From Days Gone By Jan 14, 1922

January 14, 1922.
    This is part two of interesting and little known facts about the first twenty-six presidents of the United States.
    Andrew Johnson was one of the poorest presidents monetarily. Only Southern Senator to oppose Sessesion and keep his Senate seat after the Confederacy was formed. Only president to be a Senator, become President, then return to the Senate. First President to be impeached by the House but was aquitted by the Senate.
    Ulysses Simpson Grant never voted for a Republican until he was top leader of the army, at 46 was youngest elected up to that time. Last president to have been a slave owner. He also created the Department of Justice.
    Rutherford B. Hayes was first to call for full citizenship of Indians, spent an hour in prayer each morning before doing his presidential duties. First to win Electoral College and lose popular vote, Democrats claimed he stole the election. (Sound familiar).
    James A. Garfield was last president born in a log cabin, second president to be assasinated although he live more than two months after being shot.
    Chester Alan Arthur, until he became vice-president had no political experience in National politics, did not move into the White House for 3 months claiminng the previous occupant left it in a mess.
    Grover Cleveland was first Democrat elected after the Civil War, only president who's wedding was in the White House, only president to lose re-election then return to the presidency in a subsquent election. Won popular vote but lost Electoral College 233-168. His Supreme Court struck down the income tax as unconstitutional.
    Benjamin Harrison was the Centenial president, 100 years after George Washington, refused to shake hands believing it hygienic.
    William McKinley lost $100,000 business deal but supporters established a fund to pay it off, later he tried to repay them but they refused to accept it. Last president to have served in the Civil War. Third president to be assasinated.
    Teddy Roosevelt at 42 became the youngest president when McKinley was shot. Only president to recieve the Nobel Prize and Medal of Honor, first in foreign policy to use the term "America First".
    William Howard Taft was the heaviest president at over 300, started tradition of throwing the first pitch of baseball season. As a progressive he wanted to lower tarriffs and offset revenues with income taxes, which, until the adoption of the 16th Amendment, unconstitutional.
    Of the nation's first seven presidents, five were re-elected for a second term, of the next eight, none was. Two died and six either failed to be re-elected or decided to serve one term.