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The 10 richest presidents

The wealthiest to inhabit the White House.

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The 10 richest presidents

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  1. The 10 richest presidents

  2. 1: George Washington was the richest person to ever serve as President of the United States, based on relative wealth within the economy of their day, according to a ranking from Forbes. Washington's marriage to a wealthy widow provided the basis of his fortune. REUTERS/National Portrait Gallery

  3. 2: Shrewd investing in mines puts Herbert Hoover at second. REUTERS/Library of Congress

  4. 3: Thomas Jefferson, who inherited most of his wealth, is third. REUTERS/National Portrait Gallery

  5. 4: John F. Kennedy's inheritance puts him fourth on the list. REUTERS/Cecil Stoughton/JFK Presidential Library

  6. 5: Andrew Jackson, who amassed a fortune in land speculation while serving in the army, is fifth. REUTERS/Library of Congress

  7. 6: Theodore Roosevelt is sixth chiefly through inheritances and writing. REUTERS/Library of Congress

  8. 7: Zachary Taylor was born into a prosperous plantation family. REUTERS/National Portrait Gallery

  9. 8: Franklin D. Roosevelt's old-money lineage put him eighth. REUTERS/Library of Congress

  10. 9: Lyndon B. Johnson's purchase of a Texas TV station turned into a valuable media investment. REUTERS/Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum

  11. 10: James Madison inherited a huge tobacco plantation in Virginia, putting him tenth. REUTERS/National Portrait Gallery

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