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Saints And Other Catholics Alive And Well In 1889 |
Saints Who Were Alive In 1889.

And Now…

Just before the start of the American revolution against the British empire on April 19, 1775 Pope Pius VI became pope #250 on February 15, 1775 which lasted until August 29, 1799 (24 years, 195 days). That was the year that our first American president died on December 14, 1799.

1889 marks the centennial anniversary of George being sworn into office.

1889 is the crossroads where the descendants, living persons and ancestors of previous, current and future presidents and popes meet on the chronological timeline of earth’s history.

Starting in the

18^th Century

with the last pope to be a patron of Renaissance art,
Pope #250 Pius VI (December 25, 1717 – 29 August 1799).

Pius VI condemned the French Revolution and the suppression of the Catholic Church in France that resulted from it. French troops commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Papal army and occupied the Papal States in 1796. In 1798, upon his refusal to renounce his temporal power, Pius was taken prisoner and transported to France. He died eighteen months later in Valence. His reign of over two decades is the fifth-longest in papal history.

He was the brother of Giulia Francesca Braschi dei Bandi (1719 – 1792) – (Sister)
She was the Mother of Luigi Braschi-Onesti, principe di Rocca Sinibalda (1745 – 1816) (Niece)
who was the father of Giuseppe Braschi-Onesti (1815 – ???) (Grandniece)
who was the father of Gerolamo Luigi Giulio Braschi Valle (c.1840 – c.1892) (Great Grandniece) who turned 49 in 1889.

President # 1 George Washington (1732–1799) Unaffiliated
Presidential Term: April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797
Election: 1788–1789/1792
VP: John Adams

He is the only president to be unanimously elected. He also refused to accept his presidential salary, which was $25,000 a year. – 46 Surprising Facts About 46 Presidents | HISTORY

The first U.S. president and Revolutionary War hero was an enthusiastic dog breeder, particularly of hunting hounds, to which he gave names like “Sweet Lips” and “Drunkard.” 46 Surprising Facts About 46 Presidents | HISTORY

Loved ice cream and once spent $200–an exceptional sum of money at the time–on it over the course of one summer.-IMDB

George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)
+ Martha Custis Washington (June 2, 1731 O.S. – May 22, 1802) adopted
George’s step-grandson George Washington Custis (April 30, 1781 – October 10, 1857) as his son who became the father of

Mary Anna Custis Lee (October 1, 1807 – November 5, 1873) . (Granddaughter)
+ Confederate Civil War General Robert E. Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870)

= George Washington Custis Lee (September 16, 1832 – February 18, 1913) (Great Granddaughter)

He served as a Confederate general in the American Civil War, primarily as an aide-de-camp to President Jefferson Davis, and succeeded his father as president of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Between 1871 and 1897, Lee served as the ninth president of Washington and Lee University and turned 57 in 1889.

President # 2 John Adams (1735–1826) Federalist
Presidential Term: March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801
Election: 1796
VP: Thomas Jefferson

Adams and his wife, Abigail, exchanged more than 1,100 letters over the course of their lengthy relationship. – HISTORY

John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) the 2^nd president of the U.S. begot the 6th United States president,

John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848). (Son)
He begot Charles Francis Adams Sr. (August 18, 1807 – November 21, 1886) (Grandson)

As United States Minister to the United Kingdom during the American Civil War, Adams was crucial to Union efforts to prevent British recognition of the Confederate States of America and maintain European neutrality to the utmost extent.

Charles begot John Quincy Adams II (September 22, 1833 – August 14, 1894) (Great Grandson)

He was an American politician who represented Quincy in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1866 to 1867, 1868 to 1869, 1871 to 1872, and from 1874 to 1875. Adams served as a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War under Governor John Albion Andrew of Massachusetts. Later in life, he left the Republican Party in 1867 for the Democratic Party.

He turned 56 in 1889.

Other Adams descendants include…

George Caspar Adams (1863–1900) (Great Great Grandson) who was the head coach of the Harvard University football program. He turned 26 in 1889.

Charles Francis Adams III (1866–1954) (Great Great Grandson) who served as Secretary of the Navy. He was 23 in 1889.

19^th Century

1800’s

Pope # 251 Servant of God Pius VII (August 14, 1742 –August 20, 1823)
Papal Reign from (March 14, 1800 –August 20, 1823
(23 years, 159 days)

Pius at first attempted to take a cautious approach in dealing with Napoleon. With him he signed the Concordat of 1801, through which he succeeded in guaranteeing religious freedom for Catholics living in France, and was present at his coronation as Emperor of the French in 1804. In 1809, however, during the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon once again invaded the Papal States, resulting in his excommunication through the papal bull Quum memoranda. Pius VII was taken prisoner and transported to France. He remained there until 1814 when, after the French were defeated, he was permitted to return to Rome, where he was greeted warmly as a hero and defender of the faith.

He was the brother of Tommaso Chiaramonti (1732 – 1799)
Who was the father of Antonio Gaddi (1766 – 1836) (Nephew)
Who was the father of Eugenia Clotilde Gaddi (von Auersperg) (1819 – 1901) (Grand Nephew)
Who turned 70 in 1889

President # 3 Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) Democratic-Republican
Presidential Term: March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809
Election:
1800: VP: Aaron Burr
1804: VP: George Clinton

Jefferson, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, died on July 4, in 1826, within hours of his “frenemy” John Adams. – HISTORY

Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) +
his mixed-race slave and half-sister to his late wife. Sarah (Sally) Hemings, (c. 1773 – 1835)
= Eston Hemings (May 21, 1808 – January 3, 1856) (Son)

He begot John Wayles Jefferson (May 8, 1835 – June 12, 1892) (Grandson)

He was an American businessman and Union Army officer in the American Civil War.
He turned 54 in 1889.

1810’s

President # 4 James Madison (1751–1836) Democratic-Republican
Presidential Term: March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817
Election:
1808: VP George Clinton- Vacant after April 20, 1812
1812: VP: Elbridge Gerry -Vacant after November 23, 1814

He was the shortest president of the United States, standing at only 5’4”. He never weighed more than 100 pounds. James Madison and Thomas Jefferson were once arrested together for taking a carriage ride in the countryside of Vermont on a Sunday, which violated the laws of that state. – FactRetriever.com

James Madison Jr. (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was popularly acclaimed the “Father of the Constitution” for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights. He is the brother of

Francis Madison (1753 – 1800) + Susannah (Bell) Madison (abt. 1750 – ?)

= Reuben Conway Madison (abt. 1788 – 1835) (Nephew)
+ Winifred (Cotts) Madison (abt. 1794 – abt. 1838)

= Elizabeth A (Madison) Bennett (bef. 1818 – 1882) (Grandniece)
+ John Kerns Bennett (bef. 1816 – 1874)

_{= Caroline Maria (Bennett) Taylor, (1843 – 1913) (Great Grandniece)}
Who turned 46 in 1889.

President # 5 James Monroe (1758–1831) Democratic-Republican
Presidential Term: March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1825
Election: 1816/ 1820
VP: Daniel D. Tompkins

Monroe was the last U.S. president to wear a powdered wig tied in a queue, a tricorne hat and knee-breeches according to the style of the late 18th century. That earned him the nickname “The Last Cocked Hat”. He was also the last president who was not photographed.

U.S. President James Monroe (April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was the father of the first presidential offspring to be married in the White House.
Maria Hester Monroe Gouverneur (April 8, 1802 – June 20, 1850) who was his youngest daughter.

She was the mother of James Monroe Gouverneur (1822–1885) (Grandson) who was born a deaf mute. He died at Spring Grove Asylum in Catonsville, Maryland.

She was also the mother of Samuel Laurence Gouverneur Jr. (1826 – 1880) (Grandson)

Who was the father of Ruth Monroe (Gouverneur) Johnson (1858 – 1949) (Great-grandson)
Who turned 31 in 1889.

1820’s

Pope # 252 Leo XII (August 2, 1760 –February 10, 1829)
Papal Reign (September 28, 1823 – February 10, 1829)
5 years, 135 days

Placed the Catholic educational system under the control of the Jesuits through Quod divina sapientia (1824) Leo XII celebrated the jubilee in 1825 in an event that saw more than half a million pilgrims travel to Rome to participate in the solemnities. To mark the event, Leo XII issued the encyclical Quod hoc ineunte on May 24, 1825 that proclaimed the jubilee.

He was the brother of Count Filippo della Genga (1756 – 1826)
Who was the father of Cristoforo della Genga Sermattei (1800 – 1864) – (Nephew)
Who was the father of Anna della Genga Sermattei (1857 – 1923) (Grandnephew)
Who turned 32 in 1889.

President # 6 John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) Democratic- Republican National Republican
Presidential Term: March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829
Election: 1824
VP: John C. Calhoun

Years after leaving the White House, Quincy Adams argued a famous Supreme Court case that freed the captive Africans who had rebelled aboard the Amistad slave ship. – HISTORY

See John Adams for JQA family history.

1830’s

President # 7 Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) Democratic
Presidential Term: March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1837
Election 1828: VP- John C. Calhoun Vacant after December 28, 1832
Election 1832: VP- Martin Van Buren

He was reportedly involved in over 100 duels, most to defend the honor of his wife, Rachel. He had a bullet in his chest from an 1806 duel and another bullet in his arm from a barroom fight in 1813 with Missouri senator Thomas Hart Benton. –FactRetriever.com

President Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845)
+ Rachel Donelson Jackson June 15, 1767 – December 22, 1828) took care of

Andrew Jackson Donelson (August 25, 1799 – June 26, 1871) when his father died and his mother remarried. He served in various positions as a Democrat and was the Know Nothing nominee for US vice president in 1856. His younger brother, Daniel Smith Donelson, (June 23, 1801 – April 17, 1863) would become the Confederate brigadier general after whom Fort Donelson was later named.

Andrew married his first cousin, Emily Tennessee Donelson, (June 1, 1807 – December 19, 1836) in 1824.
Emily became President Jackson’s acting First Lady, until she died of tuberculosis in December 1836.

AJD + ETD = Mary Emily Donelson (1829–1905) # 2 of 4 children who turned 60 in 1889.

Pope # 253 Pius VIII (November 20, 1761 –November 30, 1830)
Papal Reign from (March 31, 1829 –November 30, 1830)
1 year, 244 days

Accepted Louis Philippe I as king of the French. Condemned the masonic secret societies and modernist biblical translations in the brief Litteris altero (1830).

He is the third of eight children. Some of his descendants from his family may have been alive in 1889 but cannot find any records stating so.

Pope # 254 Gregory XVI September 18 1765 – 1 June 1846)
Papal Reign from February 2, 1831 –June 1, 1846
(15 years, 119 days)

Member of the Camaldolese; last non-bishop to be elected to the papacy. Politically opposed democratic and modernising reforms in the Papal States. Regarding scientific thinking, all traces of official opposition to heliocentrism by the church disappeared in 1835 when the uncensored versions of Dialogue and De Revolutionibus were finally dropped from the Index.

He was the brother of   Francesco Cappellari della Colomba (1758 – 1827)
He was the father of   Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari della Colomba (1798 – 1855) (Nephew)
He was the father of     Mauro Cappellari della Colomba (1830 – 1903) – (Grandnephew)
Who turned 59 in 1889.

President # 8 Martin Van Buren (1782–1862) Democratic
Presidential Term: March 4, 1837 –March 4, 1841
Election: 1836
VP: Richard Mentor Johnson

On the television show Seinfeld, the 1997 episode “The Van Buren Boys” is about a fictional street gang that admires Van Buren and bases its rituals and symbols on him, including the hand sign of eight fingers pointing up to signify Van Buren, the eighth president.

Martin Van Buren December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) begot
John Van Buren (February 18, 1810 – October 13, 1866) (Son) In addition to serving as a key advisor to his father, President Martin Van Buren, he was also Attorney General of New York from 1845 to 1847.

John Van Buren
+ Elizabeth Vanderpoel (b. May 22, 1810 – November 19, 1844) =
Anna Van Buren (1842–1923) (Granddaughter) who turned 47 in 1889.

1840’s

President # 9 William Henry Harrison (1773–1841) Whig
Presidential Term: March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841
Election: 1840
VP: John Tyler

He had the shortest presidency in U.S. history. He was also the first U.S. president to die in office, causing a brief constitutional crisis since presidential succession was not then fully defined in the U.S. Constitution. Harrison was the last president born as a British subject in the Thirteen Colonies

William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841)
+ First Lady Anna Harrison (July 25, 1775 – February 25, 1864) =

John Scott Harrison (October 4, 1804 – May 25, 1878) (Son). He was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1853 to 1857. He is the only person to have been both the son and father of U.S. presidents. His son was

Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) (Grandson) who was president from March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893 and turned 56 in 1889.

President # 10 John Tyler (1790–1862) Whig Unaffiliated
Presidential Term: April 4, 1841 – March 4, 1845
No Election
VP: Vacant throughout presidency

Tyler fathered 15 children, the most of any president.- HISTORY

John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) begot

David Gardiner Tyler (July 12, 1846 – September 5, 1927) (Son) who was the ninth child and fourth son of , President Tyler. He fought in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. After attending college in Germany and Virginia, he became a lawyer. He later served in the Virginia State Senate, as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 2nd congressional district, and as a Virginia Circuit Court judge. From 1891 to 1892, he served in the Virginia State Senate, and on the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary.

He turned 43 in 1889.

Pope # 255 Pius IX’ (May 13, 1792 –February 7, 1878)
Papal Reign was from June 16, 1846 – February 7, 1878
(31 years, 236 days)

Subject and later the last sovereign of the Papal States, becoming an Italian citizen. Opened the First Vatican Council; lost the Papal States to Italy. Defined the dogma of the Immaculate Conception and defined papal infallibility. Issued the controversial Syllabus of Errors. Longest-serving pope since Peter (c. AD 30–64).

His brother Gabriele Mastai Ferretti (1781 – 1869 (87-88) begot
Luigi Mastai Ferretti, conte di Castelferretto (1814 – 1887 (Nephew)
Who begot Pius’s Grandniece Cristina Mastai Ferretti (January 29, 1868 – September 22, 1947)
Who turned 21 in 1889.

President # 11 James K. Polk (1795–1849) Democratic
Presidential Term: March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849
Election: 1844
VP: George M. Dallas

Polk is known for extending the territory of the United States through the Mexican–American War during his presidency, annexing the Republic of Texas, the Oregon Territory, and the Mexican Cession after winning the Mexican–American War.

Sarah Childress Polk (September 4, 1803 – August 14, 1891) was the first lady of the United States from 1845 to 1849. She was the wife of the 11th president of the United States, James K. Polk (November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849)

She turned 74 in 1889.

William Hawkins Polk (May 24, 1815 – December 16, 1862) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee’s 6th congressional district from 1851 to 1853.

He was the younger brother of President James K. Polk and was the father of William Tasker Polk (March 24, 1861–July 5, 1928) (Nephew)

Who turned 28 in 1889.

1850’s

President # 12 Zachary Taylor (1784–1850) Whig
Presidential Term: March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850
Election: 1848
VP: Millard Fillmore

Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to the rank of major general and becoming a national hero for his victories in the Mexican–American War. As a result, he won election to the White House despite his vague political beliefs. His top priority as president was to preserve the Union. He died 16 months into his term from a stomach disease. Taylor had the third-shortest presidential term in U.S. history. His success in the Second Seminole War attracted national attention and earned him the nickname “Old Rough and Ready”. Taylor had never publicly revealed his political beliefs before 1848 nor voted before that time.

President Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850)
+ Margaret Smith September 21, 1788 – August 14, 1852) =
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Taylor Bliss Dandridge (April 20, 1824 – July 25, 1909), who was the youngest of the Taylor’s three surviving daughters.

She turned 65 in 1889.

In 1848, after her father was elected president, Mary Elizabeth married William Wallace Smith Bliss, an army officer who had served with her father. Taylor appointed William Bliss as Presidential Secretary. At the age of 24, Mary Elizabeth Bliss served as First Lady during her father’s presidency, as her mother declined the social role.

President # 13 Millard Fillmore (1800–1874) Whig
Presidential Term: July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853
Election: –
VP: Vacant throughout presidency

Fillmore was instrumental in passing the Compromise of 1850, which led to a brief truce in the battle over the expansion of slavery. He was the last Whig President.

Millard Powers Fillmore (April 25, 1828 – November 15, 1889) was an American lawyer. He was one of two children, and the only son, of U.S. President Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) and his first wife, Abigail Powers (March 13, 1798 – March 30, 1853).

He turned 61 in 1889.

President #14 Franklin Pierce (1804–1869) Democratic
Presidential Term: March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857
Election: 1852
VP: William R. King Vacant after April 18, 1853

A northern Democrat and the only president from New Hempshire who believed that the abolitionist movement was a fundamental threat to the nation’s unity, he alienated anti-slavery groups by signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act. Conflict between North and South continued after Pierce’s presidency, and, after Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860, the Southern states seceded, resulting in the American Civil War.

Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was the uncle of

Charlotte Josett (Jameson) Bond (1822 – 1902)
Who turned 67 in 1889.

President # 15 James Buchanan (1791–1868) Democratic
Presidential Term: March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861
Election: 1856
VP: John C. Breckinridge

Though Buchanan predicted that “history will vindicate my memory,” historians have criticized Buchanan for his unwillingness or inability to act in the face of secession. Historical rankings of presidents of the United States without exception place Buchanan among the least successful presidents. When scholars are surveyed, he ranks at or near the bottom in terms of vision/agenda-setting, domestic leadership, foreign policy leadership, moral authority, and positive historical significance of their legacy. According to surveys taken by American scholars and political scientists between 1948 and 1982, Buchanan ranks every time among the worst presidents of the United States, alongside Harding, Fillmore and Nixon.

In the film Raising Buchanan Ruth Kiesling is a 39-year-old woman with anger issues and a history of making poor decisions. Ruth sees an opportunity to turn her life around by stealing the body of a dead president to hold for ransom. However, she quickly learns that no one is particularly interested in getting him back.

James Buchanan (1761 – 1821 )
+ Elizabeth (Speer) Buchanan (1767 – 1833) =

James Buchanan Jr. (April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and politician. He served as the 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861, as the secretary of State from 1845 to 1849, and represented Pennsylvania in both houses of the U.S. Congress. He was an advocate for states’ rights, particularly regarding slavery, and minimized the role of the federal government preceding the Civil War. Buchanan never married and was the only U.S. president to remain a lifelong bachelor, leading some historians and authors to question his sexual orientation.

Dr. Edward Young Buchanan (1811 – 1895) was the brother of James Buchanan who was 20 years his senior. He received his early education at Mercersburg and at the age of 15 entered Dickinson College. He graduated with the second honors of his class. Dr. Buchanan was a faithful and devoted Pastor, and was much beloved by those who knew him. He was active in the work of the church in this diocese and had been a member of different church organizations. He turned 78 in 1889.

He married Anne Eliza Foster (1812 – 1891) in 1833 and turned 77 in 1889. She was the daughter of William B. Foster (1779–1855) of Pittsburg and a sister of Stephen C. Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864) known as “the father of American music and the composer of such tunes “Oh! Susanna“, “Hard Times Come Again No More“, “Camptown Races“, “Old Folks at Home” (“Swanee River”), “My Old Kentucky Home“, “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair“, “Old Black Joe“, and “Beautiful Dreamer” and William B. Foster, one of the first engineers of the Pennsylvania Railroad who died in 1801.

1860’s

President # 16 Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) Republican/ National Union
Presidential Term: March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865
Election 1860: VP- Hannibal Hamlin
Election 1864: VP Andrew Johnson

He led the United States through the American Civil War, defending the nation as a constitutional union, defeating the insurgent Confederacy, playing a major role in the abolition of slavery, expanding the power of the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy. On April 14, 1865, just five days after the Confederate surrender at Appomattox, he was attending a play at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Mary, when he was fatally shot by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln is often ranked in both popular and scholarly polls as the greatest president in American history.

“Honest Abe,” the tallest president at 6’4”, may have had Marfan Syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes people to be very tall, thin and long limbed. – HISTORY

Robert V. Barron appeared as Lincoln in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989), and in episodes of Out of This World (#2.15, 1988).

Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter (2010) is a novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, in which Lincoln makes it his life’s goal to destroy all evil vampires in the United States. The film adaptation was released in July 2012 with Benjamin Walker starring in the title role.

Robert Todd Lincoln (August 1, 1843 – July 26, 1926) was an American lawyer and businessman and the eldest son of President Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) and Mary Todd Lincoln (December 13, 1818 – July 16, 1882) , he was the only one of their four children to outlive his parents. He turned 46 in 1889. Robert Lincoln became a business lawyer and company president, and served as both United States Secretary of War (1881–1885) and the U.S. ambassador to Great Britain (1889–1893).

President # 17 Andrew Johnson (1808–1875) National Union Democratic
Presidential Term: April 15, 1865 -– March 4, 1869
Election: –
VP: Vacant throughout presidency

He favored quick restoration of the seceded states to the Union without protection for the newly freed people who were formerly enslaved as well as pardoning ex-Confederates. This led to conflict with the Republican-dominated Congress, culminating in Johnson becoming the first U.S. president to become impeached by the House of Representatives in 1868. He was acquitted in the Senate by one vote.

Martha Johnson Patterson (October 25, 1828 – July 10, 1901) was the eldest child of Andrew Johnson, (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) and Eliza McCardle October 4, 1810 – January 15, 1876). She turned 61 in 1889. She served as the White House hostess during her father’s administration and directed the restoration of the White House following the American Civil War A newspaper article published at the time of her death stated, “‘Too much cannot be said in praise of her many virtues.’…president Johnson once told a United States Senator—still living in Washington—that Mrs. Patterson ‘was the only child he had who had been a comfort to him, or taken pride in his career.'”

1870’s

President # 18 Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885)
Presidential Term: March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877
Election 1868: VP – Schuyler Colfax
Election 1872: VP -Henry Wilson Vacant after November 22, 1875

Civil War General Grant was invited to join Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre on the fateful evening of April 14, 1865, but was forced to decline after he and his wife made plans to visit their children in New Jersey. – HISTORY

Frederick Dent Grant (May 30, 1850 – April 12, 1912) was a soldier and United States minister to Austria-Hungary. Grant was the first son of General and President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885)and Julia Grant (January 26, 1826 – December 14, 1902). He was named after his uncle, Frederick Tracy Dent. was a soldier and United States minister to Austria-Hungary. Grant was the first son of General and President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant and Julia Grant. He was named after his uncle, Frederick Tracy Dent.

In 1889 when he turned 39, President Benjamin Harrison appointed him the U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary. After Grover Cleveland became president in March 1893, Grant continued in his post until his successor presented his credentials on June 8, 1893.

President # 19 Rutherford B. Hayes (1822–1893) Republican
Presidential Term: March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881
Election: 1876
VP: William A. Wheeler

As a young man, Hayes fought lyssophobia, or the fear of going insane. FactRetriever.com

Hayes was the first president to have a telephone in the White House. HISTORY

Biographer Ari Hoogenboom has written that Hayes’s greatest achievement was to restore popular faith in the presidency and reverse the deterioration of executive power that had established itself after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. His supporters have praised his commitment to civil-service reform; his critics have derided his leniency toward former Confederate states as well as his withdrawal of federal support for African Americans‘ voting rights and civil rights. Historians and scholars generally rank Hayes as an average to below-average president.

Rutherford B. Hayes (October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) turned 67 in 1889.

He was the father of James Webb Cook Hayes (March 20, 1856 – July 26, 1934) who was an American businessman and soldier. He co-founded a forerunner of Union Carbide, served in three wars, and received the Medal of Honor. He turned 33 in 1889.

Pope # 256 Pope Leo XIII (March 2, 1810 – July 20, 1903)
Papal Reign was from February 20, 1878 – July 20, 1903
(25 years, 150 days)

Issued the encyclical Rerum novarum; supported Christian democracy against Communism. Had the third-longest reign after Pius IX, and John Paul II. Promoted the rosary and the scapular and approved two new Marian scapulars; first pope to fully embrace the concept of Mary as mediatrix.

First Pope to be filmed by a motion picture camera and the first pope with voice recorded.

In 1889, Pope Leo XIII when he turned 79, authorized the founding of Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and granted it Papal degrees in theology.

1880’s

President # 20 James A. Garfield (1831–1881) Republican
Presidential Term: March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881
Election: 1880
VP: Chester A. Arthur

A preacher, lawyer, and Civil War general, Garfield served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives and is the only sitting member of the House to be elected president. Before his candidacy for the presidency, he had been elected to the U.S. Senate by the Ohio General Assembly—a position he declined when he became president-elect. On July 2, 1881 Garfield is shot by lawyer Charles J. Guiteau in Washington, D.C. The wound becomes infected, killing him on September 19, 1881.

Garfield is a famous comic strip created by Jim Davis.

The comic is about an 8-year-old cat called Garfield, a 5-year-old dog called Odie, and their owner, Jon Arbuckle. The cat is named after Davis’s grandfather, James Garfield Davis (who was probably named after former U.S. President James Garfield). It debuted on June 19, 1978, in 41 US newspapers.

Harry Augustus “Hal” Garfield (October 11, 1863 – December 12, 1942) was an American lawyer, academic, and public official. He was president of Williams College and supervised the United States Fuel Administration during World War I. He was a son of President James A. Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) . From 1888 to 1895, he practiced law with his brother James in Cleveland with the firm Garfield, Garfield & Howe.

He turned 26 in 1889.

President # 21 Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886) Republican
Presidential Term: September 19, 1881 –March 4, 1885
Election: –
VP: Vacant throughout presidency

Arthur was a lawyer in New York City. Two of his cases were famous. One confirmed that any slave brought to New York was automatically set free. The other ended the racial segregation of streetcars in the city.

After President James A. Garfield died, vice-president Chester Arthur replaced him. The man who killed him expected the new president to pardon him. This did not happen.

How did President Chester Arthur become the savior of the original American College in Rome? Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell the story of how the Episcopalian president became the unlikely savior of the first American college seminary in Rome in 1884.

Chester Alan Arthur II (July 25, 1864 – July 18, 1937)was an American sportsman and art connoisseur and the son of Chester A. Arthur, (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) who turned 25 in 1889. He studied at Princeton University and Columbia Law School. After completing his studies, Arthur traveled throughout Europe for 10 years. In 1900, he married in Switzerland and moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado to improve his health. After graduation, in 1887, he sailed to Europe^[3] and stayed there for nearly 13 years. He was able to travel to every major European city and “enjoy a gentleman’s life” due to his inheritance from his father.^[21] He was part of Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales‘s, circle of friends. His son described him as “the perfect pattern of an Edwardian gentleman and of a Europeanized American.” He was described as “tall, handsome, and athletic.”

1889

President # 22 Grover Cleveland (1837–1908) Democratic
Presidential Term: March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889
Election: 1884
VP: Thomas A. Hendricks Vacant after November 25, 1885

No president except Cleveland has ever served non-consecutive terms: He defeated James G. Blaine in 1884, lost to Benjamin Harrison in 1888 (despite winning the popular vote), and then came back to defeat Harrison in 1892. HISTORY

He used the presidential veto power over 500 times, far more than most other presidents, to reject bills he disagreed with. He did not want the United States to get its military involved in Latin America.

Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) turned 52 in 1889. He was the father of Ruth Cleveland (October 3, 1891 – January 7, 1904), popularly known as Baby Ruth or Babe Ruth, who was the eldest of his five. She is the namesake of the Baby Ruth candy bar in 1921, almost 30 years after she was born.

1890’s

President # 23 Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901) Republican
Presidential Term: March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893
Election: 1888
Levi P. Morton

He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia—a grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, and a great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison V, a Founding Father. A Union Army veteran and a Republican, he defeated incumbent Grover Cleveland to win the presidency.

Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) turned 56 in 1889. He was the father of

Mary Scott McKee (April 3, 1858 – October 28, 1930) who was the acting first lady of the United States for her father Benjamin Harrison. She turned 31 in 1889.

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