American Presidents

American Presidents from MobileReference describes early life, political career, significant events, legislation, programs, appointments, personal life, and post-presidential career of all American Presidents.

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Table of Contents

1. George Washington (April 30, 1789 -March 3, 1797) Party: none, VP: John Adams (Federalist policies)

2. John Adams (March 4, 1797-March 3, 1801) Federalist, VP: Thomas Jefferson

3. Thomas Jefferson (March 4, 1801-March 3, 1809) Democratic-Republican, VP: Aaron Burr, George Clinton

4. James Madison (March 4, 1809-March 3, 1817) Democratic-Republican, VP: George Clinton[D], Elbridge Gerry[D]

5. James Monroe (March 4, 1817-March 3, 1825) Democratic-Republican, VP: Daniel Tompkins

6. John Quincy Adams (March 4, 1825-March 3, 1829) Democratic-Republican, VP: John Calhoun

7. Andrew Jackson (March 4, 1829-March 3, 1837) Democrat, VP: John Calhoun[R], Martin Van Buren

8. Martin Van Buren (March 4, 1837-March 3, 1841) Democrat, VP: Richard Johnson

9. William Harrison (March 4, 1841-April 4, 1841[D]) Whig, VP: John Tyler

10. John Tyler (April 4, 1841-March 3, 1845) Whig[W]

11. James Polk (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1849) Democrat, VP: George Dallas

12. Zachary Taylor (March 4, 1849-July 9, 1850[D]) Whig, VP: Millard Fillmore

13. Millard Fillmore (July 9, 1850-March 3, 1853) Whig

14. Franklin Pierce (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1857) Democrat, VP: William King[D]

15. James Buchanan (March 4, 1857-March 3, 1861) Democrat, VP: John Breckinridge

16. Abraham Lincoln (March 4, 1861-April 15, 1865[A]) Republican, VP: Hannibal Hamlin, Andrew Johnson[U]

17. Andrew Johnson (April 15, 1865-March 3, 1869) Democrat[U]

18. Ulysses Grant (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1877) Republican, VP: Schuyler Colfax, Henry Wilson[D]

19. Rutherford Hayes (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1881) Republican, VP: William Wheeler

20. James Garfield (March 4, 1881-September 19, 1881[A]) Republican, VP: Chester Arthur

21. Chester Arthur (September 19, 1881-March 3, 1885) Republican

22. Grover Cleveland (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1889) Democrat, VP: Thomas Hendricks[D]

23. Benjamin Harrison (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1893) Republican, VP: Levi Morton

24. Grover Cleveland (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1897) Democrat, VP: Adlai E. Stevenson

25. William McKinley (March 4, 1897-September 14, 1901[A]) Republican, VP: Garret Hobart[D], Theodore Roosevelt

26. Theodore Roosevelt (September 14, 1901 - March 3, 1909) Republican, VP: Charles Fairbanks

27. William Taft (March 4, 1909 - March 3, 1913) Republican, VP: James Sherman[D]

28. Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1921) Democrat, VP: Thomas Marshall

29. Warren Harding (March 4, 1921 - August 2, 1923[D]) Republican, VP: Calvin Coolidge


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