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1. This man was a military hero before he became president. Places he fought include Fort Necessity, Fort Duquesne, and Yorktown.
2. Titles held by this man before becoming president include congressman and vice president. When he lost the election for Governor of California, he grumbled to the media, "Now you won't have ____ to kick around any more".
3. Before becoming president, this man was President Polk's Secretary of State and Ambassador to England in 1854.
4. This man was born in Blooming Grove, Ohio, in 1865. Before becoming president he entered but failed in a number of careers. He finally saw success in 1881 when he became a partner in a successful newspaper, the "Marion Star".
5. This man was perhaps destined to be president; his grandfather had been president and his great-grandfather had signed the Declaration of Independence. After serving as a colonel in the Union army, he distinguished himself by being an eloquent and popular Indiana lawyer.
6. This man held a number of positions before becoming president, including Senator, State Attorney General, and Governor of New York. He became the head of an Albany political machine that was instrumental in getting Andrew Jackson elected President.
7. According to this man, he was "kind of a sissy" as a child; he was doted on by his mother and was often left out of roughhousing because of his bad eyesight. Too poor to attend college, he made a living as a clerk, bookkeeper, and haberdasher before entering politics.
8. Ironically, this man never really wanted to be president. Titles he held include Solicitor General, circuit court judge, and civil governor of the Philippines. He entered politics when he befriended Theodore Roosevelt.
9. This man, born in South Carolina, was also a war hero; he was best known for his victory in the Battle of New Orleans, the last battle of the War of 1812.
10. This man, known for his aggressiveness, served as US Representative from Texas before he became Senate Majority Leader.
11. This man, a Quaker, received an engineering degree from Stanford and embarked on a mining career that led him all over the world. He became known internationally for his efforts in providing relief to victims of World War I.
12. Among many other things, this man was a Phi Beta Kappa scholar, police commissioner, and writer of history books. He was referred to disparagingly by some as a "cowboy".
13. This man, born in a log cabin, studied ancient languages and literature at Williams College. He served in the Civil War and was from the House of Representatives from Ohio before becoming President.
14. Born to a farm family, this man graduated from West Point and served in the Mexican War before becoming President. Although he is now regarded as one of the most ineffective chief executives, he is remembered as a hero for another accomplishment.
15. This man graduated from Annapolis and served in the Navy before becoming Governor of Georgia, and eventually President.
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