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by Kathy Gill
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Terms of office, political affiliation, and brief bios of the 43 Presidents of the United States of America. Also, see their opponents and electoral votes.

21. Chester Alan Arthur, 1881-1885

Party Affiliation: Republican
Did not run for president

Occupation: Lawyer, public official
Other: Vice President (1881)
Born: 5 October 1829 (Fairfield, VT)
Died: 18 November 1886 (New York, NY)
Religion: Episcopalian
Education: Union College (1848)

22. Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889

Party Affiliation: Democrat
Results, 1884: Popular Vote (4,879,507), Electoral Vote (219)
Opponent: William J. Bryan (6,492,559 / 176)
Results, 1888: (5,537,857 / 168)
Opponent: Benjamin Harrison (5,447,129 / 233)

Occupation: Lawyer, public official
Other: Governor, New York (1883-85) ; Mayor, Buffalo, NY (1882) ; Sheriff, Erie County, NY (1870-73)
Born: 18 March 1837 (Caldwell, NJ)
Died: 24 June 1908 (Princeton, NJ)
Religion: Presbyterian
Education: No formal education

23. Benjamin Harrison, 1889-1893

Party Affiliation: Republican
Results, 1888: Popular Vote (5,447,129), Electoral Vote (233)
Opponent: Grover Cleveland (5,537,857 / 168)
Results, 1892: Popular Vote (5,182,690), Electoral Vote (145)
Opponent: Grover Cleveland (5,555,426 / 277) and James B. Weaver (1,029,846 / 22)

Occupation: Lawyer, public official
Other: US Senate (1881-87)
Born: 20 August 1833 (North Bend, OH)
Died: 13 March 1901 (Indianapolis, IN)
Religion: Presbyterian
Education: Miami University, Ohio (1852)
Grandfather: William Henry Harrison (9th POTUS)

24. Grover Cleveland, 1893-1897

Party Affiliation: Democrat
Results, 1892: Popular Vote (5,555,426), Electoral Vote (277)
Opponent: Benjamin Harrison (5,182,690 / 145) and James B. Weaver (1,029,846 / 22)

Occupation: Lawyer, public official
Other: Governor, New York (1883-85) ; Mayor, Buffalo, NY (1882) ; Sheriff, Erie County, NY (1870-73)
Born: 18 March 1837 (Caldwell, NJ)
Died: 24 June 1908 (Princeton, NJ)
Religion: Presbyterian
Education: No formal education

25. William McKinley, 1897-1901

Party Affiliation: Republican
Results, 1896: Popular Vote (7,102,246), Electoral Vote (271)
Opponent: William J. Bryan (6,492,559 / 176)
Results, 1900: (7,218,491 / 292)
Opponent: William J. Bryan (6,356,734 / 155)

Occupation: Lawyer, public official
Other: Governor, Ohio (1892-96) ; US House of Representatives (1877-91)
Born: 29 January 1843 (Niles, OH)
Died: 14 September 1901 (Buffalo, NY)
Religion: Methodist
Education: Attended Allegheny College

26. Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909

Party Affiliation: Republican
Results, 1904: Popular Vote (7,628,461), Electoral Vote (336)
Opponent: Alton B. Parker (5,084,223 / 140)
Results, 1912: (4,118,571 / 88)
Opponent: Woodrow Wilson (6,296,547 / 435) and William Howard Taft (3,486,720 / 8)

Occupation: Author, lawyer, public official
Other: Chief Justice, US Supreme Court (1921-30) ; Secretary of War (1904-08) ; Governor of the Philippines (1901-04) ; U.S. Circuit Court Judge (1892-1900)
Born: 27 October 1858 (New York, NY)
Died: 6 January 1919 (Oyster Bay, NY)
Religion: Dutch Reformed
Education: Harvard (1880)

27. William Howard Taft, 1909-1913

Party Affiliation: Republican
Results, 1908: Popular Vote (7,676,320), Electoral Vote (321)
Opponent: William J. Bryan (6,412,294 / 162)
Results, 1912: (3,486,720 / 8)
Opponent: Woodrow Wilson (6,296,547 / 435) and Teddy Roosevelt (4,118,571 / 88)

Occupation: Lawyer, public official
Other: Chief Justice, US Supreme Court (1921-30) ; Secretary of War (1904-08) ; Governor of the Philippines (1901-04) ; U.S. Circuit Court Judge (1892-1900)
Born: 15 September 1857 (Cincinnati, OH)
Died: 8 March 1930 (Washington, DC)
Religion: Unitarian
Education: Yale (1878) ; Cincinnati Law School (1880)

28. Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921

Party Affiliation: Democrat
Results, 1912: Popular Vote (6,296,547), Electoral Vote (435)
Opponent: Teddy Roosevelt (4,118,571 / 88) and William H. Taft (3,486,720 / 8)
Results, 1916: (9,127,695 / 277)
Opponent: Charles Evans Hughes (8,533,507 / 254)

Occupation: Teacher, public official
Other: Governor, New Jersey (1911-13)
Born: 28 December 1856 (Staunton, VA)
Died: 3 February 1924 (Washington, DC)
Religion: Presbyterian
Education: College of New Jersey, now Princeton (1879)

29. Warren Gamaliel Harding, 1921-1923

Party Affiliation: Republican
Results, 1920: Popular Vote (16,143,407), Electoral Vote (404)
Opponent: James M. Cox (9,130,328 / 127)

Occupation: Editor-Publisher, public official
Other: US Senate (1915-21) ; Lieutenant-Governor, Ohio (1904-06) ; Ohio Senate (1900-04)
Born: 2 November 1865 (Corsica, OH)
Died: 2 August 1923 (San Francisco, CA)
Religion: Baptist
Education: Ohio Central College (1882)

30. Calvin Coolidge, 1923-1929

Party Affiliation: Republican
Results, 1928: Popular Vote (15,718,211), Electoral Vote (382)
Opponent: John W. Davis (8,385,283 / 136) and Robert M. LaFollette (4,831,289 / 13)

Occupation: Lawyer, public official
Other: Vice President (1921-23) ; Governor, Massachusetts (1919-20), Lieutenant-Governor (1916-18), Legislature (1907-08, 1912-15)
Born: 4 July 1872 (Plymouth, VT)
Died: 5 January 1933 (Northampton, MA)
Religion: Congregationalist
Education: Amherst College (1895)

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