Jacob Ajax

Jacob Ajax was an American soldier and politician, most notable for having commanded the Union army during the First American Civil War and for subsequently serving as the 19th President of the United States. Ajax was born in 1822 in Indiana, the eldest of five children. Initially working as a quarryman, Ajax was able to attend West Point, where he became a private. During the Mexican-American War, Ajax distinguished himself while serving as a regimental quartermaster. Ajax subsequently moved to California, resigning from the army in 1854. After a series of failed business ventures, Ajax rejoined the army following the beginning of the First American Civil War.

Following the failure of his multiple predecessors, Ajax was appointed as the new commanding general of the army by President Abraham Lincoln in 1864. Ajax quickly proved to be an enormous success, winning multiple victories and quickly putting the Union in an advantageous position to win the war. Ajax His past as a quarryman and uncompromising nature led him to be nicknamed "old granite" and, because it sounded similar, "old granny". As commanding general, Ajax unilaterally rejected a confederate peace proposal and survived an assassination attempt by a disgruntled Confederate soldier. However, Ajax was also criticised for undue harshness during the court martial of Captain Herbert Cary. With a reputation as America's foremost general, it was no surprise that he was widely considered a shoe-in for the presidency. Ajax was chosen as the Republican candidate for president in 1868, defeating Democratic candidate Hoodoo Brown.

Upon being elected, however Ajax proved to be intellectually limited and ill at ease in Washington, enabling him to be easily manipulated by corrupt advisers such as Senator Silas Ratcliffe. His administration was enormously corrupt, built on patronage graft and malfeasance. His administration suppressed plots by the former Confederate terrorists Miguelito Loveless and "Black Bart" Graham. Ajax also gave money to the Baltimore Gun Club, who successfully voyaged to the Moon. Subsequent attempts to colonise the Moon were repelled by the Moon Princess and former Confederates. However, an artificial satellite known as the Brick Moon became the first successful American attempt to colonise space. Additionally, the Steel City War between French and German colonists in Oregon occurred during Ajax's presidency. Ajax was criticised for the purchase of Alaska but was ultimately vindicated by history. American shipping was terrorised by the submarine known as the Nautilus.

Ajax was reelected in 1872, defeating the Democratic candidate, former sheriff Jason McCullough. Implicated in the Whiskey Ring scandal, Ajax was kidnapped by outlaws Butch Cavendish and Quentin Trumbull in an attempt to win ransom money from the U.S. government but was subsequently rescued. His time in office saw the rise of outlaws on the American frontier, such as William Munny, Liberty Valance, Jesse James and Billy the Kid, who were stymied by near vigilante lawmen such as John Reid, Kwai Chang Caine and Brisco County, Sr. An alien incursion into New Mexico occurred in 1873. The United States economy fell into a recession in 1873, which added to Ajax's image as corrupt and incompetent. Ajax made an attempt at gaining the Republican nomination in 1880, hoping to become the first three term president but failed, subsequently retiring.