van
Buren and Tyler were still living.
With Pierce as president, there were
three living ex-presidents-Ya Buren,
Tyler and Fillmore.
When Buchanan was president, Van
Buren, Tyler, Fillmore and Pierce
were living.
During Lincolns term of Office Fiji
more, Pierce and Buchanan were llv-
ing.
In the administration of Johnson,
Buchanan died, leaving Fillmore and
Pierce.
During Grants first term Fillmore
and Johnson were living Before the
expiration Of his second term there
was no living ex-president
Grant was the only living ex-presi-
dent while Hayes was at the White
House.
During Garield's short term Grant
and Hayes were living.
In the administration of Arthur.
Grant and Hayes were stIll living
the time of Arthur's death Hayes was
living.
During Clevelands first term Grant,
Hayes and Arthur were living. Before
the expiration of that term only Hayes
remained.
With Benjamin Harrison as presi-
dent, Hayes and Cleveland were liy-
ing, but before the expiration of Har-
rlson's term only Cleveland remained
as living eX-president.
IN Cleveland's second term there
was but one ex-president living, Har-
rison.
During McKinleys term the two liv-
ing ex-presidents are Cleveland and
Harrison.
Three times In the history of the
country have four ex-presidents been
living at the same time. frequently
three. Once there was one eX-pres-
dent living during the incumbency of
his predecessor, twice nOne.-New
York Sun.