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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.

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Contents

[edit] 18th Century

# President Took office Left office Party Vice President Term
1 George Washington April 30, 1789 March 4, 1797 No party John Adams 1
2
2 John Adams March 4, 1797 March 4, 1801 Federalist Thomas Jefferson 3

[edit] 19th Century

# President Took Office Left Office Party Vice President Terms
3 Thomas Jefferson March 4, 1801 March 4, 1809 Democratic-Republican Aaron Burr 4
George Clinton 5
4 James Madison March 4, 1809 March 4, 1817 Democratic-Republican George Clinton[1]
vacant		 6
Elbridge Gerry[1]
vacant		 7
5 James Monroe March 4, 1817 March 4, 1825 Democratic-Republican Daniel Tompkins 8
9
6 John Quincy Adams March 4, 1825 March 4, 1829 Democratic-Republican John Calhoun 10
7 Andrew Jackson March 4, 1829 March 4, 1837 Democratic John Calhoun[2]
vacant		 11
Martin Van Buren 12
8 Martin Van Buren March 4, 1837 March 4, 1841 Democratic Richard Johnson 13
9 William H. Harrison March 4, 1841 April 4, 1841[1] Whig John Tyler 14
10 John Tyler April 4, 1841 March 4, 1845 Whig
No party[3]		 vacant
11 James K. Polk March 4, 1845 March 4, 1849 Democratic George Dallas 15
12 Zachary Taylor March 4, 1849 July 9, 1850[1] Whig Millard Fillmore 16
13 Millard Fillmore July 9, 1850 March 4, 1853 Whig vacant
14 Franklin Pierce March 4, 1853 March 4, 1857 Democratic William King[1]
vacant		 17
15 James Buchanan March 4, 1857 March 4, 1861 Democratic John Breckinridge 18
16 Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861 April 15, 1865[4] Republican
National Union[5]		 Hannibal Hamlin 19
Andrew Johnson 20
17 Andrew Johnson April 15, 1865 March 4, 1869 Democratic
National Union[5]		 vacant
18 Ulysses S. Grant March 4, 1869 March 4, 1877 Republican Schuyler Colfax 21
Henry Wilson[1]
vacant		 22
19 Rutherford B. Hayes March 4, 1877 March 4, 1881 Republican William Wheeler 23
20 James Garfield March 4, 1881 September 19, 1881[4] Republican Chester A. Arthur 24
21 Chester A. Arthur September 19, 1881 March 4, 1885 Republican vacant
22 Grover Cleveland March 4, 1885 March 4, 1889 Democratic Thomas Hendricks[1]
vacant		 25
23 Benjamin Harrison March 4, 1889 March 4, 1893 Republican Levi Morton 26
24 Grover Cleveland
(2nd term)		 March 4, 1893 March 4, 1897 Democratic Adlai E. Stevenson 27
25 William McKinley March 4, 1897 September 14, 1901[4] Republican Garret Hobart[1]
vacant		 28
Theodore Roosevelt 29

[edit] 20th century

# President Took Office Left Office Party Vice President Terms
26 Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901 March 4, 1909 Republican vacant 29
Charles Fairbanks 30
27 William H. Taft March 4, 1909 March 4, 1913 Republican James Sherman[1]
vacant		 31
28 Woodrow Wilson March 4, 1913 March 4, 1921 Democratic Thomas Marshall 32
33
29 Warren G. Harding March 4, 1921 August 2, 1923[1] Republican Calvin Coolidge 34
30 Calvin Coolidge August 2, 1923 March 4, 1929 Republican vacant
Charles Dawes 35
31 Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929 March 4, 1933 Republican Charles Curtis 36
32 Franklin D. Roosevelt March 4, 1933 April 12, 1945[1] Democratic John Garner 37
38
Henry Wallace 39
Harry S Truman 40
33 Harry S Truman April 12, 1945 January 20, 1953 Democratic vacant
Alben Barkley 41
34 Dwight D. Eisenhower January 20, 1953 January 20, 1961 Republican Richard Nixon 42
43
35 John F. Kennedy January 20, 1961 November 22, 1963[4] Democratic Lyndon B. Johnson 44
36 Lyndon B. Johnson November 22, 1963 January 20, 1969 Democratic vacant
Hubert Humphrey 45
37 Richard Nixon January 20, 1969 August 9, 1974[2] Republican Spiro Agnew 46
Spiro Agnew[2]
vacant
Gerald Ford		 47
38 Gerald Ford August 9, 1974 January 20, 1977 Republican vacant
Nelson Rockefeller
39 Jimmy Carter January 20, 1977 January 20, 1981 Democratic Walter Mondale 48
40 Ronald Reagan January 20, 1981 January 20, 1989 Republican George H. W. Bush 49
50
41 George H. W. Bush January 20, 1989 January 20, 1993 Republican Dan Quayle 51
42 Bill Clinton January 20, 1993 January 20, 2001 Democratic Al Gore 52
53

[edit] 21st Century

# 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.

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[edit] 18th Century

# Image Name Home State Took Office Left Office Party President(s)
1 John Adams John Adams Massachusetts April 21, 17891 March 4, 1797 Federalist Washington
2 Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Virginia March 4, 1797 March 4, 1801 Democratic-Republican J. Adams

[edit] 19th Century

# Image Name Home State Took Office Left Office Party President(s)
3 Aaron Burr Aaron Burr New York March 4, 1801 March 4, 1805 Democratic-Republican Jefferson
4 George Clinton George Clinton New York March 4, 1805 April 20, 1812² Democratic-Republican Jefferson/
Madison
Vacant April 20, 1812 March 4, 1813 Madison
5 Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Gerry Massachusetts March 4, 1813 November 23, 1814² Democratic-Republican Madison
Vacant November 23, 1814 March 4, 1817 Madison
6 Daniel Tompkins Daniel D. Tompkins New York March 4, 1817 March 4, 1825 Democratic-Republican Monroe
7 John C. Calhoun John C. Calhoun South Carolina March 4, 1825 December 28, 1832³ Democratic-Republican/
Democratic		 J. Q. Adams/
Jackson
Vacant December 28, 1832 March 4, 1833 Jackson
8 Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren New York March 4, 1833 March 4, 1837 Democratic Jackson
9 Richard Mentor Johnson Richard M. Johnson Kentucky March 4, 1837 March 4, 1841 Democratic Van Buren
10 John Tyler John Tyler Virginia March 4, 1841 April 4, 18414 Whig W. Harrison
Vacant April 4, 1841 March 4, 1845 Tyler
11 George M. Dallas George Dallas Pennsylvania March 4, 1845 March 4, 1849 Democratic Polk
12 Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore New York March 4, 1849 July 9, 18504 Whig Taylor
Vacant July 9, 1850 March 4, 1853 Fillmore
13 William R. King William R. King Alabama March 4, 18535 April 18, 1853² Democratic Pierce
Vacant April 18, 1853 March 4, 1857 Pierce
14 John C. Breckinridge John C. Breckinridge Kentucky March 4, 1857 March 4, 1861 Democratic Buchanan
15 Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin Maine March 4, 1861 March 4, 1865 Republican Lincoln
16 Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson Tennessee March 4, 1865 April 15, 18654 Democratic Lincoln
Vacant April 15, 1865 March 4, 1869 A. Johnson
17 Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax Indiana March 4, 1869 March 4, 1873 Republican Grant
18 Henry Wilson Henry Wilson Massachusetts March 4, 1873 November 22, 1875² Republican Grant
Vacant November 22, 1875 March 4, 1877 Grant
19 William A. Wheeler William A. Wheeler New York March 4, 1877 March 4, 1881 Republican Hayes
20 Chester A. Arthur Chester A. Arthur New York March 4, 1881 September 19, 18814 Republican Garfield
Vacant September 19, 1881 March 4, 1885 Arthur
21 Thomas Hendricks Thomas Hendricks Indiana March 4, 1885 November 25, 1885² Democratic Cleveland
Vacant November 25, 1885 March 4, 1889 Cleveland
22 Levi Morton Levi P. Morton New York March 4, 1889 March 4, 1893 Republican B. Harrison
23 Adlai E. Stevenson Adlai E. Stevenson Illinois March 4, 1893 March 4, 1897 Democratic Cleveland
24 Garret Hobart Garret Hobart New Jersey March 4, 1897 November 21, 1899² Republican McKinley
Vacant November 21, 1899 March 4, 1901 McKinley

[edit] 20th Century

# Image Name Home State Took Office Left Office Party President(s)
25 Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt New York March 4, 1901 September 14, 19014 Republican McKinley
Vacant September 14, 1901 March 4, 1905 T. Roosevelt
26 Charles W. Fairbanks Charles W. Fairbanks Indiana March 4, 1905 March 4, 1909 Republican T. Roosevelt
27 James S. Sherman James S. Sherman New York March 4, 1909 October 30, 1912² Republican Taft
Vacant October 30, 1912 March 4, 1913 Taft
28 Thomas R. Marshall Thomas R. Marshall Indiana March 4, 1913 March 4, 1921 Democratic Wilson
29 Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge Massachusetts March 4, 1921 August 2, 19234 Republican Harding
Vacant August 2, 1923 March 4, 1925 Coolidge
30 Charles G. Dawes Charles G. Dawes Illinois March 4, 1925 March 4, 1929 Republican Coolidge
31 Charles Curtis Charles Curtis Kansas March 4, 1929 March 4, 1933 Republican Hoover
32 John Nance Garner Texas March 4, 1933 January 20, 1941 Democratic F. Roosevelt
33 Henry A. Wallace Henry A. Wallace Iowa January 20, 1941 January 20, 1945 Democratic F. Roosevelt
34 Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman Missouri January 20, 1945 April 12, 19454 Democratic F. Roosevelt
Vacant April 12, 1945 January 20, 1949 Truman
35 Alben Barkley Alben W. Barkley Kentucky January 20, 1949 January 20, 1953 Democratic Truman
36 Richard M. Nixon Richard M. Nixon California January 20, 1953 January 20, 1961 Republican Eisenhower
37 Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Texas January 20, 1961 November 22, 19634 Democratic Kennedy
Vacant November 22, 1963 January 20, 1965 L. Johnson
38 Hubert H. Humphrey Hubert H. Humphrey Jr. Minnesota January 20, 1965 January 20, 1969 Democratic L. Johnson
39 Spiro T. Agnew Spiro T. Agnew Maryland January 20, 1969 October 10, 1973³ Republican Nixon
Vacant October 10, 1973 December 6, 1973 Nixon
40 Gerald Ford Gerald R. Ford Jr. Michigan December 6, 19736 August 9, 19744 Republican Nixon
Vacant August 9, 1974 December 19, 1974 Ford
41 Nelson Rockefeller Nelson A. Rockefeller New York December 19, 19746 January 20, 1977 Republican Ford
42 Walter Mondale Walter F. Mondale Minnesota January 20, 1977 January 20, 1981 Democratic Carter
43 George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush Texas January 20, 19817 January 20, 1989 Republican Reagan
44 Dan Quayle J. Danforth Quayle Indiana January 20, 1989 January 20, 1993 Republican G. H. W. Bush
45 Al Gore Albert A. Gore Jr. Tennessee January 20, 1993 January 20, 2001 Democratic Clinton

[edit] 21st Century

# Image Name Home States Took Office Left Office Party President(s)
46 Dick Cheney Richard B. Cheney Wyoming January 20, 20017 Incumbent Republican G. W. Bush

[edit] Notes

1 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


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