"Virginia, Mother of Presidents"

[Gail Vass <wbanks@xxxxxxxxx>]

There were Eight Virginia-born Presidents

George Washington
     1st President
President from 1789 to 1797

Washington was commander of the troops of the
Continental Army during the American
Revolutionary                           War and the first President of
the United States (serving                           two terms). He is
known as the "Father of Our Country."                           His
lifelike statue in the Rotunda of the Capitol
was                           created by French sculptor Jean-Antoine
Houdon, and it                           is the only statue for which
Washington ever posed.


Thomas Jefferson
     3rd President
President from 1801 to 1809

Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of
Independence and the Virginia Statute for Religious
Freedom, and the designer of the original portion of
the                           Capitol. During his presidency, he oversaw
the Louisiana                           Purchase, which doubled the size
of the United States. He                           was also the founder
of the University of Virginia in
Charlottesville, and was the governor of Virginia
from                           1779 to 1781.


James Madison
    4th President
President from 1809 to 1817

Madison served as a Virginia state legislator and later
as                           secretary of state under President
Jefferson. He was a                           leader in the writing of
the Constitution and is known as                           the "Father
of the Constitution." He was President during
the War of 1812 with Great Britain.


James Monroe
    5th President
President from 1817 to 1825

Monroe served in the General Assembly; was
twice                           governor of Virginia; served in Congress
as a                           representative and a Senator; held
several diplomatic                           posts; and served as
secretary of war and secretary of state                           under
President James Madison. He is known for the
Monroe Doctrine, a geopolitical policy designed to
keep                           European powers from further colonization
in the                           western hemisphere, a policy he
developed during his                           presidency.


William Henry Harrison
   9th President
President in 1841

Harrison won fame as an Indian fighter and was the
victor in the battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. He
commanded                           American troops in the War of 1812.
He served only one                           month as President, dying
of pnuemonia while in the                           White House. It is
said that he became ill from exposure                           to the
extreme cold during the long hours of his
outdoor                           inauguration.



John Tyler
  10th President
President from 1841 to 1845

Tyler succeeded Harrison after his untimely death
in                           1841. A major accomplishment during
his                           administration was the annexation of
Texas, which                           became a state in 1845.


Zachary Taylor
   12th President
President from 1849 to 1850

Taylor was born in Orange County and raised in
Kentucky. He fought in various Indian wars but
won                           fame for his victories in the Mexican War.
His presidency                           was cut short at just 16 months
when he died in office in                           1850.


Thomas Woodrow Wilson
     28th President
President from 1913 to 1921

Wilson was born in Staunton and raised in Georgia
and                           South Carolina. He served as president of
Princeton                           University and governor of New
Jersey. He was President                           for two terms, and
during his service the United States                           fought in
World War I.


Sorry, I just couldn't hep myself...tee..hee
Gail Vass a Virginian



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