Ulysses S. Grant
18th President
Born: 1822 Died: 1885 Served: 1869 - 1877

Vice-President Schuyler Colfax
Political Party Republican
College U.S. Military Academy
Occupation Soldier
Birthplace Point Pleasant, Ohio
Place of Burial New York City, NY

Pop Quiz Facts

* 1869: Transcontinental railroad completed under Grant Administration.
* 1872: Grant reelected in race against New York publisher Horace Greeley.
* 1880: Grant's bid for the Republican nomination fails four years after he left the White House.

Interesting Facts

* He signed the act that created Yellowstone National Park.
* Witness to some of the bloodiest battles in history, Grant could not stomach the sight of animal blood -- rare steak nauseated him.
* He smoked 20 cigars a day, which probably caused the throat cancer that resulted in his death.

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