5 interesting facts about warren g. harding
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Warren G. Harding
President of the United States from 1921 to 1923
"Warren Harding" redirects here. For other uses, see Warren Harding (disambiguation).
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Portrait, c. 1920 | ||||||||||
| In office March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923 | ||||||||||
| Vice President | Calvin Coolidge | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| Succeeded by | Calvin Coolidge | |||||||||
| In office March 4, 1915 – January 13, 1921 | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Theodore E. Burton | |||||||||
| Succeeded by | Frank B. Willis | |||||||||
| In office January 11, 1904 – January 8, 1906 | ||||||||||
| Governor | Myron T. Herrick | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Harry L. Gordon | |||||||||
| Succeeded by | Andrew L. Harris | |||||||||
| In office January 1, 1900 – January 4, 1904 | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Henry May | |||||||||
| Succeeded by | Samuel H. West | |||||||||
| Born | Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-11-02)November 2, 1865 Blooming Grove, Ohio, U.S. | |||||||||
| Died | August 2, 1923(1923-08-02) (aged 57) San Francisco, California, U.S. | |||||||||
| Resting place | Harding Tomb | |||||||||
| Political party | Republican | |||||||||
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| Children | Elizabeth (with Nan Britton) | |||||||||
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| Education | Ohio Central College
Harding was born in 1865 on a farm at Corsica (Blooming Grove Township), a rural town in north-central Ohio, the region that was to be his home until he entered national politics. Five years later, the family moved to Caledonia. There, Warren's father, who had been a teacher as well as a farmer, practiced homeopathic medicine. The youth, who was the eldest of eight children, attended public schools. His employment included work as a printer's devil for the Argus. Harding won his B.S. degree from Ohio Central College at Iberia (1879-82). During these years, besides holding temporary jobs, he edited the school newspaper and yearbook, played in the band, and participated in debates. In 1882 his parents moved to Marion, where he soon joined them. He taught one term at a rural school, briefly studied law, sold insurance, and then went to work as a reporter and general assistant at the weekly Democratic Mirror. In 1884 he and two partners purchased for $300 the Star, a four-page weekly that was close to bankruptcy. Inside of 2 years, Hardi
Warren G. Harding: Life in BriefA conservative politician from Ohio, Warren G. Harding had few enemies because he rarely took a firm enough stand on an issue to make any. Who would have suspected that the man to succeed Woodrow Wilson, America's most visionary President, would be a man who saw the President's role as largely ceremonial? Warren Harding was raised in a small town in Ohio. His wholesome and picture-book childhood—farm chores, swimming in the local creek, and playing in the village band—was the basis of his down-home appeal later in life. As a young man, Harding brought a nearly bankrupt newspaper, the Marion Star, back to life. The paper became a favorite with Ohio politicians of both parties because of Harding's evenhanded reporting. Always well-liked for his good-natured manner, Harding won a seat in the Ohio State Senate, serving two terms before becoming a U.S. senator from Ohio in 1914. During his term as senator, Harding missed more sessions than he attended, being absent for key debates on prohibition and women's suffrage. Taking no stands meant making n Copyright ©bernate.pages.dev 2025 | |||||||||