Abraham Lincoln
Posted by admin on May 27, 2011 | 0 comments
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination. As president, he led the country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis—the American Civil War—preserving the Union while ending slavery and promoting economic modernization. Reared in a...
Read MoreJames Buchanan
Posted by admin on May 26, 2011 | 0 comments
James Buchanan, Jr. (April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868), was the 15th President of the United States (1857–1861). He is the only president fromPennsylvania, the only president who remained a life-long bachelor, and the last one born in the 18th century. Buchanan (often called Buck-anan by his contemporaries) was a popular and experienced state politician and...
Read MoreFranklin Pierce
Posted by admin on May 25, 2011 | 0 comments
Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was the 14th President of the United States (1853-1857) and is the only President from New Hampshire. Pierce was a Democratand a “doughface” (a Northerner with Southern sympathies) who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Later, Pierce took part in the Mexican-American...
Read MoreMillard Fillmore
Posted by admin on May 24, 2011 | 0 comments
Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th President of the United States (1850–1853) and the last member of the Whig Party to hold the office of president. As Zachary Taylor’s Vice President, he assumed the presidency after Taylor’s death. Fillmore opposed the proposal to keep slavery out of the territories annexed...
Read MoreZachary Taylor
Posted by admin on Apr 18, 2011 | 1 comment
Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was the 12th President of the United States (1849-1850) and an American military leader. Initially uninterested in politics, Taylor nonetheless ran as a Whig in the 1848 presidential election, defeating Lewis Cass. Taylor was the last President to hold slaves while in office, and the last Whig to win a...
Read MoreJames K. Polk
Posted by admin on Apr 17, 2011 | 0 comments
James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th President of the United States (1845–1849). Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He later lived in and represented Tennessee. A Democrat, Polk served as Speaker of the House (1835–1839) and Governor of Tennessee (1839–1841). Polk was the surprise (“dark...
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