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28 February, 2010
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1. George Washington 1789-1797, 2 terms Born: February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Died: December 14, 1799 in Mount Vernon, Virginia – 67 years old. Married to Martha Dandridge Washington
2. John Adams 1797-1801 (Federalist), 1 term Born: October 30 1735 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Died: July 4, 1826 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts – 90 years old. Married to Abigail Smith Adams
3. Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809 (Democratic-Republican – founder of the party), 2 terms Born: April 13, 1743 in Albemarle County, Virginia. Died: July 4, 1826 in Monticello in Virginia – 83 years old. Married to Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson
4. James Madison 1809-1817 (Democratic-Republican – founder of the party), 2 terms Born: March 16, 1751 in Port Conway, King George, Virginia. Died: June 28, 1836 in Montpelier in Virginia – 85 years old. Married to Dolley Payne Todd Madison
5. James Monroe 1817-1825 (Democratic-Republican), 2 terms Born: April 28th, 1758 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Died: July 4, 1831 in New York, New York – 73 years old. Married to Elizabeth Kortright Monroe
6. John Quincy Adams 1825-1829 (National Republican), 1 term Born: July 11, 1767 in Braintree, Massachusetts. Died: February 23, 1848 – 80 years old, after collapsing on the floor of the House two days earlier. Married to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams
7. Andrew Jackson 1829-1837 (Democratic Party), 2 terms Born: March 15, 1767 in Waxhaw, South Carolina. Died: June 8, 1845 at the Hermitage near Nashville, Tennessee – 78 years old. Married to Rachel Donelson Jackson
8. Martin Van Buren 1837-1841 (Democratic Party), 1 term Born: On December 5, 1782 in Columbia, New York. Died: July 24, 1862 in New York – 79 years old. Married to Hannah Hoes Van Buren
9. William Henry Harrison 1841 (Whig Party), 1 month Born: February 9, 1773 in Charles City County, Virginia. Died: April 4, 1841 – 68 years old. He died in Washington D.C. of pneumonia a month after taking office. He was the first president to die in office. Married to Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison
10. John Tyler 1841-1845 (No party affiliation), 1 term Born: March 29, 1790 in Charles City County, Virginia. Died: January 18, 1862 in Richmond, Virginia – 71 years old. Married to Letitia Christian Tyler and to Julia Gardiner Tyler
11. James Knox Polk 1845-1849 (Democratic Party), 1 term Born: November 2, 1795 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Died: June 15, 1849 in Nashville, Tennessee – 53 years old. Married to Sarah Childress Polk
12. Zachary Taylor 1849-1850 (Whig Party), 15 months Born: November 24, 1784 in Orange County, Virginia. Died: July 9, 1850 in Washington D.C. while in office – 65 years old. He got sick after eating cherries and milk at a July 4 celebration. He was the second president to die in office. Married to Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor
13. Millard Fillmore 1850-1853 (Whig Party), little less than 3 years Born: January 7, 1800 in Cayuga County, New York. Died: March 8, 1874 – 74 years old. Married to Abigail Powers Fillmore
14. Franklin Pierce 1853-1857 (Democratic Party), 1 term Born: November 23, 1804 in Hillsboro, New Hampshire. Died: October 8, 1869 in Concord, New Hampshire – 64 years old. Married to Jane Means Appleton Pierce
15. James Buchanan 1857-1861 (Democratic Party), 1 term Born: April 23, 1791 in Cove Gap near Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. Died: June 1, 1868 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania – 77 years old. Never married, was Harriet Lane's uncle. Harriet Lane was in fact acting as The First Lady in his presidency
16. Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865 (Republican Party), 1 term Born: February 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky. Died: April 15, 1865 – 56 years old. Lincoln died the morning after being shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. by John Wilkes Booth, an actor. Married to Mary Todd Lincoln
17. Andrew Johnson 1865-1869 (No party affiliation), 1 term Born: December 29, 1808 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Died: July 31, 1875 in Carter's Station, Tennessee – 66 years old. Married to Eliza McCardle Johnson
18. Ulysses S. Grant 1869-1877 (Republican Party), 2 terms Born: April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio. Died: July 23, 1885 in Mount McGregor, New York – 63 years old. Married to Julia Dent Grant
19. Rutherford Birchard Hayes 1877-1881 (Republican Party), 1 term Born: October 4, 1822 in Delaware, Ohio. Died: January 17, 1893 in Fremont, Ohio – 70 years old. Married to Lucy Ware Webb Hayes
20. James Abram Garfield 1881 (Republican Party), 6 months Born: November 19, 1831, in Orange, Ohio. Died: September 19, 1881 – 49 years old, in Elbberon, New Jersey after being shot July 2 in Washington D.C. Married to Lucretia Rudolph Garfield
21. Chester Alan Arthur 1881-1885 (Republican Party), 3½ years Born: October 5, 1829 in Fairfield, Vermont. Died: November 18, 1886 in New York, New York – 57 years old. Married to Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur
22. & 24. Grover Cleveland 1885-1889 & 1893-1897 (Democratic Party), 2 detached terms Born: March 18, 1837 in Caldwell, New Jersey. Died: June 24, 1908 in his home in Princeton, New Jersey – 71 years old. Married to Frances Folsom Cleveland
23. Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893 (Republican Party), 1 term Born: August 20, 1833 in North Bend, Ohio. Died: March 13, 1901 in Indianapolis, Indiana – 67 years old. Married to Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison
25. William McKinley 1897-1901 (Republican Party), 1 term Born: January 29, 1843 in Niles, Ohio. Died: September 14, 1901 after being shot in Buffalo, New York – 58 years old. Married to Ida Saxton McKinley
26. Theodore Roosevelt 1901-1909 (Republican Party), 2 terms Born: October 27, 1858 in New York, New York. Died: January 6, 1919 in Oyster Bay, New York – 60 years old. Married to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
27. William Howard Taft 1909-1913 (Republican Party), 1 term Born: September 15, 1857 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Died: March 8, 1930 in Washington D.C. – 72 years old. Married to Helen Herron Taft
28. Woodrow Wilson 1913-1921 (Democratic Party), 2 terms Born: December 28, 1856 in Staunton, Virginia. Died: February 3, 1924 in Washington D.C. – 67 years old. Married to Ellen Louise Axson Wilson and to Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
29. Warren Gamaliel Harding 1921-1923 (Republican Party), 2 years and 5 months Born: November 2, 1865 in Corsica (Blooming Grove), Ohio. Died: August 2, 1923 during his presidency while visiting San Francisco, California – 57 years old. Married to Florence Kling Harding
30. Calvin Coolidge 1923-1929 (Republican Party), 1 years and 7 months + 1 term Born: July 4, 1872 in Plymouth, Vermont. Died: January 5, 1933 in Northampton, Massachusetts – 60 years old. Married to Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge
31. Herbert Hoover 1929-1933 (Republican Party), 1 term Born: August 10, 1874 in West Branch, Iowa. Died: October 20, 1964 in New York, New York – 90 years old. Married to Lou Henry Hoover
32. Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1933-1945 (Democratic Party), 3 terms + 3 months of the 4th term Born: January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York. Died: April 12, 1945 in Warm Springs, Georgia – 63 years old. Married to Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
33. Harry S Truman 1945-1953 (Democratic Party), 3 years and 9 months + 1 term Born: May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri. Died: December 26, 1972 in Independence, Missouri – 88 years old. Married to Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman
34. Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower 1953-1961 (Democratic Party), 2 terms Born: October 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas. Died: March 28, 1969 in Washington D.C. – 78 years old. Married to Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower
35. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy 1961-1963 (Democratic Party), 2 years and 10 months Born: May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. Died: November 22, 1963 – 46 years old. Killed by an assassin's bullet in Dallas, Texas. Married to Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy
36. Lyndon Baines Johnson 1963-1969 (Democratic Party), 1 year and 2 months + 1 term Born: August 27, 1908 near Stonewall, Texas. Died: January 22, 1973 in Johnson City, Texas – 64 years old. Married to Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird) Johnson
37. Richard Milhous Nixon 1969-1974 (Republican Party), 1 term + 7 months Born: January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California. Died: April 22, 1994 in New York, New York – 81 years old. Married to Patricia Ryan Nixon
38. Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. 1974-1977 (Republican Party), 3 years and 5 months Born: July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska. Died: December 26, 2006 in Rancho Mirage, California – 93 years old. Married to Elizabeth Bloomer Ford
39. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. 1977-1981 (Democratic Party), 1 term Born: October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia. Married to Rosalynn Smith Carter
40. Ronald Reagan 1981-1989 (Republican Party), 2 terms Born: February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois. Died: June 5, 2004 in Bel-Air, California – 93 years old. Married to Nancy Davis Reagan
41. George Herbert Walker Bush 1989-1993 (Republican Party), 1 term Born: June 12, 1924 in Milton, Massachusetts. Married to Barbara Pierce Bush
42. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton 1993-2001 (Democratic Party), 2 terms Born: August 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas. Married to Hillary Rodham Clinton
43. George Walker Bush 2001-2009 (Republican Party), 2 terms Born: July 6, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut. Married to Laura Welch Bush
44. Barrack Obama 2009- (Democratic Party) Born: August 4, 1961 in Hawaii. Married to Michelle Obama
All information taken from www.whitehouse.gov and www.wikipedia.org
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