The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-10
:X-PRESIDENTS
PROSPEROUS
since the Time of Washington
They Have Been Able to
Live Comfortably.
ONLY TWO FORMER
PRESIDENTS LIVING
since the Death of General
Grant Only Two Have Been
Alive at Same Time.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July a.
FORMER presidents of the United
states, after laying down the heavy
burdens of their office, ordinarily have
etired to the quiet of private life.
There are notable exceptions to this
rule, however
One former president was later COM
vaander- chief Of the armies of the
alton, another was a leader in the
over house of congress for a con-
iderable period. a third was elected
o the United States Senate, another
was prominent in the Congress of the
Confederate states, and several others
4 emained active after relinquishing
heir posts.
George Washington retire. in 1897
fter serving two terms. In 1893.
however, the French under Napoleon
rad become so overbearing and In
ulting to the young American Re-
public that a state of war existed.
he great Washington was induced
0 become the commander n-chief of
he provisional army which was forme
fight the French, and he reentered
public life for season. He died the
next year. on December IA, 1899.
When John Adams retired from the
presidency, he withdrew from pubic
life for all time. Adams was a great
scholar and his. last years were spent
with his books. He lived for a quar-
Ter Of a century after leaving the
White House and saw the day when
his son was inaugurated president.
Strangely, he died on the 50th ami
versary of tho Declaration of Inde-
pendence, and on the precise day when
Ills great political foe, Themes Jeffer-
ION, passed away.
1t was March 9TH, 1909 that Jeffer-
on left the White House after 40
fears of public service. jefferson in
his declining years founded the Uni
yerstty of Virginia, and he regarded
his work as so important that on his
omb he mad written the following
words: Here was buried Thomas
jefferson. author of the Declaration
~ American Independence, of the
tttute OF Virginia for religious free
lom, and father Of the University of
Virginia"
James Madison retired to his Mont
1elier estate in Virginia in 1917. and
lis home became a rendezvous for
literary folk. He emerged into public
ife for a season when in 1929 he be-
1aue a leading member of the Vir-
ginia constitutional convention. He
died IN 1886, at IS, the oldest age at
tanned by 81 president OF the United
states.
After his retirement in 1925 James
Monroe held, two public posts. one as
regent of the University of Virginia
and the other as delegate to the Vir-
yinia constitutional convention of 1929
SIC was the third president to die on
July 4th. the year of his death being
1881.
demonstrate that a man can act
tally come into more fame as men,
per of congress than as president.
Adams was defeated for reelection by
Andrew Jackson and he retired in
1929. In the following year he was
elected to the national House OF rep
resentatives from his Massachusetts,
district.
In congress. he became leader, es
pecially OF the anti-slavery movement
lie died in the republic service, drop
)ing dead in the house in 1S4S.
Andrew Jackson, on his retirement
n 1897, withdrew to the Hermitage at
Nashville, Tenn He continued tc
axe active interest in his party, but
held no public office and died in 1876
1t the age of rs.
Martin Van Buren, was in politics
from his earliest years, and he re-
NAMED In the public eye long after
MS retirement from the White House
In 1871. Defeated by Harrison in 1870,
IN 1914 he again sought the Democrat
"a nomination. He had majority OF
he votes on eight ballots, but seeing
the impossibility of marshalling The
necessary two thirds, he withdrew
from the contest. In 1S4S he was the
presidential nominee OF the Free Sol
diers, but he failed to get single
electoral vote. He died in 1852 ut
he age of so.
Death removed William Henry Har-
-ison soon after his inauguration. and
ne was succeeded by John Tyler, who
Jailed to obtain nomination from his
party and left the presidency in 1S45
Tyler was against disunion in 1850
and he presided over the peace con-
ference" in washington in February
1861. He was elected to the Virginia
secession contention and he there adj
vocated secession as the only logical
course for the south to take. He
served in the provision Confederate
congress and was elected to the per-
nanent Congress. but he died in 1862
before il convened. He was the only
'orner president to support the con-
gederacy.
James X. Polk died in the June fol-
lowing his relinquiahing of the pres
idency in 1s4s. and Zachary Taylor
his successor, died in office
Mulard Eillpnnre failed to win re-