This is a list of the occupations of Presidents before they entered politics. Often previous career experience is minimal, however many presidents did spend their younger years in college and the military.
No party Federalist Democratic-Republican Democratic Whig Republican
18th Century
edit| # | President | Took office | Left office | Party | Vice President | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Washington | April 30 1789 | March 4 1797 | No party | John Adams | 1 | |
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| 2 | John Adams | March 4 1797 | March 4 1801 | Federalist | Thomas Jefferson | 3 | |
19th Century
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edit| # | President | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Vice President | Terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | George W. Bush | January 20 2001 | Republican | Dick Cheney | 54 | ||
| 55 | |||||||
This list includes those who have served as the Vice President of the United States since the first administration in 1789 and as recently as the current administration in 2007. It includes the home state of the officeholder as well as when he took office, when he left office and the political party that he belonged to.
List
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18th Century
edit| # | Image | Name | Home State | Took Office | Left Office | Party | President(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Adams | Massachusetts | April 21, 17891 | March 4, 1797 | Federalist | Washington | |
| 2 | Thomas Jefferson | Virginia | March 4, 1797 | March 4, 1801 | Democratic-Republican | J. Adams | |
19th Century
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edit| # | Image | Name | Home States | Took Office | Left Office | Party | President(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Richard B. Cheney | Wyoming | January 20, 20017 | Incumbent | Republican | G. W. Bush |
Notes
edit1 Arriving in New York City before President-elect George Washington, Adams was sworn as Vice President nine days before the President.
² Died in office
³ Resigned from office
4 Succeeded to Presidency upon death or resignation of President
5 The only Vice President to be sworn in outside of the United States of America (in Havana, Cuba), with special dispensation from Congress.
6 Became Vice President under provisions of 25th Amendment
7 Acted as President under provisions of 25th Amendment
Presidential trivia lists
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Died in office of natural causes.
- 1 2 3 Resigned.
- ↑ Former Democrat who ran for Vice President on Whig ticket. Clashed with Whig congressional leaders and was expelled from the Whig party in 1841.
- 1 2 3 4 Assassinated.
- 1 2 Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson were, respectively, a Republican and a Democrat who ran on the National Union ticket in 1864.