Show what will be added to this BOX SCORE OF presidents PRES OF UNITED STATES n IJ length of gh rg d H u he H served service his na e was he was born in the state stata of aue was from to george washington feb 22 1732 virginia 57 april 30 1789 march 4 1797 7 10 4 john adams oct 30 1735 massachusetts 61 march 4 1797 march 4 1801 4 thomas jefferson april 13 1743 virginia 57 march 4 1801 march 4 1809 8 james madison mar 16 1751 virginia 57 march 4 1809 march 4 1817 8 james monroe april 28 1758 Virginia Virgin iq 58 march 4 1817 march 4 1825 s john quincy adams july 11 1767 massachusetts 57 march 4 1825 march 4 1829 4 andrew jackson mar 15 1767 north carolina 61 march 4 2829 1829 march 4 1837 8 martin van buren dec 5 1782 new york 54 march 4 1837 march 4 1841 4 william henry harrison feb 9 1773 virginia 68 march 4 1841 april 4 1841 john tyler mar 29 1790 virginia 51 april 4 1841 man march 4 1845 3 it james K polk nov 2 1795 north carolina 49 march 4 1845 man march 4 1849 4 zachary taylor nov 24 1784 virginia 64 march 4 1849 july 9 1850 1 4 5 millard fillmore jan 7 1800 new york 50 july 10 1850 man march at 4 1853 2 franklin pierce nov 23 1804 1904 new hampshire 48 march 4 1853 man march 4 1857 4 james buchanan april 23 1791 pennsylvania 65 march 4 1857 march 4 1861 4 abraham lincoln feb 12 1809 kentucky 52 march 4 1861 april 15 1865 4 andrew johnson dec 29 1808 north carolina 56 april 15 1865 march 4 1869 3 10 19 ulysses S grant april 27 1822 ohio 46 march 4 1869 march 4 1877 s rutherford B hayes oct 4 1822 ohio 54 march 4 1877 march 4 1881 4 james A garfield nov 20 10 1831 ohio 49 march 4 1881 sept 19 1881 chester A arthur oct 5 1830 vermont 50 sept 20 1881 march 4 1885 3 S 15 47 march 4 1885 march 4 1889 grover cleveland mar 18 1837 new jersey 1 55 march 4 1893 march 4 1897 benjamin harrison aug 20 1833 ohio 55 march at 4 1889 march 4 1893 4 william mckinley jan 29 1843 ohio 53 march 4 1897 sept 14 1901 4 theodore roosevelt oct 27 1858 new york 42 sept 14 1901 march 4 1909 7 william taft sept 15 1857 ohio 51 march 4 1909 march 4 1913 4 woodrow wilson dec 28 1856 virginia 56 march 4 1913 march 4 1921 8 warren G harding nov 2 1865 ohio 55 march 4 1921 aug 2 1923 2 calvin coolidge july 4 1872 2 vermont 51 aug 3 1923 march arch 4 1929 5 7 1 herbert C hoover aug 10 1874 4 iowa 55 march 4 1929 march arch 4 1933 4 franklin D roosevelt jan 30 1882 new york 51 march 4 1933 jan fan 20 1941 1 by ELMO SCOTT WATSON released by western newspaper union T WONT be long now until some volunteer poet will be IT adding another couplet to that famous bit of doggerel I 1 called the presidents in rhyme perhaps it has been a long long time since you recited it in history class or on some friday afternoon when everyone in school was asked to it speak a piece if youve forgotten how ho it goes heres one version of it brought down to date first stands the lofty washington that noble great immortal one the elder adams next we see and jeffer jefferson s on comes number three the fourth Is madison you know the fifth falth on the list monroe the sixth an adams comes again and jackson seventh in the tra train in van buren eighth upon the line and harrlson harrison counts number nine th the teth tenth Is tyler in his turn and polk the eleventh as we learn the twelfth Is taylor that appears the thirteenth fulmore fillmore fills his years then pier pierce e comes fourteenth into view buchanan is the fifteenth due now lincoln comes two terms to fill but god oer rulea the peoples will and johnson fills the appointed tune time cu cut t short li by an assassins crime ne next at grant assumes the lofty seat the man who never know knew defeat two a terms arns to him then hayes succeeds and quietly q betly the nation leads garfield comes next the peoples choice but soon ascends a mourning voice prom from every hamlet in the land A brutal wretch with murderous hand strikes down the count rys chosen chief and anxious millions mourn in grief arthurs term was then begun which made the number twenty one then came the man of destiny honest and strong in policy grover cleveland whose first term made the politicians squirm but when election day rolled round harrlson harrison was more popular found A man of intellectual mold in action cautious manner cold so when his single term was over there followed four years more a of f grover mckinley then the well beloved A most effi efficient clent pilot proved A crazed assassin laid him I 1 low ow again the nation voiced its woe to fill the interrupted term our teddy followed staunch and arm A fighting statesman forceful true and brilliant as a scholar too lie he taught the nation strenuous life yet kept it from internal strife next taft the jurist reached the goal four quiet years he be held control then woodrow wilson princeton man eight fateful years of rule began tor for under him our armies brave went forth a whole worlds peace to save the war was won but at what cost the nation soon this leader lost in peace was hardings term begun but death claimed him ere it was done aone then calvin coolidge cooledge calm and cool gave to our states a cautious rule next herbert hoover of belgian tame fame added to the list the thirtieth name and next a roosevelt we see not theodore but franklin D now the question is when another couplet is added to that jingle after november 5 what win will it say will a new name that of wendell L willkie appear in the list of our chief executives or will it remain unchanged so far as the addition of a new name is concerned it if the latter then that will mark a new epoch in american history because it means that for the first time a president has been a successful candidate for a third term before franklin D roosevelt upset au all precedents by seeking reelection election re after serving two terms 0 only two other presidents had ever tried it the first was ulysses S grant elected in 1868 reelected re elected in 1872 and an unsuccessful candidate for the republican nomination in 1880 the he second was theodore roosevelt who became president 1 in 1901 when president mckinley died who was reelected re elected in 1904 failed to win the republican Republic in nomination in 1912 and j was the unsuccessful candidate of the progressive gres sive or bull moose party I 1 in that year even if roosevelt is defeated in november he will have had the d distinction n of being one of the 11 presidents who have been elected twice they were washington jefferson madison monroe jackson lincoln grant cleveland mckinley and wilson nine ame if roosevelt completes his second ond term served eight years all of the above except lincoln and mckinley the victims of assassins sas sins bullets grover cleveland was a two term president whose record is unique he served one term 1885 1889 was defeated by benjamin harrison Har then beat harrison when he was a candidate for reelection election re and served a second term from 1893 1093 to 1897 william henry harrison had the shortest period of service as president dying after one month in the white house if the republican nominee is the successful candidate this year he will add several interesting firsts to the history of the presidency for he will be the first bearing the name of wendell james has been the commonest first name of our presidents there having been five of them john and william tie for second with three each and andrew and franklin third with two each there has been one each of the following george thomas martin zachary millard abraham ulysses rutherford chester grover benjamin theodore woodrow warren calvin and herbert there would have been two if thomas woodrow wilson dropped the use of his first name and chosen to be known by the two beginning with the W if the republicans are victorious ri in november wilkie will be the first native of indiana to become president virginia still holds the title of mother of presidents with eight who were born in the old dominion ohio is is a close blose second with seven and new york comes next with four north caroline carolina has given the nation three chief executives massachusetts and vermont two each and new hampshire pennsylvania kentucky new jersey and iowa one each although wickie was born in indiana his legal residence is new york city so his election would add the seventh to the list of presidents who have gone to the white house from the empire state besides her four native sons arthur born in vermont and cleveland born in new jersey were residents of new york when elected it if wendell winkie wins he will be the first president of german descent the majority of our presidents 16 in all have been of english ancestry they were washington john adams john quincy adams madison william harrlson tyler taylor pierce lincoln johnson garfield cleveland benjamin harrison tatt taft and coolidge next most numerous lumir six were the scotch irish jackson polk Buc buchanan hanant arthurt arthur mckinley and wilson pour four van buren Burea hoover and the two roose belts were of dutch descent three monroe grant and hayes were scotch one harding was scotch dutch and one jefferson jefferso was wa s welsh Will kies kles election would mean a new occupation represented in the white house that of utilities executive however however since his first training was in in the legal profession he would be the awen ty third who were lawyers before they became president the list of these lawyer presidents more numerous than any other profession includes adams jefferson madison monroe john quincy adams jackson van vanburen buren tyler polk fillmore pierce buchanan lincoln hayes garfield arthur cleveland benjamin harrison mckinley taft coolidge and franklin D roosevelt incidentally willkie would be the first president who had never held public office before going to the white house in case the hoosier candidate ls is successful another name will be added to the list of our soldier presidents for his service as a captain in the field artillery in the world war would place him in the company of washington monroe jackson william henry harrison taylor pierce lincoln grant hayes garfield benjamin harrison mckinley and theodore roosevelt whether roosevelt remains in hi the white house or willkie moves in the religious faith of its occupant will be unchanged for both are episcopalians Episcopal ians there have been more chief executives of that sect than any other nine the presidents dats who were epis copa lians were washington madison monroe harrison tyler taylor pierce arthur and franklin D roosevelt those claimed as presbyterians rians were jackson polk buchanan lincoln cleveland harrison and wilson the methodists were johnson grant hayes and mckinley john quincy adams fillmore and taft were unitarians van buren and roosevelt were of the reformed dutch faith harding was a baptist garfield a disciple coolidge a congregationalist Congregation alit and hoover a quaker should the voters send willkie to washington to be inaugurated in january he will be one of our young presidents that is under 50 and well under the average age of all presidents when inaugurated 54 willkie is 48 the same age as franklin pierce when he was inaugurated only three others have been younger cleveland 47 grant 48 46 and theodore roosevelt 42 the oldest president at the time of bf his inauguration was william henry harrison who was 68 four others John Adams jackson taylor and buchanan were over 60 willkie would also be one of the tell tall presidents his height heigh t of six feet one inch would place him third in the list lincoln was the tallest six feet four inches washington was the second six feet two inches matisons Madi sons five ft v e feet four inches made him the shortest president four of our oui presidents jefferson jackson jackion van buren and arthur were widowers when they entered the white house and the wives of four others tyler fillmore benjamin harrison and wilson died during the time they were president tyler tylli had the most children seven by each of his two marriages william henry Heary harrison was next with 10 and hayes next with eight washington madison madia jackson I 1 P Pol a ak kand and harding were childless if willkie is elected he will be the only president with only one child a son |