PRESIDENTS DAYBorn: November 2, 1865 at Corsica (Blooming Grove), Ohio. Education: Graduated from Ohio Central College at Iberia, Ohio. Occupation: Newspaper editor, politician. Bought the Marion Star in 1884. Religion: Baptist. Family life: Married Florence Kling DeWolfe in 1891; she ran the business side of the newspaper. They had no children. She died in Marion on November 21, 1924 Political career: Served in state senate, 1899-1902 and as lieutenant governor; served in United States Senate, 1915-21. Was nominated as "dark horse" candidate in 1920. Administration was corrupt, with many rumored scandals; he died suddenly while on a national tour. Highlights of his presidency: Convened Washington Disarmament Conference, resulting in treaty. Picked strong cabinet members. Teapot Dome scandal involving others in administration marred his presidency. Died in office. Appearance: Tall, regarded as handsome, with silver gray hair. Died: August 2, 1923 in San Francisco, California from a heart attack. Buried: Harding Memorial in the city of Marion, Ohio. Abraham Lincoln * Calvin Coolidge * Thomas Jefferson * Andrew Johnson Herbert Hoover * James Madison * Ulysses S. Grant * Franklin D. Roosevelt James Monroe * Rutherford B. Hayes * Harry S Truman John Quincy Adams * James A. Garfield * Dwight D. Eisenhower * Andrew Jackson Chester A. Arthur * John F. Kennedy * Martin Van Buren * Grover Cleveland Lyndon B. Johnson * William Henry Harrison * Benjamin Harrison * Richard M. Nixon John Tyler * Grover Cleveland * Gerald Ford * James K. Polk * William McKinley James E. Carter * Zachary Taylor * Theodore Roosevelt * Ronald W. Reagan Millard Fillmore * William Howard Taft * George Bush * Franklin Pierce Woodrow Wilson * William J. Clinton |