Warren Gamaliel Harding was named after Reverend Warren Gamaliel Bancroft, his great-uncle and a Methodist chaplain at the Wisconsin State Prison. Warren’s mother had wished for him to be named Winfield, but she complied with her husband’s wishes. However, she referred to him as “Winnie.” He was described as darkly handsome with … Read more
On November 2, 1865, in Corsica, Ohio, known as Blooming Grove, Warren G. Harding was born. He was born to George Tryon Harding, Sr. and Phoebe Elizabeth; he was the eldest of eight children. His father, a farmer and a teacher at first, eventually went to medical school and became a physician. … Read more
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born to Joseph Ruggles Wilson and Janet Woodrow in Staunton, Virginia, on December 28, 1856. More than two decades before becoming president, he was respected as a novelist, a scholar, and an educator. Before he served as the Governor of New Jersey, Woodrow Wilson spent twenty-four years working … Read more
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1856 in Stauton, Virginia to Joseph Ruggles Wilson and Janet Woodrow and was the third of four children. He was raised in a pious and educated household since his father was a Presbyterian minister. Woodrow Wilson’s mother was the daughter of a Presbyterian minister. … Read more
Benjamin Harrison was born to a prominent political family in North Bend, Ohio on August 20, 1833. He was the grandson of the ninth president of the United States, William Henry Harrison to his son, John Scott Harrison. Also, he was the great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison V, also a significant name in … Read more
Benjamin Harrison followed his grandfather William Henry Harrison’s notable example all the way to the White House, when he became the 23rd president of the United States in 1888. He was born on August 20, 1833 in North Bend, Ohio to Elizabeth Ramsay Irvin and John Scot Harrison. He was their second … Read more
Grover Cleveland, the United States’ 22nd and 24th President. He was also known as an honest Democrat and is the first President to serve two non-consecutive terms of office in American history. He was named Stephen Grover Cleveland after the Presbyterian Church of Caldwell’s first pastor. As he grew up, he refrained … Read more
Born on October 5, 1829, Chester Alan Arthur was a lawyer and politician who served as the twenty-first president of the United States. Following the death of President James A. Garfield in September 1881, two months after Garfield was shot by an assassin, he was previously the 20th vice president. Malvina Arthur … Read more
In terms of both positive developments and damaging controversies, Chester Arthur’s presidency itself was unremarkable. It is difficult to avoid the list of worst presidents as one of only a handful of American leaders who were never technically elected to serve in the White House. Before his time in the nation’s capital, … Read more
On October 5, 1829, Chester Alan Arthur was born to Malvina and Reverend William Arthur, a dedicated Baptist abolitionist preacher, in North Fairfield, Vermont. He was the fifth of nine children and was named after Chester Abell, a physician and a family friend who assisted his birth. His middle name, “Alan,” came … Read more
Chester Alan Arthur served as the twenty-first president of the United States of America, who displayed a sturdy built, and handsome figure. He stood six feet and two inches with a chubby round face, high forehead, black eyes, and fleshy nose. Remembered with his side-whiskers and mustache, which became his most distinctive … Read more
Chester Alan Arthur was in North Fairfield, Vermont, on October 5, 1829. His father was William Arthur, an Abolitionist Baptist preacher who emigrated from Northern Ireland. His mother, Malvina Stone, was from Berkshire, Franklin, Vermont. Chester is the fifth of nine children and was named after the family physician named Chester Abell … Read more