The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-01

ing congresses to and including the
TWenty-f1fth. serving as speaker in
the latter congress. He was the only
s""aker cf the house who has reached
the presidency.
Willard Fillmore, the thirteenth
president, was member of the house
in the Twenty-third and in the TWEEN
ty-fifth to Twenty-seventh congresses.
inclusive. from New York, and was
president of the senate during the
sixteen months that President Zach
airy Taylor lived after being inaugu-
rated.
Franklin Pierce. the fourteenth
president, was member of the house
from New Hampshire during the
Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth con-
crosses, and a senator from 1887 until
1912, when he resigned.
James Buchanan, the fifteenth pres
fdent. was member of the house in
the Eighteenth to Twenty-first con-
crosses, inclusive, and senator from
1884 to 1S45, when he resigned to be-
come Folks secretary of state.
Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth
in the Thirtieth congress, serving
from 1S47 to 1s49. He was a candi-
date for the senate in 1858, but was
defeated by Stephen A. Douglas.
Andrew Johnson. the seventeenth
president, was member of the house
In the Twenty-eighth to Thirty-second
congresses. inclusive. from Tonnes
see and senator from 1857 to 1862,
when appointed military governor of
tennessee. He was again elected a
S.natcr il 1875. but died the same
year.
Rutherford b. Hayes, the nineteenth
president, was a member of the house
from Ohio from 1865 to 1867. when he
resigned to become governor.
James A. Garfield, the twentieth
president, served in the house of rep
resentatives from 1863 to 1880. In
1850 he was elected to the senate, but
never served, being inaugurated pres
ident in 1881.
BENJAMIN Harrison. the twenty-first
president. was elected to the senate
and took his seat in 1881. At the end
OF his term he was defeated for re-
election.
William Mckinley. the twenty
fourth president, served during the
Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth and Forty
seventh congresses as representa-.
tive from Ohio. was unseated in the
Forty-eighth, and was again elected
10 the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth and Fifty
first congresses.
From this it will be seen that all
the presidents have been members of
one or the other or both branches y
congress except General Zachary Tay
lor, General Ulysses S. Grant, General
chester A. Arthur. Grover Cleveland
ana theodore Roosevelt. and it is
allesed That the latter has hopes of
representing his state in the senate
term.
The continental congress of
course contained the names of more
tutuie presldents-especially as II
covered a period of fourteen years
tnan any OF the regular two-year term
congresses. John Adams, Jefferson
Maalson and Monroe-all sat as mem,
Ders OF that body at some time during
It's existence. The Twenty-ffth con.
gress contained Senator's Pierce and
buchanan. The Thirtieth Congress-
SHOWS the names of Senator Buchan-
an and Representatives ]. @. Adams.
Lincoln and Johnson. s'
Inc apportionment of the presidents
among the states has been very nm
equally made. But ten of the forty
Nv I'VE - states have furnished presidents.
of these Virginia has had five-Wash.
ington, Jefferson. Madison, Monroe
and Tyler. New York has had five
Van Buren,, Fillmore, Arthur. Cleye.
land land and; and Roosevelt. Ohio has had
four-William Henry Harrison. HAYES
Garfield. and Mckinley. Tennessee
has had three-Jackson, Polk and
johnson. Massachusetts, furnished
two-John and John Quincy Adams.
Illinois has had two-Lincoln and
Grant. The other of the ten fortu-
nate states have had but one each
Louisiana, Taylor; New Hampshire,
Pierce; Pennsylvania. Buchanan, and
Indiana, Benjamin Harrison.
While of late years there has rarely