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James A. Garfield
He advocated for civil rights for African Americans. He was assasinated after 200 days in office. -
Chester A. Arthur
He became president after Garfield was assassinated. During the civil war he was the appointed to the quartermaster department and became brigadier general. -
Grover Cleveland
He is the only president to serve two terms not consecutively. He was opposed to inflation, imperialism, and high tariffs. -
Benjamin Harrison
He is the only president that is the grandson to another president. Under his legislation, the McKinley Tariff and the Sherman Antitrust Act were passed. This is the first time federal spending surpassed one billion dollars. -
William McKinley
He supported the gold standard and high tariffs. His leadership also led to the quick victory over Spain in the Spanish American War. -
Theodore Roosevelt
He became president after McKinely was assasinated. He tried to move the Republican Party towards progressivism. -
William Howard Taft
He was the only president to also become a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. -
Woodrow Wilson
He was the only president to earn a Ph.D. degree. The U.S. joined WW1 under his administration.
