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Weird Presidential Facts

Weird Presidential Facts. By: Eric Flanagan. Number of Presidents. Barack Obama is the 44 th President of the United States of America. He is only the 43 rd man elected to Presidency , Grover Cleveland was elected to 2 non consecutive terms., he is the 22 nd and 24 th President. .

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Weird Presidential Facts

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  1. Weird Presidential Facts By: Eric Flanagan

  2. Number of Presidents • Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States of America. He is only the 43rd man elected to Presidency , Grover Cleveland was elected to 2 non consecutive terms., he is the 22nd and 24th President.

  3. Ulysses S. Grant • First President given a speeding ticket, for $20. • First President to run against a women Virginia Woodhull. • Turned down an invitation by Lincoln to join him on the night he was assassinated. • Smoked 20 cigars a day

  4. Place of Birth • Martin van Buren was first President born in the U.S. • Andrew Jackson was first President born in a log cabin, James Garfield was the last. A total of 7 Presidents were born in one Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S Grant, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, James Buchanan, and James Garfield • Jimmy Carter was the first born in a hospital. • 8 Presidents were born in England: Washington, J. Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, J. Q. Adams, Jackson, and W. Harrison

  5. College • 8 Presidents never attended college: Washington, Jackson, Van Buren, Taylor, Fillmore, Lincoln, A. Johnson, and Cleveland. • School with most Presidents coming from it is Harvard with 7: J. Adams, J. Q. Adams, T. Roosevelt, F. Roosevelt, Rutherford B. Hayes, J. F. Kennedy, and George W. Bush

  6. Popular Vote • 3 Presidents who won Presidency but lost the popular vote. • Rutherford B. Hayes (1876), Benjamin Harrison (1888), and George W. Bush (2000).

  7. Age • Oldest inaugurated President was Ronald Regan at age 69. • Youngest was John Kennedy at 43. • Theodore Roosevelt took over Presidency at age 42, taking over for an assassinated William McKinley.

  8. Religion • The Religious affiliation with the most Presidents is Episcopalian with 11. It is followed by Presbyterian with 10. • There have been 11 different religions who have had of President of their faith. • All are a form of Christianity

  9. Ethnicity • There have been 8 different ethnicities for Presidents. • Dutch, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Swiss, German , and African.

  10. Height • Tallest President was Abraham Lincoln at 6 feet 4 inches. • Shortest was James Madison at 5 feet 4 inches.

  11. Elected • Gerald Ford was the only President never elected to office. • He assumed position after Richard Nixon resigned • Richard Nixon was only President to resign the position.

  12. Family Lives • Only 1 bachelor President, James Buchanan • Ronald Reagan was the only President divorced • Six Presidents had no children Washington, Madison, Jackson, Polk, Harding and Buchanan • James Tyler had the most children with 15

  13. Assassination • 4 Presidents were assassinated while in office. • James Garfield • William McKinley • Jon Kennedy • Abraham Lincoln

  14. 4th of July • 3 Presidents died on the 4th of July • John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison • One was born on the 4th • Calvin Coolidge

  15. Burial • Only 2 President are buried in Arlington National Cemetery • John Kennedy and William Taft

  16. Bibliography • 10 weird and bizarre facts about us presidents. (2008, September 8). Retrieved from http://purpleslinky.com/trivia/history/10-weird-and-bizarre-facts-about-us-presidents/ • Presidential fun facts. (2010, January 9). Retrieved from http://www.littleknownfactsshow.com/presidents.html • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTZJimimHNg

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