Facts about Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses Grant

Ulysses Grant

Concise Biography, History & Facts About President Ulysses S. Grant
Eighteenth President - Ulysses Simpson Grant
Ulysses S. Grant Lifespan: 1822 - 1885
Place of Birth -  April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio
Education: U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York (he graduated in 1843) 
Ulysses S. Grant Term as President - 1869-1877
Ulysses Grant was elected to two terms 1868, 1872 
Political Party - Republican
Vice President / Vice Presidents - Colfax and Wilson
Religion - Methodist
Ulysses S. Grant, Military Experience - served in both Mexican War and US Civil War

Name of Wife - Ulysses S. Grant was married to Julia Dent Grant on August 22, 1848. They had 4 Children: Frederick Dent (1850–1912), Ulysses Simpson (1852–1929), Ellen Wrenshall (1855–1922), Jesse Root (1858–1934) 
Career of Ulysses S. Grant - Soldier, Politician, Statesman
Place of Death - Ulysses S. Grant died
July 23, 1885 in Mount McGregor, New York
Buried - Grant’s Tomb, New York
Next President: President Rutherford Hayes

Major Events during his presidency

  • Reconstruction

  • Transcontinental Railroad Completed (1869)
  • Fifteenth Amendment Ratified (1870)
  • Panic of 1873
  • Battle of Little Bighorn (1876)

Scandals during his presidency

  • Ulysses S. Grant's time in office was marked by numerous presidential scandals including:

    • Black Friday Scandal involving James Fisk and Jay Gould (1869)

    • Credit Mobilier Scandal (1872)
    • Whiskey Ring Scandal (1875)
    • Belknap Bribery Scandal (1876)
  • Ulysses S. Grant was never personally implicated in any of the scandals, however, his reputation suffered as he did not disassociate himself from the members of his administration who were guilty

Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was President Ulysses S. Grant

  • Ulysses S. Grant was famous as the Union general who led the North to victory over the Confederate South during the American Civil War

  • Ulysses S. Grant was a quiet and soft-spoken man
  • Description of President Ulysses S. Grant - Height 5 feet 8 inches
  • Ulysses S. Grant Age at Inauguration - 46 years old
  • Ulysses S. Grant Age at Death - 63 years old
  • Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was Ulysses S. Grant

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The United States has placed likenesses of the Presidents on many types of coins and currency. Ulysses S. Grant has appears on the $50 bill.

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