OHIO PRESIDENTS- 8- COUNT ‘EM!!!

You will be provided facts as a team about one of our 8 Ohio presidents. At the end of the presentation, you will provide as many facts as you can about your president.

THE TEAM THAT GIVES THE MOST DETAILS ABOUT THEIR PRESIDENT WILL WIN. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON William Henry Harrison was born February 9, 1773 in Charles City County, Virginia. His father, Benjamin Harrison, signed the Declaration of Independence and was a governor of Virginia. Harrison went to college in Philadelphia. Later, he became an officer in the United States Army. He was aide-de-camp to General Anthony Wayne. Harrison also fought in the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794 during the Ohio Indian wars. I WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON William Henry Harrison was born February 9, 1773 in Charles City County, Virginia. His father, Benjamin Harrison, signed the Declaration of Independence. Harrison was a congressman, general, Ohio senator, and U.S. senator. Harrison became the 9th U.S. President on March 4, 1841. That day he delivered the longest inaugural speech in history during a cold rain. Shortly afterwards, he developed pneumonia. He died on April 4, 1841. He was the first U.S. President to die in office. He also served the shortest term.

ULYSSES S. GRANT Ulysses Grant was born as Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio on April 27, 1822. In 1839, he was chosen to attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The Congressman who made the appointment thought that Grant’s first name was Ulysses. He also did not know Grant’s middle name. He used Grant’s mother’s maiden name, Simpson, for the middle name. Grant has been known ever since as Ulysses Simpson, or U.S. Grant. In 1869, he became the 18th president. Wishing to leave his family financially secure, Grant began writing his memoirs. At this same time he was suffering from throat cancer. He finished the task just four days before his death on July 23, 1885. Mark Twain published the work

RUTHERFORD B. HAYES Rutherford B. Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio on October 4, 1822. His father died two months before he was born. Hayes graduated from the Harvard law school. He began his law practice in Fremont, Ohio and later moved to Cincinnati. Originally, Hayes did not win the presidential election. A recount was demanded and he won. He became the 19th president in 1877. He was most remembered for using troops during the train strike in 1877.

JAMES A. GARFIELD James A. Garfield was born in Orange Township of Cuyahoga County, Ohio on November 19, 1831. His father, a farmer, died two years later. The family was left in poverty. Later, he attended Williams College in Massachusetts. When not at school, Garfield worked on the farm and as a bargeman on the Ohio Canal. Garfield returned to Hiram as a teacher. He became the 20th president in 1881. president on March 4, 1881. Garfield was unable to accomplish much as President. After less than four months in office, Charles J. Guiteau shot him in a Washington D.C. railroad station.

Harrison had many positions as a member of the military. BENJAMIN HARRISON Benjamin Harrison was born on August 20, 1833 in North Bend, Ohio. He came from a long line of politicians. His father was an Ohio Congressman. His grandfather was a U.S. President. His great-grandfather was a Virginia governor and signer of the Declaration of Independence . Harrison had many positions as a member of the military. He became the 23rd president in 1889. After his presidency, he wrote two books, "This Country of Ours" and "Views of an Ex-President." E bbe

WILLIAM MCKINLEY William McKinley was born on January 29, 1843 in Niles, Ohio. McKinley attended school in Poland, Ohio. Illness forced him to leave college. His family never had enough money for him to return. McKinley is famous for his "front-porch campaign." Trainloads of people were brought to McKinley’s home in Canton to hear him speak from his front porch. He became the 25th president in 1891. He was a popular president. However, he was shot by a person who did not believe as he did, and died 13 days later .

WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT William Howard Taft was born on September 15, 1857 in Cincinnati, Ohio. His father was Alphonso Taft, President Grant’s Secretary of War and Attorney General. In 1887, Taft was named as a judge of the Superior Court of Ohio. During his life he held many other important government offices, including Governor-general of the Philippines and U.S. Secretary of War. He became the 27th president in 1909. He is the only president to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

WARREN G. HARDING Warren G. Harding was born on November 2, 1865. His campaign motto was "return to normalcy." This was well received by voters who were tired of war after World War I. He became the 29th U.S. President on March 4, 1921. Unfortunately, he is most known for the bad behavior that the people in his cabinet engaged in while he was president. He died of a heart attack while he was president.

Here we go. You will be given 30 seconds to tell as much as you can about the president that you were assigned. Here is a hint. Every president had 4 things to remember about him.

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