Footprints of the Ages: Our Method of Government and Centennial History, with Facts and Figures Invaluable to Every American Citizen, Together with the Lives of the Presidents, and Biographical Sketches of the Representative Men of the WorldGoodspeed's Empire Publishing House, 1876 - 1119 pages |
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... Martin Van Buren .. 480 Andrew Johnson .. 500 William Henry Harrison ....... 482 Ulysses S. Grant .. 503 REPRESENTATIVE MEN . STATESMEN . Louis Napoleon . 505 Willard Saulsbury . 545 Bismarck ... 513 Edwin D. Morgan .. 546 Carl Schurz ...
... Martin Van Buren .. 480 Andrew Johnson .. 500 William Henry Harrison ....... 482 Ulysses S. Grant .. 503 REPRESENTATIVE MEN . STATESMEN . Louis Napoleon . 505 Willard Saulsbury . 545 Bismarck ... 513 Edwin D. Morgan .. 546 Carl Schurz ...
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... VAN BUREN'S ADMINISTRATION ( 1837 to 1841 ) . The successor of Jackson was Martin Van Buren , of New York , also a Democrat . Early in his administration ( 1837 ) the country was overwhelmed by a disastrous and general mercantile ...
... VAN BUREN'S ADMINISTRATION ( 1837 to 1841 ) . The successor of Jackson was Martin Van Buren , of New York , also a Democrat . Early in his administration ( 1837 ) the country was overwhelmed by a disastrous and general mercantile ...
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... Martin Van Buren .. D 24,257,298 49 7,001,698 83 1834 Andrew Jackson .. 1835 Andrew Jackson . Martin Van Buren .. D 24,601,982 44 4,760,082 08 Martin Van Buren .. D 17,573,141 56 Martin Van Buren . D 30,868,164 04 1836 Andrew Jackson ...
... Martin Van Buren .. D 24,257,298 49 7,001,698 83 1834 Andrew Jackson .. 1835 Andrew Jackson . Martin Van Buren .. D 24,601,982 44 4,760,082 08 Martin Van Buren .. D 17,573,141 56 Martin Van Buren . D 30,868,164 04 1836 Andrew Jackson ...
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... Martin Van Buren . 1838 Martin Van Buren .. 1839 Martin Van Buren .. 1840 Martin Van Buren . 1841 W. H. Harrison . 1842 John Tyler .... 1843 John Tyler ... 1844 John Tyler ... 1845 James K. Polk . 1846 James K. Polk . 1847 James K. Polk ...
... Martin Van Buren . 1838 Martin Van Buren .. 1839 Martin Van Buren .. 1840 Martin Van Buren . 1841 W. H. Harrison . 1842 John Tyler .... 1843 John Tyler ... 1844 John Tyler ... 1845 James K. Polk . 1846 James K. Polk . 1847 James K. Polk ...
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... Martin Van Buren N. Y. 1782 1837 55 4 William H. Harrison..Ohio 1773 1841 68 I month . John Tyler ... Va . 1790 1841 James K. Polk Tenn . 1795 1845 49 4 years .. Zachary Taylor La . 1784 1849 65 Millard Fillmore .. N. Y. 1800 1850 50 ...
... Martin Van Buren N. Y. 1782 1837 55 4 William H. Harrison..Ohio 1773 1841 68 I month . John Tyler ... Va . 1790 1841 James K. Polk Tenn . 1795 1845 49 4 years .. Zachary Taylor La . 1784 1849 65 Millard Fillmore .. N. Y. 1800 1850 50 ...
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