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Jesse Root Grant (January 23, 1794 – June 29, 1873) was an American farmer, tanner and successful leather merchant who owned tanneries and leather goods shops in several different states throughout his adult life. He is best known as the father of Ulysses S. Grant and the one who introduced Ulysses to military life at West Point.
Jesse Root Grant II (February 6, 1858 – June 8, 1934) was an American politician. He was the youngest son of President Ulysses S. Grant and First Lady Julia Grant . He joined the Democratic Party and sought the party nomination for President , running against William Jennings Bryan in 1908.
- February 6, 1858, near St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
- June 8, 1934 (aged 76), Los Altos, California, U.S.
12 mag 2024 · Ulysses S. Grant Information Center: Jesse Root Grant Information about General and President Ulysses S. Grant and resources for doing research. Includes material suitable for the K-12 audience.
- Marie Kelsey
- 2013
Grant, Jesse R. In the Days of My Father General Grant. New York: Harper, 1925. My father was not a reformer naturally, although he believed things could be made better. He was not exactly conservative either, he always occupied a middle ground. He had no superstitious regard for the past or for things as they were.
7 apr 2022 · Ulysses S. Grant’s father, Jesse Root Grant, was a self-made man. He held strong abolitionist views. He provided well for his family, could be publicly outspoken and opinionated, and at times proved exasperating, including for the adult Grant.
5 dic 2023 · Ulysses S. Grant was a Union general who fought to end slavery, but he also owned and profited from enslaved people before and during the Civil War. Learn how his wife Julia, an enslaver herself, influenced his views and actions on slavery.
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; [b] April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As commanding general, Grant led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 and briefly served as U.S. secretary of war.
