Category Archives: vice-presidents

This week’s Vice-President is: Dan Quayle! Born: February 4, 1947 Vice-President #: 44 Under: George H. W. Bush Dates: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Party: Republican Fun Facts: In 1980, Quayle, at age 33, became the youngest person … Continue reading →

This week’s Vice-President is: Thomas Marshall! Born: March 14, 1854 Died: June 1, 1925 Vice-President #: 28 Under: Woodrow Wilson Dates: March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921 Party: Democratic Fun Facts: Thomas Riley Marshall was a progressive Governor from … Continue reading →

This week’s Vice-President is: Henry Wilson! Born: February 16, 1812 Died: November 22, 1875 Vice-President #: 18 Under: Ulysses S. Grant Dates: March 4, 1873 – November 22, 1875 Party: Republican Fun Facts: Wilson was born Jeremiah Jones Colbath but … Continue reading →

This week’s Vice-President is: Alben Barkley! Born: November 24, 1877 Died: April 30, 1956 Vice-President #: 35 Under: Harry Truman Dates: January 20, 1949 – January 20, 1953 Party: Democratic Fun Facts: Barkley, a Kentuckian, was 71 when he became … Continue reading →

This week’s Vice-President is: Garret Hobart! Born: June 3, 1844 Died: November 21, 1899 Vice-President #: 24 Under: William McKinley Dates: March 4, 1897 – November 21, 1899 Party: Republican Fun Facts: Like Levi P. Morton, James Garfield also asked … Continue reading →

This week’s Vice-President is: John Tyler! Born: March 29, 1790 Died: January 18, 1862 Vice-President #: 10 Under: William Henry Harrison Dates: March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841 Party: Democratic, Whig Fun Facts:Tyler was the first Vice-President ever to … Continue reading →

This week’s Vice-President is: Thomas Hendricks! Born: September 7, 1819 Died: November 25, 1885 Vice-President #: 21 Under: Grover Cleveland Dates: March 4, 1885 – November 25, 1885 Party: Democratic Fun Facts:Hendricks was running mate to Samuel J. Tilden in … Continue reading →

This week’s Vice-President is: Richard M. Johnson! Born:October 17, 1780 Died: November 19, 1850 Vice-President #: 9 Under: Martin Van Buren Dates: March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841 Party: Democratic Fun Facts: Johnson never married but he had an … Continue reading →

This week’s Vice-President is: Charles Curtis! Born:January 25, 1860 Died: February 8, 1936 Vice-President #: 31 Under: Herbert Hoover Dates: March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933 Party: Republican Fun Facts: Curtis is at least one-eighth American Indian! He is … Continue reading →

This week’s Vice-President is: William R. King! Born:April 7, 1786 Died: April 18, 1853 Vice-President #: 13 Under: Franklin Pierce Dates: March 4, 1853 – April 18, 1853 Party: Democratic Fun Facts: After being elected Vice-President alongside Franklin Pierce in … Continue reading →