by Guiteau, July 2, 1881; died at Elberon, New Jersey,
September 19, 1881.

ARTHUR, CHESTER ALAN. Born at Fairfield, Vermont, October 5, 1830;
graduated at Union College, 1848; taught school and practiced law in New
York City; inspector-general of New York troops, 1862; collector of the
port of New York, 1871-78; elected Vice-President, 1880; succeeded
Garfield as President, September 20, 1881, serving to March 4, 1885;
defeated for Republican nomination, 1884; died at New York, November
18, 1886.

CLEVELAND, GROVER. Born at Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey, March 18,
1837; studied law at Buffalo, New York, and admitted to the bar, 1859;
assistant district attorney of Erie County, 1863-66; sheriff of Erie
County, 1871-74; Democratic mayor of Buffalo, 1882; governor of New
York, 1883-84; elected President, 1884; served as President, 1885-89;
advocated a reduction of the tariff in his message to Congress in
December, 1887; defeated for re-election, 1888; re-elected President,
1892; served, 1893-97; died at Princeton, New Jersey, June 24, 1908.

HARRISON, BENJAMIN. Born at North Bend, Ohio, August 20, 1833; graduated
at Miami University, 1852; studied law and practiced at Indianapolis;
served in Civil War and was brevetted brigadier-general; United States
senator, 1881-87; elected President, 1888; defeated for re-election,
1892; died at Indianapolis, March 13, 1901.

MCKINLEY, WILLIAM. Born at Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio, January 29,
1844; served in the Civil War, attaining the rank of major; member of
Congress, 1877-91; elected governor of Ohio, 1891; re-elected, 1893;
elected President, 1896; re-elected, 1900; shot by an assassin at
Buffalo, New York, and died there, September 14, 1901.

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE. Born at New York City, October 27, 1858; graduated
at Harvard, 1880; New York state assemblyman, 1882-84; resided on North
Dakota ranch, 1884-86; national Civil Service Commissioner, 1889-95;
president New York Police Board, 1895-97; assistant secretary of the
navy, 1897-98; resigned to organize regiment of Rough Riders and served
through war with Spain; governor of New York, 1899-1900; elected
Vice-President, 1900; succeeded to presidency on death of McKinley,
September 14, 1901; elected President, 1904; retired from presidency,
March 4, 1909.

TAFT, WILLIAM HOWARD. Born at Cincinnati, Ohio, September 15, 1857;
graduated at Yale, 1878; admitted to bar, 1880; judge Superior Court,
1887-90; solicitor-general