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John Adams
2nd President of the United States
March 4, 1797 to March 3, 1801
Nickname: "Atlas of Independence“
Education: Graduated from Harvard
College (1755)
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Federalist
Thomas Jefferson
3rd President of the United States
March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1809
Nicknames: "Man of the People"; "Sage of Monticello“
Education: Graduated from College of William and Mary
Occupation: Lawyer, planter
Political Party: Democratic-Republican
John Quincy Adams
6th President of the United States
March 4, 1825 to March 3, 1829
Nickname: "Old Man Eloquent"
Education: Graduated from Harvard College (1787)
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Democratic-Republican
Andrew Jackson
7th President of the United States
March 4, 1829 to March 3, 1837
Nickname: "Old Hickory“
Education: No formal education
Occupation: Lawyer, soldier
Political Party: Democratic
Martin Van Buren
8th President of the United States
March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1841
Nicknames: "The Little Magician“
Education: Graduated from Kinderhook Academy
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Democratic
James Knox Polk
11th President of the United States
March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1849
Nickname: "Young Hickory“
Education: Graduated from the University of North
Carolina (1818)
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Democratic
Chester Alan Arthur
21st President of the United States
September 19, 1881 to March 3, 1885
Nickname: "The Gentleman Boss"; "Elegant Arthur“
Education: Graduated from Union College (1848)
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Republican
William McKinley
25th President of the United States
March 4, 1897 to September 14, 1901
Nickname: "Idol of Ohio“
Education: Attended Allegheny College
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Republican
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States
September 14, 1901 to March 3, 1909
Nicknames: "TR"; "Trust-Buster"; "Teddy“
Education: Graduated from Harvard College (1880)
Occupation: Author, lawyer, public official
Political Party: Republican