George Washington |
Lived 1732-1799 |
Federalist Party |
President from 1789-1797 |
Only "Founding Father" who did not attend college |
Shortest Inauguration Speech, 133 words on 3/4/1793 |
Longest Inauguration Speech, 8,443 words by William Henry Harrison |
>>>on 3/4/1841 during cold, blustery day in D.c. |
>>>He caught severe cold and died one month later |
James Madison |
Lived 1751-1836 |
President 1809-1817 |
Nickname "Jemmy" |
"Father of the Constitution" |
Co-Wrote the Federalist Papers with Alexander Hamilton |
Thomas Jefferson |
Lived 1743-1826 |
Republican Party |
President 1801-1809 |
Nickname "Long Tom" |
Wrote Declaration of Independence while Minister to France |
Co-Wrote the Federalist Papers with A. Hamilton |
Died broke, books donated and became "Library of Congress" |
John Adams |
Lived 1735-1826 |
Federalist Party |
President 1797-1801 |
Nickname "Atlas of American Independence" |
First President to live in White House |
>>>only 4 months, end of 1800, lost election |
>>>to Jefferson, moved out early 1801 |
Only father of a future President (J. Quincy Adams) |
>>>until George Herbert Walker Bush (George W. Bush) |
Benjamin Franklin |
Lived 1706-1790 |
Republican Party |
Minister to France |
Assisted Jefferson to write D.O.I. |
Alexander Hamilton |
Lived 1755-1804 |
FOUNDER of the Federalist Party |
Secretary of the Treasury (Washington) |
Author of the "Federalist Papers" |
>>>with Jefferson & Madison |
Loyalty to Jefferson and Federalist Party cost him his life |
when challenged to duel with Aaron Burr (loser of elections) |