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A list of U.S. presidents grouped by primary state of residence and birth, with priority given to residence. Only 20 out of the 50 states are represented. Presidents with an asterisk (*) did not primarily reside in their respective birth states (they were not born in the state listed below).
The most common ancestry of U.S. presidents is English, due to its origins as a group of former English colonies. With the exception of Martin Van Buren and possibly Dwight D. Eisenhower , [ 1 ] every president has ancestors from the British Isles ; Van Buren was of Dutch ( New Netherlander ) lineage and Eisenhower was of German ( Pennsylvania ...
John Tyler was the first vice president to assume the presidency during a presidential term, setting the precedent that a vice president who does so becomes the fully functioning president with a new, distinct administration. [13] Throughout most of its history, American politics has been dominated by political parties. The Constitution is ...
Topping the list of most forgotten presidents is Rutherford B. Hayes, who was born in Delaware, Ohio and elected as the 19th president, serving one term from 1877 to 1881.
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Mount Vernon, George Washington's Fairfax County, Virginia plantation home Peacefield, the home of John Adams and John Quincy Adams in Quincy, Massachusetts Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's Albemarle County, Virginia plantation home; appears on the back of the U.S. nickel Montpelier, James Madison's Orange County, Virginia plantation home Lincoln Home, Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois ...
Here are the 10 oldest people to be sworn in as president of the United States, including multiple recent office-holders. Related: The Longest-Living Presidents in U.S. History, from Jimmy Carter ...
Notable best presidents include George Washington at No.2, Thomas Jefferson at No. 7, and Barack Obama at No. 12.