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President number: First President of U.S.
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Political Party: None (Washington opposed the idea of political parties)
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Age at Inauguration: 57
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Served: 1789-1797
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Number of terms: 2
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Other Offices or Commissions: President of Constitutional Convention, Lieutenant General and Commander in Chief of new United States Army
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Died: December 14, 1799
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Age at Death: 67
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Place of Burial: Mount Vernon, Virginia
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Only President to be elected unanimously
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Only President inaugurated in 2 cities - New York and Philadelphia
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Only President that did not live in the White House. He was involved in the planning of the Capitol.
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There were 13 stars on the United States flag when Washington became President in 1789. |
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Third President
Lifespan - 1743 - 1826
Place of Birth - April 13, 1743 in Albermarle County, Virginia
Term as President - 1801-1809
Political Party - Democratic-Republican
Vice President / Vice Presidents - Aaron Burr (1801-5), George Clinton (1805-9)
Religion - Deist
Military Experience - in the military but who saw no action. Was in office during the Tripolitan War, 1800-1805, against the Barbary pirates
Name of Wife - Thomas Jefferson was married to Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson
Education - William and Mary College - he could read Greek, Latin, French and English
Career - Law, Politician, Statesman
Member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1769-74
Member of Continental Congress, 1775-76
Governor of Virginia, 1779-81
Member of Continental Congress, 1783-85
Minister to France, 1785-89
Secretary of State, 1790-93 (under Washington)
Vice President, 1797-1801 (under J. Adams)
Place of Death - July 4, 1826 in Monticello in Virginia
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John Adams - Second President
Lifespan - 1735 - 1826
Place of Birth - October 30 1735 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Term as President - 1797-1801
Political Party - Federalist
Vice President / Vice Presidents - Thomas Jefferson who was a Democratic Republican.
Religion - Unitarian
John Adams, Military Experience - He had no military experience and there was not a war during his term
Name of Wife - John Adams was married to Abigail Smith Adams
Family - His son John Quincy Adams became President. Susanna Adams, John Adam's granddaughter, lived in the White House during the last 4 months of his term
Education - Harvard
Career - Lawyer, Politician, Statesman
Member of Continental Congress, 1774-78
Commissioner to France, 1778
Minister to the Netherlands, 1780
Minister to England, 1785
Vice President, 1789-97 (under Washington)
Place of Death of John Adams - July 4, 1826, in Quincy, Massachusetts |
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James Madison - Fourth President
Lifespan - 1751 - 1836
Place of Birth - March 16, 1751 in Port Conway, King George, Virginia
Term as President - 1809 -1817
Political Party - Democratic-Republican
Vice President / Vice Presidents - George Clinton (1809-12), Elbridge Gerry (1813-17)
Religion - Episcopalian
James Madison Military Experience - War of 1812, 1812-1814, against the British
Name of Wife - Thomas Jefferson was married to Dolley Payne Todd Madison
Education - Princeton
Career - Politician, Statesman
Member of Virginia Constitutional Convention, 1776
Member of Continental Congress, 1780-83
Member of Virginia Legislature, 1784-86
Member of Constitutional Convention, 1787
Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1789-97
Secretary of State, 1801-09 (under Jefferson)
Place of Death of James Madison - June 28, 1836 in Montpelier, Virginia |
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