Abraham Lincoln
16th President of the United States (186165)
Life History:
- Nickname: "Honest Abe"; "Illinois Rail-Splitter"
- Born: Feb. 12, 1809, Hardin (now Larue) County, Ky.
- Profession: Lawyer
- Major Religion: None
- Marriage: Nov. 4, 1842, to Mary Todd (181882)
- Children: Robert Todd Lincoln (18431926); Edward Baker Lincoln (184650); William Wallace Lincoln (185062); Thomas "Tad" Lincoln (185371)
- Political Affiliation: Whig; Republican
- Writings: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln (10 vols., 195390), ed. by Roy P. Basler
- Died: Apr. 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.
- Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill. (see photo)
Vice-President and Cabinet Members:
- Vice-President: Hannibal Hamlin (186165); Andrew Johnson (1865)
- Secretary of State: William H. Seward
- Secretary of the Treasury: Salmon P. Chase (186164); William P. Fessenden (186465); Hugh McCulloch (1865)
- Secretary of War: Simon Cameron (186162); Edwin M. Stanton (186265)
- Attorney General: Edward Bates (186164); James Speed (186465)
- Postmaster General: Montgomery Blair (186164); William Dennison (186465)
- Secretary of the Navy: Gideon Welles
- Secretary of the Interior: Caleb B. Smith (186163); John P. Usher (186365).
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Ulysses Simpson Grant
18th President of the United States (1869-77)
Life History:
- Nickname: "Hero of Appomattox"
- Born: Apr. 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio
- Education: U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. (graduated 1843)
- Profession: Soldier
- Major Religion: Methodist
- Marriage: Aug. 22, 1848, to Julia Boggs Dent (1826-1902)
- Children: Children: Frederick Dent Grant (1850-1912); Ulysses Simpson Grant (1852-1929); Ellen Wrenshall Grant (1855-1922); Jesse Root Grant (1858-1934)
- Political Affiliation: Republican
- Writings: Personal Memoirs (2 vols., 1885-86); Papers (16 vols., 1967-&Mac182;), ed. by John Y. Simon and D. L. Wilson.
- Died: July 23, 1885, Mount McGregor, N.Y.
- Buried: Grant's Tomb, New York City.
Vice-President and Cabinet Members:
- Vice-President: Schuyler Colfax (1869-73); Henry Wilson (1873-75)
- Secretary of State: Elihu B. Washburne (1869); Hamilton Fish (1869-77)
- Secretary of the Treasury: George S. Boutwell (1869-73); William A. Richardson (1873-74); Benjamin H. Bristow (1874-76); Lot M. Morrill (1876-77)
- Secretary of War: John A. Rawlins (1869); William T. Sherman (1869); William W. Belknap (1869-76); Alphonso Taft (1876); James D. Cameron (1876-77)
- Attorney General: Ebenezer R. Hoar (1869-70); Amos T. Akerman (1870-71); George H. Williams (1871-75); Edwards Pierrepont (1875-76); Alphonso Taft (1876-77)
- Postmaster General: John A. J. Creswell (1869-74); James W. Marshall (1874); Marshall Jewell (1874-76); James N. Tyner (1876-77)
- Secretary of the Navy: Adolph E. Borie (1869); George M. Robeson (1869-77)
- Secretary of the Interior: Jacob D. Cox, Jr. (1869-70); Columbus Delano (1870-75); Zachariah Chandler (1875-77).
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Ronald Wilson Reagan
40th President of the United States (198189)
Life History:
- Born: Feb. 6, 1911, Tampico, IL
- Death: June 5, 2004 Los Angeles, CA
- Education: Eureka College (graduated 1932)
- Profession: Actor, Public Official
- Major Religion: Christian Church
- Marriage: Jan. 25, 1940, to Jane Wyman (19142007)div., 1948; Mar. 4, 1952, to Nancy Davis (19232004)
- Children: Maureen Elizabeth Reagan (1941); Michael Edward Reagan (1945); Patricia Ann Reagan (1952); Ronald Prescott Reagan (1958)
- Political Affiliation: Republican
- Writings: Where's the Rest of Me? (1965); An American Life (1990).
Vice-President and Cabinet Members:
- Vice-President: George Bush
- Secretary of State: Alexander Haig (198182); George Shultz (198289)
- Secretary of the Treasury: Donald Regan (198185); James Baker (198588); Nicholas Brady (198889)
- Secretary of Defense: Caspar Weinberger (198187); Frank Carlucci (198789)
- Attorney General: W. F. Smith (198185); Edwin Meese (198588); Richard Thornburgh (198889)
- Secretary of the Interior: James Watt (198183); William Clark (198385); Donald Hodel (198589)
- Secretary of Agriculture: J. Block (198186); R. Lyng (198689)
- Secretary of Commerce: Malcolm Baldrige (198187); C. W. Verity (198789)
- Secretary of Labor: Raymond Donovan (198185); William Brock (198587); Ann McLaughlin (198789)
- Secretary of Health and Human Services: R. Schweiker (198183); M. Heckler (198385); O. Bowen (198589)
- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Samuel Pierce
- Secretary of Transportation: Andrew Lewis (198183); Elizabeth Dole (198387); J. H. Burnley (198789)
- Secretary of Energy: James Edwards (198182); Donald Hodel (198285); John Herrington (198589)
- Secretary of Education: Terrel Bell (198184); William Bennett (198588); Lauro F. Cavazos, Jr. (198889).
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