Personal

Date of Birth: November 24, 1784

Birthplace: Montebello, Virginia

Date of Death: July 9, 1850

Place of Death: Washington, D.C.

Family: Margaret (wife), Children: Ann, Sarah, Octavia, Mary, Mary Elizabeth, Richard

Career

1849-1850 – Served as 12th President of the United States

Oath of Office – March 5, 1849 at the East Portico, U.S. Capitol

Zachary Taylor – a short overview is a post from: Consummate Compendium: History

Personal

Date of Birth: February 9, 1773

Birthplace: Charles City County, Virginia

Date of Death: April 4, 1841 (1st President to die in office)

Place of Death: Washington, D.C.

Family: Anna (wife)

Career

1800-1812 – Served as 1st Governor of Indiana Territory

1819-1821 – Served as State Senator (Ohio)

1825-1828 – Served as United States Senator (Ohio) – Chairman of Committee on Military Affairs

1828-1829 – United States Minister to Columbia

1841 – Served as 9th President of the United States

Oath of Office: March 4, 1841 at the East Portico, U.S. Capitol

William Henry Harrison – a short overview is a post from: Consummate Compendium: History

Personal

Date of Birth: April 13, 1735

Birthplace: Albemarle County, Virginia

Date of Death: July 4, 1826

Place of Death: Albemarle County, Virginia

Family: Martha (wife), Children: Martha, Jane, Mary, Lucy, Lucy II

Career

1776 – Wrote the Declaration of Independence

1785-1789 – United State Ambassador to France

1789-1793 – Secretary of State under George Washington (resigned)

1797-1801 – Served as Vice President under John Adams

1801-1809 – Served as 3rd President of the United States

Oath of Office – March 4, 1801 in the Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol

Oath of Office (2nd Term) – March 4, 1805 in the Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol

Thomas Jefferson – a short overview is a post from: Consummate Compendium: History

Personal

Date of Birth: January 7, 1800

Birthplace: Cayuga County, New York

Date of Death: March 8, 1874

Place of Death: Buffalo, New York

Graduated: New Hope Academy

Family: Abigail (wife), Children: Millard, Mary

Career

1848-1849 – Served as New York State Comptroller

1849-1850 – Served as Vice President under Zachary Taylor

1850-1853 – Served as 13th President of the United States

Oath of Office – July 10, 1850 in the House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol

Millard Fillmore – a short overview is a post from: Consummate Compendium: History

Personal

Date of Birth: December 5, 1782

Birthplace: Kinderhook, New York

Date of Death: July 24, 1862

Place of Death: Kinderhook, New York

Graduated: Kinderhook Academy

Family: Hannah (wife), Children: Abraham, John, Martin, Smith

Career

1815 – 1819 – Served as New York State Attorney General

1821-1828 – Served as United States Senator (New York)

1829 – Governor of New York

1829-1831 – Served as Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson

1833 – 1837 – Served as Vice President under Andrew Jackson

1837-1841 – Served as 8th President of the United States

Oath of Office – March 4, 1837 at the East Portico, U.S. Capitol

Martin Van Buren – a short overview is a post from: Consummate Compendium: History

Personal

Date of Birth: March 29, 1790

Birthplace: Charles City County, Virginia

Date of Death: January 18, 1862

Place of Death: Richmond, Virginia

Family: Letitia (1st wife), Julia (2nd wife), Children: Mary, Robert, John, Letitia, Elizabeth, Anne, Alice, Tazewell, David, John, Julia, Lachlan, Lyon, Robert, Pearl

Career

1825-1827 – Served as Governor of Virginia

1827-1836 – Served as United States Senator (Virginia)

1841 – Served as Vice President under William Henry Harrison (for 1 month)

1841-1845 – Served as 10th President of the United States (the first Vice President to take office following the death of a President)

Oath of Office – April 6, 1841 at Brown’s Hotel, 6th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.

John Tyler – a short overview is a post from: Consummate Compendium: History

Personal

Date of Birth: July 11, 1767

Birthplace: Braintree, Massachusetts

Date of Death: February 23, 1848

Place of Death: Washington, D.C.

Graduated: Harvard

Family: Louisa (wife), Children: Louisa, George Washington, John, Charles

Career

1794-1797 – United State Ambassador to the Netherlands

1797-1801 – United States Ambassador to Prussia

1803-1808 – United States Senator (Massachusetts)

1809-1814 – United States Ambassador to Russia

1815-1817 – United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom

1817-1825 – Served as Secretary of State under James Monroe

1825-1829 – Served as 6th President of the United States

Oath of Office – March 4, 1825 in the House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol

John Quincy Adams – a short overview is a post from: Consummate Compendium: History

Personal

Date of Birth: October 30, 1735

Birthplace: Quincy, Massachusetts

Date of Death: July 4, 1826

Place of Death: Quincy, Massachusetts

Graduated: Harvard

Family: Abigail (wife), Children: Abigail, John Quincy, Susanna, Charles, Thomas Boylston, Elizabeth (stillborn)

Career

1785- 1788 – United States Ambassador to Great Britain

1789 – 1797 – Vice President under George Washington

179-1801 – Served as 2nd President of the United States

Oath of Office: March 4, 1797 in the House of Representatives Chamber, Congress Hall (Philadelphia)

John Adams – a short overview is a post from: Consummate Compendium: History

Personal

Date of Birth: April 28, 1758

Birthplace: Westmoreland County, Virginia

Date of Death: July 4, 1831

Place of Death: New York, NY

Family: Elizabeth (wife)

Career

1790-1794 – United States Senator (Virginia)

1794-1796 – United State Minister Plenipotentiary to France

1799-1802 – Governor of Virginia

1803-1807 – United States Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain

1811 – Governor of Virginia

1811-1814 – Served as Secretary of State under James Madison

1814-1815 – Served as Secretary of War under James Madison

1815-1817 – Served as Secretary of State under James Madison

1817-1825 – Served as 5th President of the United States

Oath of Office – March 4, 1817 in front of Capitol (now the Supreme Court)

Oath of Office (2nd Term) – March 4, 1821 in the House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol

James Monroe – a short overview is a post from: Consummate Compendium: History

Personal

Date of Birth: March 16, 1751

Birthplace: Port Conway, Virginia

Date of Death: June 28, 1836

Place of Death: Montpelier, Virginia

Attended: College of New Jersey (now Princeton)

Family: Dolley (wife), John Payne Todd (stepson)

Career

1791 – Along with Thomas Jefferson, formed the Democratic-Republican Party in opposition to Federalist policies

1798 – Co-authored with Jefferson the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

1801-1809 – Served as Secretary of State under Thomas Jefferson

1809-1817 – Served as 4th President of the United States

Oath of Office: March 4, 1809 – House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol

Oath of Office (2nd Term): March 4, 1813 – House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol

James Madison – a short overview is a post from: Consummate Compendium: History