The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-22
FACTS ABOUT PRESIDENTS.

| st. Louis Republic.
| theodore Roosevelt is the youngest
man who has ever filled the office OF
| president of the United States; he is the
| first president whose birthplace was In
! large city; he is the first who has
| achieved distinction in war, statesman
| ship and letters previous to- taking the
cnlef4 executives chair; and, with the
exception of Van Buren,, he is the first
| whose paternal ancestors We're of other
/ STOCK than that which comes from the
British islands AS If all these UNIQUE
distinctions were not enough. he will
| bring to the White house the largest
I FAMILY of small children that ever made
/ its old walls echo with shout and Laughs.
| ter.
| The first presidents were all well adj
| vaneed in years when summoned to that
| high office. Washington. was fifty-seVen
John Adams sixty-two; Jefferson Madi-
| son and John Quincy Adams were each
hfty-eight, Jackson sixty-two, Monroe
| hfty-nine, Van Buren, fifty-five, William
| Henry Harrison sixty-eight, the Oldest of
| an; Tyler hfty-one, Taylor sixty-t1ye,
Folk and Fillmore fifty Pierce was the
| first president who was under fifty when
| lnaugurated, his age at that time being
! Iofty-nlne. Buchanan, who succeeded
| MIN, was almost as old as Harrison
| slxty-six Since 1860 four men under fifty
| including Roosevelt have reached the
| presidency. Grant was forty-seyen. the
| Youngest man up ito the present time.
| Cleveland was ferty-eight when first IN
| augurated and Garfield was forty-ni1ie
Roosevelt Is forty-tnree, four Years
| younger than Grant. Lincoln was fifty
| two when called to the White house
| Johnson hfty-seven Hayes t1rry-four
Arthur ffty-one, Benjamin Harrison
nfty-five and Mckinley fifty-three.
| All the presidents except Roosevelt.
| who is a native of New York city. were
porn either In the country or in small
| towns Quincy Mass, the birthplace Of
both the Adams. and Raleigh, N. G.. the
| birthplace of Andrew Johnson, have been
! the largest towns until now that could
\ boast such an honor
VI the twenty-five presidents fourteen
| over one-half. were of English descent ON
| their fathers side. These were WASH
1ngten, the two Adams. Madison, the two
| Harr1sons. Tyler, Taylor. Fillmore.
PIERCE, Lincoln, Johnson. Garfield and
| Cleveland. Five came of Scoteh-Irisll
| stock namely, jackson, Polk. Buchanan.
| arthur and Mckinley, and three Scotch
| Monroe, Grant and Hayes. Jefferson
paternal ancestors We're Welsh, and Van
BuFen's. like Roosevelt were Dutch
twenty of the presidents, including
roosevelt, have been lawyers. Two
VoShiliSton anu ftaTfIS0n-Were farmers.
but their elevation was due mainly to
| Their achievements III war. Only two
| professional soldiers, however, have ever
nlled the presidential chair. These were
Taylor and Grant. Johnson was a tailor
before he became statesman.
| Sixteen of the presidents were college
graduates. Washington, Jackson. Van
! Buren. Taylor, Fillmore Lincoln, johnson
| Cleveland and Mckinley did not have the
advantages of college training but some
| of these graduated at law
All the presidents but one Buchanan
have been married men Washington
Madison, Jackson and Polk had no chill
dren, While some of the early presidents
| mad large families. The only little folks
at the White house during the first
seventy years of the government were
srandchlidren, or other relatives farther
| removed than children, and these inter-
rupted the quiet of the old mansion at
| rare Intervals. The elder Harrison was
the father of ten and Tyler of fourteen
children but in Harrisen's case those
VINO survived were grown when he be-
came president. The same is true of
/ Tyler,s children by his first wife. who
died while he was in Office. The seven
chiidren by his second wife were born
| after: his retirement. Lincoln took three
[ boys to the White house, the youngest of
| whom was eight. Grant and Garfield had
little ones, and SO did Cleveland in his
second term, but President Roosevelt
breaks all the records in this particular.
+ having an even haIf-dozen of happy
| heaithy, fun-loving youngsters.