Presidents of the U.S.A.

11. James Knox Polk, 1845-1849

Party Affiliation: Democrat
Results, 1844: Popular Vote (1,338,464), Electoral Vote (170)
Opponent: Henry Clay (1,300,097 / 105)

Occupation: Lawyer, public official
Other: Governor, Tennessee (1839-41); Speaker of the House (1835-39); US House of Representatives (1825-39); Tennessee House of Representatives (1823-25)
Born: 2 November 1795 (Mecklenburg County, NC)
Died: 15 June 1849 (Nashville, TN)
Religion: Presbyterian
Education: University of North Carolina (1818)

12. Zachary Taylor, 1849-1850

Party Affiliation: Whig
Results, 1848: Popular Vote (1,360,967), Electoral Vote (163)
Opponent: Lewis Cass (1,222,342 / 127)
Succeeded after death by Vice President Millard Fillmore

Occupation: Soldier, public official
Other: Defeated Mexican General Santa Anna at Buena Vista
Born: 24 November 1784 (Barboursville, VA)
Died: 9 July 1850 (Washington, DC)
Religion: Episcopalian
Education: No formal education

November 7, 1848 was the first time the entire nation voted on the same day.

13. Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853

Party Affiliation: Whig
Ran and lost in 1856

Occupation: Lawyer, public official
Other: Vice President (1849-1850); Comptroller, New York (1847); US House of Representatives (1837-45, 1833-35); New York State Assembly (1828-31)
Born: 7 January 1800 (Locke Township, NY)
Died: 8 March 1874 (Buffalo, NY)
Religion: Unitarian
Education: No formal education

14. Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857

Party Affiliation: Democrat
Results, 1852: Popular Vote (1,601,117), Electoral Vote (254)
Opponent: Winfield Scott (1,385,453 / 42)

Occupation: Lawyer, public official
Other: US Senate (1837-42); US House of Representatives (1833-37); New Hampshire Legislature (1829-33)
Born: 23 November 1804 (Hillsborough, NH)
Died: 8 October 1869 (Concord, NH)
Religion: Episcopalian
Education: Bowdoin College (1824)

15. James Buchanan, 1857-1861

Party Affiliation: Democrat
Results, 1856: Popular Vote (1,832,955), Electoral Vote (174)
Opponent: John C. Fremont (1,339,932 / 114) ; Millard Fillmore (871,731 / 8)

Occupation: Lawyer, public official
Other: Minister to England (1853-56) (1847-49); Secretary of State (1845-49); US Senate (1834-45); Minister to Russia (1832-34); US House of Representatives (1821-31); Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1815-16)
Born: 23 April 1789 (Cove Gap, near Mercersburg, PA)
Died: 1 June 1868 (Wheatland, near Lancaster, PA)
Religion: Presbyterian
Education: Dickinson College (1809)

16. Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865

Party Affiliation: Republican
Results, 1860: Popular Vote (1,865,593), Electoral Vote (180)
Opponent: John C. Breckinridge (848,356 / 72) ; John Bell (592,906 / 39); Stephen A. Douglas (1,382,713 / 12)
Results, 1864: (2,206,938 / 212)
Opponent: George B. McClellan (1,803,787 / 21) ; votes not cast (81)

Occupation: Lawyer, public official
Other: US House of Representatives (1847-49); Illinois State Legislature (1834)
Born: 12 February 1809 (Hardin - now Larue - County, KY)
Died: 15 April 1865 (Washington, DC)
Religion: No formal affiliation
Education: No formal education

17. Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869

Party Affiliation: Democrat
Did not run for President; was elected as Abrham Lincoln's Vice President

Occupation: Tailor, public official
Other: US Senate (1875, 1857-62); Vice President (1865); Military Governor of Tennessee (1862-65); Governor, Tennessee (1853-57); US House of Representatives (1843-53); Tennessee State Legislature (1835-43)
Born: 29 December 1808 (Raleigh, NC)
Died: 31 July 1875 (Carter's Station, TN)
Religion: No formal affiliation
Education: No formal education

18. Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1869-1877

Party Affiliation: Republican
Results, 1868: Popular Vote (3,013,421), Electoral Vote (214)
Opponent: Horatio Seymour (2,706,829 / 89) ; votes not cast (23)
Results, 1872: (3,596,745 / 286)
Opponent: Horace Greeley (2,843,446 / 0) ; votes not cast (17)

Occupation: Soldier, public official
Other:
Born: 27 April 1822 (Point Pleasant, OH)
Died: 23 July 1885 (Mount McGregor, NY)
Religion: Methodist
Education: US Military Academy in West Point (1843)

19. Rutherford Birchard Hayes, 1877-1881

Party Affiliation: Republican
Results, 1876: Popular Vote (4,036,572), Electoral Vote (185)
Opponent: Samuel J. Tilden (4,284,020 / 184)

Occupation: Lawyer, public official
Other: Governor, Ohio (1868-72, 1876-77) ; US House of Representatives (1865-67)
Born: 4 October 1822 (Delaware, OH)
Died: 17 January 1893 (Fremont, OH)
Religion: No formal affiliation
Education: Kenyon College (1842) and Harvard Law School (1845)

20. James Abram Garfield, 1881

Party Affiliation: Republican
Results, 1880: Popular Vote (4,453,295), Electoral Vote (214)
Opponent: Winfield S. Hancock (4,414,082 / 155)

Occupation: Teacher, public official
Other: US Senate (1880) ; US House of Representatives (1863-80) ; US Senate (1859-61)
Born: 19 November 1831 (Orange, OH)
Died: 19 September 1881 (Elberon, NJ)
Religion: Disciples of Christ
Education: Williams College (1856)