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Show Our Presidents -- Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams were elected by the house of representatives. . Grover Cleveland, son of a Presbyterian minister, succeeded suc-ceeded Chester A. Arthur, son of an Episcopalian minister. Zachary Taylor did not hear of his nomination until one month after the convention adjourned. ad-journed. Thirty-one men have served as Presidents of the United States. Herbert Hoover was the first President born west of the Mississippi Mis-sissippi river. He was born in West Branch, Iowa. |