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Zachary
Taylor - 12th President
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Born:
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November 24, 1784 , “Montebello”, Orange County, Virginia
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Ancestry:
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English
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Religion:
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Episcopalian
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Education:
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Limited Education
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Wife:
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Margaret Mackall Smith, 1788-1852
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Married:
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June 21, 1810 , Jefferson County , Kentucky
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Children:
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Anna Mackall , 1811-1875
Sarah Knox, 1814-1835
Octavia Pannill, 1816-1820
Margaret Smith, 1819-1820
Maly Elizabeth , 1824-1909
Richard, 1826-1879
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Career:
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Lieutenant , U.S. Army, 1808
Major , U.S. Army, 1812-1814
Colonel , U.S. Army, Black Hawk War, 1832
Brigadier General , U.S. Army, Seminole
War, 1836-1837
Major General , U.S. Army, Mexican War, 1845-1847
President of the United States , 1849-1850 (died in office)
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Political Party:
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Whig
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Inauguration:
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March 5, 1849 , The Capitol, Washington , D.C.
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Vice President:
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Millard Fillmore of New York , 1800-1874
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Died:
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July 9, 1850 , Washington , D.C.
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Cause of Death:
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Coronary Thrombosis
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Burial Place:
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Zachary Taylor National Cemetery , Louisville , Kentucky
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Millard
Fillmore - 13th President
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Born:
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January 7, 1800 , Locke,
Cayuga County , New York
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Ancestry:
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English
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Religion:
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Unitarian
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Education:
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Public Schools, Studied Law
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First Wife:
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Abigail Powers, 1798-1853
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Married:
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February 5, 1826, Moravia , New York
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Children:
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Millard Powers, 1828-1889
Mary Abigail, 1832-1854
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Second Wife:
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Caroline Carmichael McIntosh, 1813-1881
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Married:
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February 10, 1858 , Albany , New York
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Children:
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None
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Career:
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Lawyer, 1823-
Member of New York Legislature, 1828-1831
Member of United States Congress, 1833-1835 & 1837-1845
Chancellor of University
of Buffalo , 1846-1847
Comptroller of New York , 1847
Vice President
of the United States , 1849-1850
President of the United States , 1850-1853
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Political Party:
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Whig, American
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Inauguration:
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July 10, 1850 , House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. Succeeded to the Presidency following the death of Zachary Taylor
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Vice President:
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None
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Died:
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March 8, 1874 , Buffalo , New York
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Cause of Death:
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Debility
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Burial Place:
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Forest Lawn Cemetery , Buffalo , New York
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Franklin
Pierce - 14th President
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Born:
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November 23, 1804 , Hillsboro , New Hampshire
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Ancestry:
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English
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Religion:
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Episcopalian
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Education:
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Graduated from Bowdoin College , 1824
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Wife:
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Jane Means Appleton
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Married:
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November 19, 1834 , Amherst , New Hampshire
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Children:
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Franklin , 1836-1836
Frank Robert, 1839-1843
Benjamin, 1841-1853
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Career:
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Lawyer, 1827-
Member of New Hampshire Legislature, 1829-1833
Member of United States Congress, 1833-1837
United States Senator,
1837-1842
Brigadier General , U.S. Army, Mexican War, 1847-1848
President of
the United States , 1853-1857
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Political Party:
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Democratic
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Inauguration:
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March 4, 1853 , The Capitol, Washington , D.C.
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Vice President:
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William R. King of Alabama , 1786-1853 (died in office)
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Died:
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October 8, 1869 , Concord , New Hampshire
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Cause of Death:
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Stomach Inflammation
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Burial Place:
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Old North Cemetery , Concord , New Hampshire
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James
Buchanan - 15th President
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Birth Date:
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April 23, 1791 , Cove Gap, Mercersburg , Pennsylvania
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Ancestry:
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Scotch-Irish
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Religion:
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Presbyterian
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Education:
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Graduate of Dickinson College , 1809
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Wife:
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None
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Children:
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None
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Career:
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Lawyer, 1812-
Member of Pennsylvania Legislature, 1815-1816
Member
of United States Congress, 1821-1831
Minister to Russia , 1832- 1834
United
States Senator, 1834-1845
Secretary of State, 1845-1849
Minster to Great Britain
, 1853-1856
President of the United States , 1857-1861
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Political Party:
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Democratic
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Inauguration:
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March 4, 1857 , The Capitol, Washington , D.C.
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Vice President:
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John C. Breckenridge of Kentucky , 1821-1875
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Died:
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June 1, 1868 , Lancaster , Pennsylvania
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Cause of Death:
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Rheumatic gout
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Burial Place:
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Woodward Hill Cemetery , Lancaster , Pennsylvania
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Abraham Lincoln - 16th President
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Born:
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February 12, 1809 , Hardin County , Kentucky
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Ancestry:
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English
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Religion:
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Non-denominational
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Education:
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Self-educated
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Wife:
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Mary Todd, 1818-1882
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Married:
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November 4, 1842 , Springfield , Illinois
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Children:
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Robert Todd, 1843-1926
Edward Baker, 1846-1850
William Wallace, 1850-1862
Thomas “Tad,” 1852-1871
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Career:
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Store Clerk, Ferry Pilot, Surveyor, Postmaster, 1831-1837
Lawyer, 1837-
Member
of Illinois Legislature, 1834-1842
Member of United States Congress, 1847-1849
President of the United States , 1861-1865
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Political Party:
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Republican
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1st Inauguration:
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March 4, 1861 , The Capitol, Washington, D.C.
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Vice President:
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Hannibal Hamlin of Maine , 1809-1891
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2nd Inauguration:
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March 4, 1865 - The Capitol, Washington, D.C.
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Vice President:
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Andrew Johnson of Tennessee , 1808-1875
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Died:
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April 15, 1865 , Washington , D.C.
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Cause of Death:
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Assassinated, shot April 14, 1865, Washington , D.C.
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Burial Place:
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Oak Ridge Cemetery , Springfield , Illinois
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Andrew
Johnson - 17th President
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Born:
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December 29, 1808, Raleigh , North Carolina
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Ancestry:
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Scotch-Irish and English
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Religion:
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Non-denominational
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Education:
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Self educated
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Wife:
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Eliza McCardle , 1810-1876
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Married:
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May 5, 1827 , Greeneville , Tennessee
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Children:
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Martha, 1828-1901
Charles, 1830-1863
Mary, 1832-1883
Robert, 1834-1869
Andrew,
1852-1879
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Career:
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Tailor and Alderman, 1826-1830
Mayor of Greeneville (Tennessee), 1830-1833
Member of Tennessee Legislature, 1835-1843
Member of United States Congress, 1843-1853
Governor of Tennessee , 1853-1857
United States Senator, 1857-1862
Military Governor of Tennessee , 1862-1865
Vice President of the United States, 1865
President of the United States , 1865-1869
United States Senator, 1875
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Political Party:
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Democratic
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Inauguration:
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April 15, 1865 , Kirkwood House, Washington,D.C. Succeeded to the Presidency following the death of Lincoln
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Vice President:
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None
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Died:
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July 31, 1875 , Carter County , Tennessee
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Cause of Death:
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Stroke
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Burial Place:
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Andrew Johnson National Cemetery , Greeneville , Tennessee
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Ulysses
S. Grant - 18th President
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Born:
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April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant , Ohio
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Ancestry:
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English and Scotch
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Religion:
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Methodist
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Education:
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Graduate of United States Military Academy , 1843
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Wife:
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Julia Boggs Dent, 1826-1902
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Married:
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August 22, 1848 , St. Louis , Missouri
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Children:
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Frederick Dent, 1850-1912
Ulysses Simpson, 1852-1929
Ellen Wrenshall , 1855-1922
Jesse Root, 1858-1934
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Career:
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Captain , U.S. Army, 1846-1848
Officer, U.S. Army, 1848-1854
Real Estate Agent, Farmer, Leather store clerk, 1854-1861
Brigadier General,
Union Army, 1861-1864
General in Chief of Union Armies, 1864-1865
President
of the United States , 1869-1877
Partner in Brokerage Firm, 1880-1884
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Political Party:
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Republican
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1st Inauguration:
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March 4, 1869 , The Capitol, Washington, D.C.
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Vice President:
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Schuyler Colfax of Indiana , 1823-1885
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2nd Inaguration :
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March 4, 1873 The Capitol, Washington , D.C.
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Vice President:
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Henry Wilson of Massachusetts , 1812-1875 (died in office)
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Died:
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July 23, 1885 , Mount McGregor, New York
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Cause of Death:
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Cancer
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Burial Place:
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Grant’s Tomb, New York City , New York
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Rutherford
B. Hayes - 19th President
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Born:
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October 4, 1822 , Delaware, Ohio
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Ancestry
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English and Scotch
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Religion:
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Non-denominational
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Education:
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Graduate of Kenyon College , 1842
Graduate of Harvard Law School , 1845
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Wife:
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Lucy Ware Webb, 1831-1889
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Married:
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December 30, 1852 , Cincinnati , Ohio
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Children:
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Birchard Austin, 1853-1926
Webb Cook, 1856-1934
Rutherford Platt,
1858-1927
George Crook, 1864-1866
Fanny, 1867-1950
Scott, 1871-1923
Manning, 1873-1874
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Occupations:
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Lawyer, 1845-
City Attorney of Cincinnati , 1858-1860
Officer, U.S. Army, 1861-1864
Major General , U.S. Army, 1864-1865
Member of United States Congress, 1865-1867
Governor of Ohio , 1868-1872 & 1876-1877
President of the United States , 1877-1881
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Political Party:
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Republican
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Inauguration:
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March 5, 1877 , The Capitol, Washington , D.C.
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Vice President:
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William A. Wheeler of New York , 1819-1887
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Died:
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January 17, 1893 , Fremont , Ohio
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Cause of Death:
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Heart Attack
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Burial Place:
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Spiegel Grove State Park , Fremont , Ohio
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James
A. Garfield - 20th President
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Born:
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November 19, 1831, Orange Township, Ohio
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Ancestry:
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English and French
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Religion:
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Disciples of Christ
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Education:
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Graduate of Williams College , 1856
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Wife:
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Lucretia Rudolph, 1832-1918
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Married:
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November 11, 1858 , Hiram , Ohio
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Children:
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Eliza Arabella , 1860-1863
Harry Augustus, 1863-1942
James Rudolph, 1865-1950
Mary, 1867-1947
Irin McDowell, 1870-1951
Abram, 1872-1958
Edward, 1874-1876
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Career:
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Professor of Latin and Greek, Hiram Institute, 1856-1857
President
of Hiram Institute, 1857-1861
Member of Ohio Legislature, 1859-1861
Officer,
U.S. Army, 1861-1863
Major General, U.S. Army, 1863
Member of United States
Congress, 1863-1880
Chairman of House Committee on Appropriations Minority Leader
of United States Congress United States Senator, 1880
President of the United
States , 1881
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Political Party:
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Republican
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Inauguration:
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March 4, 1881 , The Capitol, Washington , D.C.
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Vice President:
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Chester A. Arthur of New York , 1829-1886
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Died:
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September 19, 1881
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Cause of Death:
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Assassinated, shot July 2, 1881 , Washington , D.C.
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Burial Place:
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Lake View Cemetery , Cleveland , Ohio
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Chester
A. Arthur-21st President
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Born:
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October 5, 1830 , Fairfield , Vermont
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Ancestry:
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Scotch-Irish and English
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Religion:
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Episcopalian
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Education:
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Graduate of Union College , 1848
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Wife:
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Ellen Lewis Herndon, 1837-1880
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Married:
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October 25, 1859 , New York City , New York
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Children:
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William Lewis Herndon, 1860-1863
Chester Alan Jr., 1864-1937
Ellen, 1871-1915
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Occupations:
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Teacher, 1851-1853
Lawyer, 1853-
Quartermaster General of New York
State , 1861-1865
New York Collector of Customs, 1871-1878
Vice President of
the United States, 1881
President of the United States , 1881-1885
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Political Party:
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Republican
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Inauguration:
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September 20, 1881 , New York City , New York Succeeded to the Presidency
following the death of Garfield
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Vice President:
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None
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Died:
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November 18, 1886 , New York City , New York
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Cause of Death:
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Bright’s Disease
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Burial Place:
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Rural Cemetery, Albany , New York
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Grover
Cleveland - 22nd & 24th President
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Born:
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March 18, 1837 , Caldwell , New Jersey
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Ancestry:
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Irish-English
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Religion:
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Presbyterian
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Education:
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Public Schools
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Wife:
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Frances Folsom, 1864-1947
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Married:
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June 2, 1886 , The White House, Washington , D.C.
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Children:
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Ruth, 1891-1904
Esther, 1893-1980
Marion , 1895-1977
Richard Folsom, 1897-1974
Francis Grover, 1903-
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Occupations:
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Lawyer, 1859-
Assistant District Attorney of Erie County ( New York
), 1863-1865
Sheriff of Erie County ( New York ), 1870-1873
Mayor of Buffalo
, 1882
Governor of New York , 1883-1885
President of the United States , 1885-1889
& 1893-1897
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Political Party:
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Democratic
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1st Inauguration:
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March 4, 1885 , The Capitol, Washington, D.C.
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Vice President:
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Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana , 1819-1885 (died in office)
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2nd Inauguration:
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March 5, 1893 , The Capitol, Washington, D.C.
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Vice President:
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Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois , 1835-1914
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Died:
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June 24, 1908 , Princeton , New Jersey
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Cause of Death:
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Heart Attack
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Burial Place:
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Princeton Cemetery , Princeton , New Jersey
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Benjamin
Harrison - 23rd President
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Born:
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August 20, 1833 , North Bend , Ohio
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Ancestry:
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English-Scotch
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Religion:
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Presbyterian
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Education:
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Graduate of Miami University of Ohio , 1852
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First Wife:
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Caroline Lavinia Scott “Carrie,” 1832-1892
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First Marriage:
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October 20, 1853 , Oxford , Ohio
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Children:
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Russell Benjamin, 1854-1936
Mary Scott, 1858-1930
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Second Wife:
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Mary Scott Lord Dimmick , 1858-1948
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Second Marriage:
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April 6, 1896 , New York City , New York
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Children:
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Elizabeth , 1897-1955
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Career:
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Lawyer, 1853-
City Attorney of Indianapolis , 1857-1861
Reporter, Indiana Supreme Court, 1861-1862
Officer, U.S. Army, 1862-1865
Brigadier General , U.S. Army, 1865
Secretary of Indiana Republican Central
Committee United States Senator, 1881-1887
President of the United States, 1889-1893
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Political Party:
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Republican
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Inauguration:
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March 4, 1889 , The Capitol Washington , D.C.
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Vice President:
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Levi B. Morton of New York , 1824-1920
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Died:
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March 13, 1901 , Indianapolis , Indiana
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Cause of Death:
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Pneumonia
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Burial Place:
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Crown Hill Cemetery , Indianapolis , Indiana
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