23rd President of the United States
(March 4, 1889 to March 3, 1893
Nicknames: "Kid Gloves Harrison"; "Little Ben"
Born: August 20, 1833, in North Bend, Ohio
Died: March 13, 1901, in Indianapolis, Indiana
Father: John Scott Harrison
Mother: Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin Harrison
Married: Caroline Lavinia Scott (1832-1892), on October 20, 1853; Mary Scott Lord Dimmick (1858-1948), on April 6, 1896
Children: Russell Benjamin Harrison (1854-1936); Mary Scott Harrison (1858-1930); Elizabeth Harrison (1897-1955)
Religion: Presbyterian
Education: Graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (1852)
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Republican
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25th President of the United States
(March 4, 1897 to September 14, 1901)
Nickname: "Idol of Ohio"
Born: January 29, 1843, in Niles, Ohio
Died: September 14, 1901, in Buffalo, New York
Father: William McKinley
Mother: Nancy Campbell Allison McKinley
Married: Ida Saxton (1847-1907), on January 25, 1871
Children: Katherine McKinley (1871-75); Ida McKinley (1873)
Religion: Methodist
Education: Attended Allegheny College
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Republican
SPECIAL INFORMATION:
His second term came to a tragic end in September 1901. He was standing in a receiving line at the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition when he was shot twice. He died eight days later.
26th President of the United States
(September 14, 1901 to March 3, 1909)
Nicknames: "TR"; "Trust-Buster"; "Teddy"
Born: October 27, 1858, in New York, New York
Died: January 6, 1919, in Oyster Bay, New York
Father: Theodore Roosevelt
Mother: Martha Bulloch Roosevelt
Married: Alice Hathaway Lee (1861-1884), on October 27, 1880; Edith Kermit Carow (1861-1948), on December 2, 1886
Children: Alice Lee Roosevelt (1884-1980); Theodore Roosevelt (1887-1944); Kermit Roosevelt (1889-1943); Ethel Carow Roosevelt (1891-1977); Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt (1894-1979); Quentin Roosevelt (1897-1918)
Religion: Dutch Reformed
Education: Graduated from Harvard College (1880)
Occupation: Author, lawyer, public official
Political Party: Republican
SPECIAL INFORMATION:
Theodore Roosevelt, not quite 43, became the youngest President in the Nation's history.
27th President of the United States
(March 4, 1909 to March 3, 1913)
Nickname: None
Born: September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio
Died: March 8, 1930, in Washington, D.C.
Father: Alphonso Taft
Mother: Louisa Maria Torrey Taft
Married: Helen Herron (1861-1943), on June 19, 1886
Children: Robert Alphonso Taft (1889-1953); Helen Herron Taft (1891-1987); Charles Phelps Taft (1897-1983)
Religion: Unitarian
Education: Graduated from Yale College (1878); Cincinnati Law School (1880)
Occupation: Lawyer, public official
Political Party: Republican
SPECIAL INFORMATION
William Taft gave the White House its first set of cars. He had the stables converted into a garage for four cars, all ordered in 1909.
President Taft was a huge man, weighing more than 300 pounds. A special bathtub was installed for him in the White House, big enough to hold four men.
William Howard Taft: the only man to become President and then chief justice.
28th President of the United States
(March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1921)
Nickname: "Schoolmaster in Politics"
Born: December 28, 1856, in Staunton, Virginia
Died: February 3, 1924, in Washington, D.C.
Father: Joseph Ruggles Wilson
Mother: Jessie Janet Woodrow Wilson
Married: Ellen Louise Axson (1860-1914), on June 24, 1885; Edith Bolling Galt (1872-1961), on December 18 , 1915
Children: Margaret Woodrow Wilson (1886-1944); Jessie Woodrow Wilson (1887-1933); Eleanor Randolph Wilson (1889-1967)
Religion: Presbyterian
Education: Graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) (1879)
Occupation: Teacher, public official
Political Party: Democrat
SPECIAL INFORMATION:
A flock of sheep grazed on the White House front lawn during Woodrow Wilson's term. Their wool was sold to raise money for the Red Cross during World War I.
Woodrow Wilson tried in vain to bring the United States into the League of Nations.
29th President of the United States
(March 4, 1921 to August 2, 1923)
Nickname: None
Born: November 2, 1865, near Corsica, Ohio
Died: August 2, 1923, in San Francisco, California
Father: George Tyron Harding
Mother: Phoebe Elizabeth Dickerson Harding
Married: Florence Kling De Wolfe (1860-1924), on July 8, 1891
Children: Elizabeth Ann Christian (illegitimate child by Nan Britton) (1919- )
Religion: Baptist
Education: Graduated from Ohio Central College (1882)
Occupation: Editor-Publisher
Political Party: Republican
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