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Presidents Appointing Justices in the 20th Century
The Question: Who is the only U.S. President in the 20th century not to appoint a chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court? The Answer: Actually…Clement Comer CLAY, Congress, AL (1789-1866)
Senate Years of Service: 1837-1841 Party: Democrat CLAY Clement Comer , a Representative and a Senator from Alabama; born in Halifax County, Va., December 17, 1789; moved with his parents to a farm…Frank Leslie SMITH, Congress, IL (1867-1950)
Senate Years of Service: 1926-1928 Party: Republican SMITH Frank Leslie , a Representative and a Senator-elect from Illinois; born in Dwight, Livingston County, Ill., November 24, 1867; attended…Presidential Inaugural Addresses:<br/>Length and Date of Speech
President Number of words Date of speech Washington 1,425 (first)135 (second) April 30, 1789March 4, 1793 J. Adams 2…First Kids Slideshow
by Mark Hughes The American public has always been fascinated by first families. We know much about the lives of the presidents and first ladies, but what about the children in the White House?…Philander Chase KNOX, Congress, PA (1853-1921)
Senate Years of Service: 1904-1909; 1917-1921 Party: Republican; Republican KNOX Philander Chase , a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pa., May 6, 1853; attended the…Oren Ethelbirt LONG, Congress, HI (1889-1965)
Senate Years of Service: 1959-1963 Party: Democrat LONG Oren Ethelbirt , a Senator from Hawaii; born in Altoona, Wilson County, Kans., March 4, 1889; attended the public schools; graduated from…John Adam KASSON, Congress, IA (1822-1910)
KASSON John Adam , a Representative from Iowa; born in Charlotte, Chittenden County, Vt., January 11, 1822; attended the local school; was graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington in…William Bourke COCKRAN, Congress, NY (1854-1923)
COCKRAN William Bourke , a Representative from New York; born in County Sligo, Ireland, February 28, 1854; was educated in France and in his native country; immigrated to the United States when…Charles William Frederick DICK, Congress, OH (1858-1945)
Senate Years of Service: 1904-1911 Party: Republican DICK Charles William Frederick , a Representative and a Senator from Ohio; born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, November 3, 1858; attended…Trending
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