INTERESTING INFORMATION

from US Presidents Lists and Records


Presidential religions

Baptist presidents
Warren Harding
Harry Truman
Jimmy Carter
Bill Clinton (Southern Baptist)

Congregationalist presidents
Calvin Coolidge

Deist presidents
Thomas Jefferson

Presidents belonging to Disciples of Christ
James Garfield
Lyndon Johnson
Ronald Reagan

Dutch Reformed presidents
Martin Van Buren
Theodore Roosevelt

Episcopalian presidents
George Washington
James Madison
James Monroe
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
Zachary Taylor
Franklin Pierce
Chester Arthur
Franklin Roosevelt
Gerald Ford
George Bush

Methodist presidents
James Polk (originally Presbyterian)
Ulysses Grant
William McKinley
George W. Bush

Presbyterian presidents
Andrew Jackson
James Polk (later Methodist)
James Buchanan
Rutherford Hayes (also attended Episcopal and Methodist services)
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Woodrow Wilson
Dwight Eisenhower

Quaker presidents
Herbert Hoover
Richard Nixon

Roman Catholic presidents
John Kennedy

Unitarian presidents
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Millard Fillmore
William Taft

Presidents without church affiliation
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson

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Actor
Ronald Reagan
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Bank Clerk
Harry Truman
Barker
Richard Nixon
Bookkeeper
Harry Truman
Busboy
Gerald Ford
Businessman
Harry Truman
Jimmy Carter
George Bush
George W. Bush
Canal Boat Laborer
James Garfield
Career Military
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
William Henry Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Ulysses S. Grant
Dwight Eisenhower
Carpenter
James Garfield
Cattle Rancher
Theodore Roosevelt
C.I.A. Director
George Bush
Circus Roustabout
Ronald Reagan
City Solicitor
Rutherford Hayes - Cincinnati, Ohio
Clothmaker
Millard Fillmore
Coach
Gerald Ford - football, boxing
Ronald Reagan - swimming
Collector of the Port of New York
Chester Arthur
Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives
James Madison - Virginia
Andrew Jackson - Tennessee
William Henry Harrison - Northwest Territory, Ohio
John Tyler - Virginia
James Polk - Tennessee
Millard Fillmore - New York
Franklin Pierce - New Hampshire
James Buchanan - Pennsylvania
Abraham Lincoln - Illinois
Andrew Johnson - Tennessee
Rutherford Hayes - Ohio
James Garfield - Ohio
William McKinley - Ohio
John F. Kennedy - Massachusetts
Lyndon Johnson - Texas
Richard Nixon - California
Gerald Ford - Michigan
George Bush - Texas
Construction Worker
Ronald Reagan
Continental Congress Delegate
George Washington
John Adams
James Madison
James Monroe
Cook
Gerald Ford
Delivery Boy
Martin Van Buren
Deputy Sheriff
Theodore Roosevelt
Diplomat
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
William Henry Harrison
James Buchanan
George Bush
Dishwasher
Lyndon Johnson
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Editor
Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
Warren Harding
Elevator Operator
Lyndon Johnson
Farmer, Farm Boy
Millard Fillmore
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Benjamin Harrison
Warren Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
Lyndon Johnson
Jimmy Carter
Ferryboat Operator
Abraham Lincoln
Fruit Picker
Lyndon Johnson
Geologist
Herbert Hoover
Governor
Thomas Jefferson - Virginia
James Monroe - Virginia
Martin Van Buren - New York
William Henry Harrison - Indiana Territory
John Tyler - Virginia
James Polk - Tennessee
Andrew Johnson - Tennessee
Rutherford Hayes - Ohio
Grover Cleveland - New York
William McKinley - Ohio
Theodore Roosevelt - New York
William Taft - Philippines
Woodrow Wilson - New Jersey
Calvin Coolidge - Massachusetts
Franklin Roosevelt - New York
Jimmy Carter - Georgia
Ronald Reagan - California
Bill Clinton - Arkansas
George W. Bush - Texas
Horse Handler
Ulysses S. Grant
House Minority Leader
Gerald Ford
Insurance Salesman
Warren Harding
Janitor
James Garfield
Lyndon Johnson
Judge
Andrew Jackson
Harry Truman
Launderer
Herbert Hoover
Lawyer
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
John Tyler
James Polk
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
Rutherford Hayes
Chester Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
William Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Bill Clinton
Lieutenant Governor
Warren Harding - Ohio
Calvin Coolidge - Massachusetts
Lifeguard
Ronald Reagan
Mailroom Clerk
Harry Truman
Male Model
Gerald Ford
Mayor
Andrew Johnson - Greenville, Tennessee
Grover Cleveland - Buffalo, New York
Calvin Coolidge - Northampton, Massachusetts
Member of House of Burgesses
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Mining Engineer
Herbert Hoover
Newsboy
Herbert Hoover
Newspaper Publisher
Warren Harding
Office Boy
Herbert Hoover
Oilman
George Bush
George W. Bush
Park Ranger
Gerald Ford
Postal Clerk
William McKinley
Postmaster
Abraham Lincoln
Printer's Devil
Warren Harding
Lyndon Johnson
Professor
Woodrow Wilson
Bill Clinton
Radio Announcer
Ronald Reagan
Railroad Timekeeper
Harry Truman
Reporter, Journalist
Warren Harding
John F. Kennedy
Road Construction Laborer
Warren Harding
Lyndon Johnson
School Principal
Chester Arthur
School Teacher
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
James Garfield
Chester Arthur
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
Warren Harding
Lyndon Johnson
Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Northwest Territory
William Henry Harrison
Secretary of State
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Martin Van Buren
James Buchanan
Secretary of War
James Monroe
William Taft
Senator, U.S.
James Monroe - Virginia
John Quincy Adams - Massachusetts
Andrew Jackson - Tennessee
Martin Van Buren - New York
William Henry Harrison - Ohio
John Tyler - Virginia
Franklin Pierce - New Hampshire
James Buchanan - Pennsylvania
Andrew Johnson - Tennessee
Benjamin Harrison - Indiana
Warren Harding - Ohio
Harry Truman - Missouri
John F. Kennedy - Massachusetts
Lyndon Johnson - Texas
Richard Nixon - California
Sheriff
Grover Cleveland
Shoeshine Boy
Lyndon Johnson
Speaker of the House
James Polk
State Attorney General
Bill Clinton - Arkansas
State Comptroller
Millard Fillmore - New York
State Legislator
John Adams - Massachusetts
Thomas Jefferson - Virginia
James Madison - Virginia
James Monroe - Virginia
John Tyler - Virginia
James Polk - Tennessee
Millard Fillmore - New York
Franklin Pierce - New Hampshire
James Buchanan - Pennsylvania
Abraham Lincoln - Illinois
Andrew Johnson - Tennessee
Theodore Roosevelt - New York
State Senator
John Quincy Adams - Massachusetts
Martin Van Buren - New York
William Henry Harrison - Ohio
Andrew Johnson - Tennessee
James Garfield - Ohio
Warren Harding - Ohio
Calvin Coolidge - Massachusetts
Franklin Roosevelt - New York
Jimmy Carter - Georgia
Store Clerk
James K. Polk
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
Surveyor
George Washington
Tailor
Andrew Johnson
Tavern worker
Martin Van Buren
Toymaker
Calvin Coolidge
Trapper
Lyndon Johnson
Trash Collector
Lyndon Johnson
University President
Woodrow Wilson
Dwight Eisenhower

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Presidential Families

Presidents related to earlier presidents
James Madison: half first cousin twice removed of George Washington
John Quincy Adams: son of John Adams
Zachary Taylor: second cousin of James Madison
Grover Cleveland: sixth cousin once removed of Ulysses Grant
Benjamin Harrison: grandson of William Henry Harrison
Theodore Roosevelt: third cousin twice removed of Martin Van Buren
Franklin Roosevelt: fourth cousin once removed of Ulysses Grant, fourth cousin three times removed of Zachary Taylor, fifth cousin of Theodore Roosevelt
Harry Truman: great-great-great nephew of John Tyler
Richard Nixon: seventh cousin twice removed of William Taft, eighth cousin once removed of Herbert Hoover
George Bush: fifth cousin four times removed of Franklin Pierce, seventh cousin three times removed of Theodore Roosevelt, seventh cousin four times removed of Abraham Lincoln, eleventh cousin once removed of Gerald Ford
George W. Bush: son of George Bush

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African-American PresidentsNote: Several presidents were allegedly of mixed European and African ancestry, which by U.S. reckoning would designate them as African-American. See The Five Negro Presidents by J.A. Rogers and Six Black Presidents: Black Blood, White Masks by Auset Bakhufu.
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Warren Harding
Dwight Eisenhower