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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
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This President served from 1825-1829. He graduated from Harvard College in 1787. He collapsed of a stroke in the House of Representatives in 1848 and died two days later. Who was this President? | Facts About Presidents
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John Quincy Adams. His wife was the only foreign-born First Lady. When Adams was 26, George Washington appointed him as minister to the Netherlands.
This President served from 1845-1849 as a Democrat. He graduated from UNC where he studied law in 1818. He died in 1849 of cholera. Who was this President? | Facts About Presidents
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James K. Polk. Polk declard war on Mexico for the Mexican War. He was the nation's first candidate who, though not given much chance to win an election , won it. His VP was George M. Dallas.
This President served in office as a Republican from 1877-1881. He graduated at the top of his class at Kenyon College, then attended Harvard Law School. He died in 1893 in Fremont Ohio. Who is this President? | Facts About Presidents
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Rutherford B. Hayes. His wife was nicknamed 'Lemonade Lucy' when she banned alcoholic beverages from the White House. In 1869, he was elected the Governor of Ohio and served three terms. His VP was William A. Wheeler.
This President served in office from 1901-1909 as a Republican. He graduated from Harvard College in 1880. He died in his sleep in 1919. Who was this President? | Facts About Presidents
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Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt negotiated an agreement with Panama that resulted in the completion of the Panama Canal 10 years later. His VP was Charles W. Fairbanks.
This President served from 1923-1929 as a Republican. He graduated from Amherst College in 1895. He died at his home in 1933. Who was this President? | Facts About Presidents
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Calvin Coolidge. He was Warren G. Harding's VP, but took office when Harding died. His VP was Charles G. Dawes. The First Lady taught at a school for the deaf after finishing college.
John Tyler. He was elected with William Henry Harrison as Vice-President. Upon the death of Harrison he became President.
4. He was elected in 1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944. He died on April 12, 1945. After his death, the Constitution was amended to prevent any person serving more than two terms as President.
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