Presidential Timetoast

George Washington

Period: Apr 30, 1789 to Mar 4, 1797

1. Where was he from? Westmoreland County, Virginia
2. Education? he attended a local school in Fredericksburg and he did self guiding studying bc he worked on the farm
3. Any army service? he was a commander-in-chief throughout the war
4. Any previous offices held? served 16 years in colonial assembly
5. Family members? he had 9 siblings, 3 brothers, 2 sisters, 3 half-brothers, 1 half-sister
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? he expanded his economic enterprise

Congress enacts tariff (Washington)

Jul 31, 1789

The first congress passed the Tariff Act of 1789, the first legislation passed, it established the framework for tariffs in the US, it imposed tariffs on imports to generate revenue for the federal government and to protect domestic industries from foreign competition, they were primarily placed on goods and manufactured products.

First Naturalization Law (Washington)

Mar 26, 1790

To be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the U.S congress assembled, that any alien being a free white person who resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the US for the term of two years. it established terms and rules of citizenship.

Ratification of the Constitution (Washington)

May 29, 1790

The Ratification of the Constitution laid the foundation for the federal government of the US which established the principles of American democracy that continued to shape the nation ha is today

Copyright Law (Washington)

May 31, 1790

it was the exclusive right to their works for a period of 14 years, with the option to renew for an additional 14 years if the author was still alive. The law covered maps, charts, and books and was aimed at promoting the progress of science and useful arts by protecting the rights of creators. This legislation laid the groundwork for the copyright laws that followed, shaping the development of intellectual property rights in the United States.

Moving the Capital (Washington)

Dec 6, 1790

The capital of the US was moved to NYC to establish federal district along the Potomac River which became Washington DC, the decision was a compreomise to gain support for Hamilitons financial plan, it authorized the relocation and establishment of a permananent seat of government, it was located between the northern and southern states, to symbolize unity.

John Adams

Period: Mar 4, 1797 to Mar 3, 1801

1. Where he is from? Braintree, MA
2. Education? Bachelor of Arts Degree (Harvard)
3. Any military service? served as head of War and Ordnance Board
4. Any previous offices held? served the U.S gov as senior diplomat in Europe(1789-1797)
5. Family members? John Adams Sr, Susanna Boylston, and two younger brothers
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office. he was a leader of the American Revolution,

Thomas Jefferson

Period: Mar 4, 1801 to Mar 4, 1809

1. Where he is from? Shadwell, VA
2. Education? 7 years studying in Williamsburg, boarding school, college of William and Mary
3. Any military service? N/A
4. Any previous offices held? primary draftsman of the DOI, secretary, vice president
5. Family members? married Martha Skelton, two children
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? responsible for Louisiana purchase, primary draftsman of the Declaration of Independence of the U.S.

James Madison

Period: Mar 4, 1809 to Mar 4, 1817

1. Where he is from? Orange County, Virginia
2. Education? Princeton (college of New Jersey)
3. Any military service? colonel and commander of the Orange County Regiment, Virginia Militia
4. Any previous offices held? secretary of state
5. Family members? his wife & wife's son John Payne Todd
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office. retired to his Virginia Plantation, he was elected to the house of representatives over James Monroe.

James Monroe

Period: Mar 4, 1817 to Mar 4, 1825

1. Where he is from? Monroe Hall, VA
2. Education? college of William & Mary
3. Any military service? joined 3rd Virginia Regiment, wounded in battle of Trenton, Lieutenant Colonel
4. Any previous offices held? governor of Virginia, U.S senate, U.S ambassador to France & Britain, secretary
5. Family members? a wife, 4 children
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office. secretary of state, member of congress, U.S senator, and governor before his term

John Quincy Adams

Period: Mar 4, 1825 to Mar 4, 1829

1. Where he is from? Braintree, MA
2. Education? Harvard College, Harvard University
3. Any military service? N/A
4. Any previous offices held? representative, secretary, ambassador and minster to Russia
5. Family members? 4 children, Quincy political family
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? secretary, diplomatic and political career, ambassador, member of congress

Andrew Jackson

Period: Mar 4, 1829 to Mar 4, 1837

1. Where he is from? Waxhaw, British America
2. Education? sporadic education, read law
3. Any military service? major general in the Regular Army
4. Any previous offices held? lawyer, planter, stateman, served both houses of congress
5. Family members? wife and 3 sons
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? worked as saddler and returned to school, taught reading and writing to kids, studied law

Martin Van Buren

Period: Mar 4, 1837 to Mar 4, 1841

1. Where he is from? Kinderhook, NY
2. Education? Claverack College
3. Any military service? involved in the Bank War
4. Any previous offices held? secretary
5. Family members? wife, 5 children, 2 plus children, father, and Van Buren family
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? American lawyer, diplomat, and statesman

William Henry Harrison

Period: Mar 4, 1841 to Apr 4, 1841

1. Where he is from? Berkeley Plantation, VA, Charles City County
2. Education? Hampden-Sydney College, Uni of Penn
3. Any military service? sub lieutenant, then resigned from the army
4. Any previous offices held? senate, Ohio presidential elector, appointed to Gran Columbia by minister, congress-resigned
5. Family members? wife, 10 children, Harrison family of Virginia
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office. senate, congress, Gran Columbia

John Tyler

Period: Apr 6, 1841 to Mar 4, 1845

1. Where he is from? Charles City, VA
2. Education? William & Mary
3. Any military service? N/A
4. Any previous offices held? vice president, senator, governor, representative
5. Family members? 15 children, i wide (died), 1 wife
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office. owned Tabaco plantation, 13 slaves inherited, VA state legislator, VP presidential nominee (lost)

James Polk

Period: Mar 4, 1845 to Mar 3, 1849

1. Where he is from? Pineville, NC
2. Education? University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3. Any military service? Jackson's prominent house ally in the "Bank War"
4. Any previous offices held? president, governor, representative
5. Family members? 9 siblings, 5 brothers, 4 sisters
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? built successful law practice in TN, elected to state legislature, House of Reps

Zachary Taylor

Period: Mar 4, 1849 to Jul 9, 1850

1. Where he is from? Orange County, VA
2. Education? basic education, aspired to the military
3. Any military service? officer of U.S Army
4. Any previous offices held? just president
5. Family members? wife, 6 children
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? national hero in the army, Mexican-American War

Millard Fillmore

Period: Jul 10, 1850 to Mar 3, 1853

1. Where he is from? Summer Hill, NY
2. Education? formal schooling & studied to become a lawyer
3. Any military service? Major Captain, Union Continentals, American Civil War
4. Any previous offices held? Vice president and president
5. Family members? a wife(died) remarried wife, one child
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? elected vice president in 1848, instrumental in passing the Compromise of 1850, lead to a truce in a battle over expansion slavery

Franklin Pierce

Period: Mar 4, 1853 to Mar 4, 1857

1. Where he is from? Hillsborough, NH
2. Education? Bowdoin College, Northampton Law School, Phillips Exeter Academy
3. Any military service? Brigade commander i General Winfield Scott's Army in Mexican War
4. Any previous offices held? president, senator, representative, speaker of the house of reps, NH state representative
5. Family members? Jane A(wife) & 3 children
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? served in house of reps & private law practice

James Buchanan

Period: Mar 4, 1857 to Mar 4, 1861

1. Where he is from? Cove Gap, PA
2. Education? Dickinson College and attended Old Stone Academy
3. Any military service? served in a reserve unit in the war of 1812
4. Any previous offices held? president, ambassador of UK, secretary of state, senator(PA), minister to Russia, Representative(3, 4)
5. Family members? 11 siblings, 6 sisters, 4 brothers
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? developed a program, prominent lawyer, house of reps, democratic party

Abraham Lincoln

Period: Mar 4, 1861 to Apr 15, 1865

1. Where he is from? Larue County, KY
2. Education? no college, formal schooling
3. Any military service? volunteer in Illinois Militia, elected captain
4. Any previous offices held? president, representative, state representative
5. Family members? Mary Ann Todd and 4 children
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? captain in the Black Hawk War, 8 years in the Illinois legislature, rode circuit of courts

Andrew Johnson

Period: Apr 15, 1865 to Mar 4, 1869

1. Where he is from? Waxhaw, British America
2. Education? sporadic education, read law
3. Any military service? major general in the Regular Army
4. Any previous offices held? lawyer, planter, stateman, served both houses of congress
5. Family members? wife and 3 sons
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? worked as saddler and returned to school, taught reading and writing to kids, studied law

Ulysses S. Grant

Period: Mar 4, 1869 to Mar 4, 1877

1. Where he is from? Point Pleasant, OH
2. Education? US military academy
3. Any military service? commanding colonel of the 21st Illinois volunteer regiment
4. Any previous offices held? president, US Interim Secretary of War, Commanding General
5. Family members? Julia Grant, 4 children
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? commanding general, led union armies to victory, American hero, working in implement congressional reconstruction to remove slavery

Rutherford B. Hayes

Period: Mar 3, 1877 to Mar 3, 1881

1. Where he is from? Delaware, OH
2. Education? Kenyon College, Harvard University, Harvard Law School
3. Any military service? 23rd Ohio Infantry
4. Any previous offices held? president, governor, representative
5. Family members? Lucy Ware Webb, 8 children
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? became active in affairs of Fremont

James Garfield

Period: Mar 4, 1881 to Sep 19, 1881

1. Where he is from? Moreland Hills, OH
2. Education? Hiram College, Williams College
3. Any military service? Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Major General
4. Any previous offices held? president, representative
5. Family members? wife Lucretia and 7 children
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? became an attorney, a preacher in the Stone, affiliated with the Disciples, elected Republican member of Ohio State Senate

Chester A. Arthur

Period: Sep 20, 1881 to Mar 4, 1885

1. Where he is from? Fairfield, VT
2. Education? state and national law school and union college
3. Any military service? New York Militia and Brigadier general
4. Any previous offices held? president, vice president, collector of the port of NY
5. Family members? spouse Ellen Arthur, son
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? appointed to collector of Port of NY, important supporter of Conkling and Stalwart of Republican Party

Grover Cleveland

Period: Mar 4, 1885 to Mar 4, 1889

1. Where he is from? Caldwell, NJ
2. Education? elementary edu, Fayetteville Academy, Clinton Grammar School, left school to support his family
3. Any military service? avoided service
4. Any previous offices held? president, governor and mayor
5. Family members? 6 children
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? elected mayor of buffalo, governor of NY, cooperated with state assembly minority leader

Benjamin Harrison

Period: Mar 4, 1889 to Mar 4, 1893

1. Where he is from? North Bend, OH
2. Education? Miami University, Farmers College
3. Any military service? served in the Union Army as a colonel
4. Any previous offices held? president and senator
5. Family members? N/A
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? entered law partnership, elected reporter if indiana supreme court, active supporter of republican partys platform

Grover Cleveland

Period: Mar 4, 1893 to Mar 4, 1997

1. Where he is from? Caldwell, NJ
2. Education? elementary edu, Fayetteville Academy, Clinton Grammar School, left school to support his family
3. Any military service? avoided service
4. Any previous offices held? president, governor and mayor
5. Family members? 6 children
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? elected mayor of buffalo, governor of NY, cooperated with state assembly minority leader

William McKinley

Period: Mar 4, 1897 to Sep 4, 1901

1. Where he is from? Niles, OH
2. Education? Allegheny College, Albany Law School, Poland Seminary, University of Mount Union
3. Any military service? he was a private in the union army
4. Any previous offices held? president, governor & representative
5. Family members? 8 siblings, no surviving children and invalid wife
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? presided over victory in Spanish-American War, enlisted as a private in the Union Army

Theodore Roosevelt

Period: Sep 14, 1901 to Mar 4, 1909

1. Where he is from? New York, NY
2. Education? Harvard College and Friends Seminary
3. Any military service? assistant secretary of the Navy, fought in Spanish Army in Cuba
4. Any previous offices held? president, Vice president, governor, Assistant secretary, State Representative
5. Family members? Edith Roosevelt, 7 children
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? NY politics, 33rd governor, 25th VP, member of the NY Senate, assistant secretary in Navy

William Howard Taft

Period: Mar 4, 1909 to Mar 4, 1913

1. Where he is from? Cincinnati, OH
2. Education? University of Cincinnati College, Woodward Career Technical High School
3. Any military service? N/A
4. Any previous offices held? Chief Justice, President, Provisional Governor, Secretary, Governor-general, Civil Governor and Solicitor General
5. Family members? wife, 3 children
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? lawyer, solicitor general and judge of Sixth Circuit Court

Woodrow Wilson

Period: Mar 4, 1913 to Mar 4, 1921

1. Where he is from? Staunton, VA
2. Education? John Hopkins University, Princeton University, University of Virginia, Davidson college
3. Any military service? served in the civil war as chaplain with the confederate army
4. Any previous offices held? president and governor
5. Family members? wife(died) Edith Bolling new wife, 1 daughter
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? democratic party, president of Princeton university, governor of NJ,

Warren Harding

Period: Mar 4, 1921 to Aug 2, 1923

1. Where he is from? Blooming Grove, OH
2. Education? Ohio Central College
3. Any military service? US Marine Corps Reserve
4. Any previous offices held? president, senator, lieutenant, state senator
5. Family members? Florence Kling and 1 child with Nan Britton
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? served in Ohio State Senate, Lieutenant governor for 2 years, signed the Budget and Accounting Act

Calvin Coolidge

Period: Aug 2, 1923 to Mar 4, 1929

1. Where he is from? Plymouth Notch, Plymouth, VT
2. Education? Amherst College and St. Johnsbury Academy
3. Any military service? African American cavalry regiment in Cuba during the Spanish-American War
4. Any previous offices held? president, VP, governor, lieutenant governor, Senator, Mayor, State Representative
5. Family members? Grace Goodhue, 2 children
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? sought to shrink the regulatory role of federal gov

Herbert Hoover

Period: Mar 4, 1929 to Mar 4, 1933

1. Where he is from? West Branch, IA
2. Education? Standard University and George Fox University
3. Any military service? served as humanitarian
4. Any previous offices held? president, secretary and director of the US food administration
5. Family members? a wife and two children
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? led American relief administration, provided food to starving millions of people, unsuccessfully sought the republican nomination

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Period: Mar 4, 1933 to Apr 12, 1945

1. Where he is from? Hyde Park, NY
2. Education? Columbia Law School, Groton School, Harvard University, Columbia University, Harvard College
3. Any military service? amateur in naval affairs, assistant secretary
4. Any previous offices held? president, governor, assistant secretary, NY state senator
5. Family members? Eleanor Roosevelt, 5 sons and 1 daughter
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? member of NY senate, assistant secretary

Harry S. Truman

Period: Apr 12, 1945 to Jan 20, 1953

1. Where he is from? Lamar, MO
2. Education? UMKC School of Law and William Chrisman High School
3. Any military service? discharged from the U.S Army as a captain
4. Any previous offices held? president, VP and senator
5. Family members? Bess Wallace and 1 daughter, Truman family
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? member of the 129th Artillery Regiment, led his country through the final stages of WW2

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Period: Jan 20, 1953 to Jan 20, 1961

1. Where he is from? Denison, TX
2. Education? US Army War College, Command & General Staff College, US military academy, and Abilene HS
3. Any military service? commanding officer of US Army Tank Corp
4. Any previous offices held? military governor, army chief, president of Columbia University, supreme commander of NATO
5. Family members? Eisenhower family tree
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? pursed the moderate policies of "Modern Republicanism"

John F. Kennedy

Period: Jan 20, 1961 to Nov 22, 1963

1. Where he is from? Brookline, MA
2. Education? Harvard College, Choate Rosemary Hall, Princeton University, Canterbury School, Dexter Southfield, Florida Ruffin Ridley, Harvard Uni & etc
3. Any military service? honorably discharged
4. Any previous offices held? president, senator, representative
5. Family members? 9 children and a wife
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? created the Peace Corps, stint in journalism, US house of Reps, junior senator

Lyndon B. Johnson

Period: Nov 22, 1963 to Jan 20, 1969

1. Where he is from? Stonewall, TX
2. Education? Texas State University, Lyndon B. Johnson High School, Georgetown University Law Center
3. Any military service? served in the Pacific, he was promoted to commander in the US Naval Reserve
4. Any previous offices held? president, VP, Senator, representative
5. Family members? Johnson Family
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? worked ass a high school teacher and congressional aide before the house of reps

Richard Nixon

Period: Jan 20, 1969 to Aug 9, 1974

1. Where he is from? Yorba Linda, CA
2. Education? Duke university, Whittier College/HS, Fullerton Union HS, East Whittier Elementary
3. Any military service? active duty in the naval reserve
4. Any previous offices held? president, VP, Senator, Representative
5. Family members? Pat Ryan(wife), Tricia Julie(child)
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? succeeded in ending American fighting in Vietnam, Watergate, republican party

Gerald Ford

Period: Aug 9, 1974 to Jan 20, 1977

1. Where he is from? Omaha, NE
2. Education? Yale Law School, University of Michigan Law School, University of Michigan
3. Any military service? enlisted in the navy, commissioned to ensign in the US naval reserve
4. Any previous offices held? president, VP, representative
5. Family members? spouse betty and 1 child Michael
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? leader of republican party, house of reps, 40th VP

Jimmy Carter

Period: Jan 20, 1977 to Jan 20, 1981

1. Where he is from? Plains, GA
2. Education? Union College, US Naval Academy, Georgia Institute of Tech, Georgia southwestern State Uni
3. Any military service? US naval academy, US Navy's submarine service
4. Any previous offices held? president, governor, State Senate
5. Family members? Rosalynn Smith, and 4 kids
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? lost 1980 presidential election, established carter center to promote human rights, received noble prize

Ronald Reagan

Period: Jan 20, 1981 to Jan 20, 1989

1. Where he is from? Tampico, IL
2. Education? Eureka College, Dixon HS
3. Any military service? US Army reserve, private in Des Moines 322nd Calvary Regiment, 2nd lieutenant
4. Any previous offices held? president and governor of CA
5. Family members? 2 spouses (1st died) & 5 children
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? retired from white house to a home in a wealthy LA enclave of Bel Air, received awards

George H. W. Bush

Period: Jan 20, 1989 to Jan 20, 1993

1. Where he is from? Milton, MA
2. Education? Yale Uni, Greenwich country day school, Phillips academy, davenport college
3. Any military service? served in pacific theater, assigned to USS San Jacinto, member of Air Group 51
4. Any previous offices held? president, VP, Director of Center Intelligence, Ambassador, Representative
5. Family members? Bush Family
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? chairman of republican national committee

Bill Clinton

Period: Jan 20, 1993 to Jan 20, 2001

1. Where he is from? Hope AR
2. Education? Yale Law School, Uni College, Edmund A Walsh School, Hot Springs World Class, Yale Uni, Georgetown Uni, St. John Catholic School
3. Any military service? entered the draft, never called to serve
4. Any previous offices held? president, governor, attorney general
5. Family members? Hillary Clinton
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? successful with gun control, got impeached

George W. Bush

Period: Jan 20, 2001 to Jan 20, 2009

1. Where he is from? New Haven, CT
2. Education? Harvard Business School, Davenport College, Yale Uni, Phillips Academy, Kinkaid School
3. Any military service? 147th Fighter- Interceptor Group of TX, Air National Guard,2 yrs active duty, 4 yrs part time
4. Any previous offices held? president, governor
5. Family members? The Bush Family
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? lost primary but won the general election, flew warplanes in TX Air National Guard

Barack Obama

Period: Jan 20, 2009 to Jan 20, 2017

1. Where he is from? Honolulu, HI
2. Education? Harvard Law School, Columbia Uni, Occidental College, Punahou School, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic school
3. Any military service? N/A
4. Any previous offices held? president, senator, state senate
5. Family members? Michelle Obama and 2 daughters
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? broke barriers as the first black president, won noble prize as president

Donald Trump

Period: Jan 20, 2017 to Jan 20, 2021

1. Where he is from? New York, NY
2. Education? Wharton School of the Uni, Fordham Uni, NY military academy, Uni of Pennsylvania, Kew-Forest School
3. Any military service? N/A
4. Any previous offices held? president
5. Family members? wife, and trump family
6. Anything important he was part of before or after he left office? impeached twice, faced many challenges after his presidency