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George Washington was born into a Virginia planter family in Virginia
Commissioned a lieutenant colonel in 1754, he fought the first skirmishes of what grew into the French and Indian War
He served in the Virginia House of Burgesses
One of the Virginia Delegates during the Continental Congress
Commander in Chief of Continental Army -
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John Adams
John Adams was born in Massachusetts
Harvard Educated
Identified with the patriot cause
A delegate during both continental congresses
Served during the revolutionary war (Diplomatically)
Minister to the court of St. James
Elected Vice President
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Thomas Jefferson
Born in Albermarle County, Virginia
Studied at College of William and Mary
Studied Law
Married Martha Wayles Skelton
Served in the Virginia House of Burgesses and the Continental Congress
Drafted the Declaration of independence
Succeeded Benjamin Franklin as Minister of France
Secretary of State
Leader of Republicans
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James Madison
Born in Orange County, Virginia
Attended Princeton
Served in Continental Congress
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James Monroe
Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
Attended the College of William and Mary.
Practiced law in Fredericksburg Virginia
Minister to France 1894-96
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John Quincy Adams
Born in Braintree Massachusetts
Graduated from Harvard College
Studied Law and became a lawyer
Minister of the Netherlands
Minister of Russia
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Andrew Jackson
Born in the backwoods of the Carolinas
Read Law of 2 years
Outstanding Lawyer In Tennessee -
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Martin Van Buren
5'6
Born in Kinderhook, New York
Elected to the U.S Senate
Financial Panic of 1837 -
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William Henry Harrison
Born at Berkeley
Studied at Hampden-Sydney College
Joined The First Infantry of the Regular Army
Governor of the Indiana Territory for 12 years
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John Taylor
Born in Virginia
Attended the College of William and Mary and studied law -
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James K Polk
Born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina
Served in Tennessee Legislature.
Governor of Tennessee
Wanted to annex Texas
Added California and Oregon -
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Zachary Taylor
Born in Virginia
Raised in Kentucky
40 years in the army
Did not defend Slavery
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Millard Fillmore
Born in Finger Lakes County of New York
Last president not affiliated with Democrats or Republicans
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Franklin Pierce
Born in Hillsborough New Hampshire
Attended Bowdoin College
Studied Law and Politics Elected to the New Hampshire Legislature.
Served in the Mexican War
2 months before he took office he watched his 11 year old son die in a train wreck
Proclaimed an era of Peace and prosperity
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James Buchanan
Born in Pennsylvania
Graduate of Dickenson College
Studied Law
Elected 5 times to the House of representatives
Was President Polks Secretary of State
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Andrew Johnson
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Rutherford B Hayes
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James Garfield
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Chester A Arthur
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Grover Cleveland
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Benjamin Harrison
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Grover Cleveland
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William McKinley
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Theodore Roosevelt
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William Howard Taft
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Woodrow Wilson
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Warren G Harding
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Calvin Coolidge
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Herbert Hoover
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Harry S Truman
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Dwight D Eisenhower
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John F Kennedy
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Lyndon B Johnson
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Richard Nixon
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Gerald R Ford
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Jimmy Carter
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Ronald Reagan
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William (Bill) J. Clinton
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George W Bush
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Barack Obama
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Donald Trump
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Joe Biden
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George H.W. Bush