The Forgotten Presidents
James A. Garfield(Franky)
Chester A. Arthur(Tyler)
Grover Cleveland, (Richard)
Rutherford B. Hayes(Tyler P)
Benjamin Harrison (Abel)
Born in Northeast Ohio.
was 22nd president from 1885 to 1859 & 24th president from 1893 to 1897
Indianapolis,Indiana
Delaware, Ohio
Was in office from March 4, 1863 - November 8, 1880. Was the 20th President of the United States.
Years in office: March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1881
Republican Party
Republican Party
was an American lawyer
only president in American history to serve two nonconsecutive terms in office
Garfield advocated agricultural technology, an educated electorate, and civil rights for African Americans.
was born March 18, 1837 and died June 24, 1908,
was from Caldwell, New Jersey
Years in office : March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893
He died on March 13, 1901
Ended reconstruction
Civil Service Reform
Benjamin Harrison was an american lawyer and politician
He was known for facilitated the creation of the national forest reserves through an amendment to the Land Revision Act of 1891
Garfield also accomplished a resurgence of presidential authority against senatorial courtesy in executive appointments, purging corruption in the Post Office, and appointing a Supreme Court justice.
Fairfield, Vermont
Attempted to reconcile the divisions left over from the Civil War.
Republican Party
Republican
In office September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885
He advocated and enforced the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act.
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As the GOP instead threw its support behind James Blaine in an ultimately unsuccessful race against Grover Cleveland.
Failed to alleviate the federal budget surplus which had been accumulating since the end of the Civil War.
Benjamin Harrison was elected during the late 1800s, at a time when high tariffs had helped build a considerable budgetary surplus. Harrison opted to spend that money during his time in office while keeping tariffs high, becoming the first president in U.S. history to see a federal budget eclipse $1 billion.