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Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; [a] April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877.
Ulysses S. Grant was the first born son of Jesse Root Grant and Hannah Simpson Grant.This article lends itself to the story of this future general's ancestry, birth, and early career in and out of the United States army from 1822 to 1861.
The Grant Birthplace in Point Pleasant, Monroe Township, Ohio was the birthplace of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, who was born there in 1822.The home was built in 1817, and in 1821 Jesse Root Grant wed Hannah Simpson Grant (Ulysses's parents) and they moved into the home where they paid $2 a month rent. [2]
He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [7] Since the ratification of the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1951, no person may be elected president more than twice, and no one who has served more than two years of a term to which someone else was elected may be elected more than once. [8]
Ulysses S. Grant, here shortly before his death, was the first president to write a memoir. First president born in Ohio. [5] First president born after the War of 1812. First president to have both parents alive during his presidency [ar] [61] First president to appear with a moustache in office. [151] First president to veto more than fifty ...
Ulysses S. Grant was born in 1822 [3] [4] and led the Union Army to victory during the American Civil War, [5] [6] then served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877.
Date of birth/death: 27 April 1822 : 23 July 1885 : Location of birth/death: Point Pleasant : Wilton : ... Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant Volume I (page 1 crop ...
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).