Tag: Garfield
Facial Hair Friday: Rising above party politics
Today in 1886, former President Chester A. Arthur died from complications from Bright’s disease. He had not been relected for second term, and he had left office in 1884. He died in New York City, just 56 years old. Although he sported the facial hair style of the time, Arthur was an unlikely President. He [...]
Posted by Hilary on November 18, 2011, under Facial Hair Fridays.
Tags: assasination, Bright's disease, Chester A. Arthur, civil war, Conkling, Customs House, Elizabeth Jennings, Garfield, Grant, kickbacks, lawyers, Republicans, St. John's church, tariffs, White House
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Facial Hair Friday: Happy Birthday, Grover Cleveland!
If Grover Cleveland were alive today, he would need to blow out 174 candles. And of course, he would need to be careful not to set his mustache alight as he bent toward the mighty blaze of his birthday cake. Grover Cleveland’s election marked a turning point in Presidential facial hair. The beard was going [...]
Posted by Hilary on March 18, 2011, under - Civil War, Facial Hair Fridays.
Tags: 174 candles, andrew johnson, Frances Folsom, Garfield, Grant, Grover Cleveland, Happy Birthday, Harrison, Hayes, lincoln, Presidents, Van Buren
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