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Show Presidents Who Were Born In March Four early American presidents presi-dents were born in March. JAMES MADISON, fourth U.S. President, was born at Port Conway, Virginia, on the 16th in 1751. Madison steered the nation through the War of 1812 with England successfully successful-ly (having been secretary of state before becoming president) presi-dent) and helped found the University of Virginia. Andrew Jackson, seventh president and known as Old Hickory, was born near the South Carolina-North Carolina Caroli-na border March 15, 1767. He once threatened to use force if one or more states seceded. He was the hero of the victory at New Orleans over the British Brit-ish and when he took office a herd of common people moved into Washington, and some into the White House. He was a controversial (especially in financial affairs) but successful success-ful president. GROVER CLEVELAND, the only president to serve two terms interspaced with four years out of office, was the 22nd and 24th president, being -born on the 18th in Caldwell, N.J., in 1837. Cleveland was a man of character and a statesman. Having opposed the free coinage of silver, he left office in 1897 somewhat unpopular but time vindicated his wisdom. John Tyler, 10th U.S. president, presi-dent, was born at Greenway, Va.,on the 29th in 1790. Tyler was the first vice president to move into the White House because be-cause of the death of a president, presi-dent, William Henry Harrison, in 1841. He broke with the Whigs, however, and was not renominated by them in 1844. He voted for secession years later when Virginia seceded from the Union and was elected to the Confederate House but died before he took his seat, in 1862. |