Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-19
WIDOWS OF PRESIDENTS,
Mrs, Grant, Mrs. Garfield, Mrs. Harri'
son and Mrs. Mckinley.

Four widows Of presidents are now
living, namely, Mrs. Grant, Mrs, Gar
field, Mrs. Harrison and Mrs, McKin-
ley The widow Of General Grant, who
was Julia Dent, daughter Of Judge
Dent, resides IN Washington, her home
icing shared with her daughter, Mrs,
sartorls, She has experienced more OF
the ylcissitudes Of life than any other
mistress Of the White House. Her early
married life was passed In poverty and
the eight years her husband was presi-
dent were the most magnificent In the
entertainment and social brilliancy Of
the executive mansion. A romance OF
her courtshlp was In the fact of her
family objecting to Grant who was a
poor soldier and she the daughter Of a
well-to-do judge, and the overcoming Of
this obstacle by the saving Of her BROTH
sr's life by young Grant in the Mexican
campaign. Some months after their
marriage Captain Grant and his wife
were stationed at Sackett's harbor, on
Lake Ontario. After retiring from the
regular army Grant attempted IN sue
oesslon farming, real estate, brokerage,
tanning, and then his enlistng in the
civil war was the turning point in his
fortunes.
Mrs Garfield was only for a few
months mistress of the White House.
She was familiar with Washington,
where she had lived while her husband
vas q representative In Congress, and
was always known as domestic wo-
man She. too, was acquainted with
moderate circumstances In life Like
ler husband, she was early teacher.
Garfield was succe&iyely a college pro.
lessor, preacher, and then a lawyer
entering the army at the breaking out
u The civil war and serving with dis
.lnction Mrs Garfield ia q small spare
woman. with delicate features and fine
black eyes. She has superb sef-oon-
.rol and II was said to her by her hus-
band that never in his political career
lad he suffered from any words or act
)f hers. She always had been close
student and was the tutor Of her two
IONS and daughter. She lives In a SUBJ
lrb Of Cleveland and enjoys pension
rom Congress and the income OF fund
'aised by her husbands admirers after
us death. She is "a years old and IN
DOOR health.
Mrs. Harrison. who was Mrs Dim
mock. a niece Of the first Mrs. HART
son. married General Benjamin HART
'on after he had retired from office, She
OF middle age, an attractive and splr.
led woman, and lives in the Harrison
homestead at Indianapolis with her only
'hild, a daughter. She was left by her
husband In comfortable circumstances.
Mrs Mckinley was Miss Ida Saxton,
Nhose father was a banker at Canton
ma for whom she acted as clerk and
asher. She married Mr. Mckinley
loon after he returned from the war
WIN only his military rank as major
ma an ambition 10 become lawyer
yrs Mckinley resembles Mrs Gar
leiu IN domestic taste, and never was
'eeoneiled to her husbands having q
political career His seconc election TO
ne presidency was a matter OF regret
slth her, and II Is recalled that In the
.alliornia trip she declared that she
Fas looking forward 10 the time when
me and her husband could pass their
80 u ~ 4uict Of private NE ~
h"lf canton home Two children were
,orn TO the McKinleys whose early
IN was a heavy afIilction Mrs. Nc
Alnley has for years been an invalid
'yraouse Herald.