Presidents of the United States of America
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30 - Calvin Coolidge
Personal Statistics:
Birth Date: July 4, 1872
Birthplace: Family home adjoining the Coolidge general store in Plymouth, Vermont
Father: John Calvin Coolidge (1845-1926)
Mother: Victoria Josephine Moor (1846-1885)
Height at Prime: About 5 feet 9 inches
Physical Description: Slight build, chiseled features, pointed nose, cleft chin, small blue eyes, red hair turned sandy
Religion: Congregationalist
Wife: Grace Anna Goodhue (January 3, 1879 – July 8, 1957)
Marriage Date: October 4, 1905
Marriage Place: Home of the bride’s parents in Burlington, Vermont
Children:
-- John Coolidge (September 7, 1906 – May 31, 2000)
-- Calvin Coolidge Jr. (April 13, 1908 – July 7, 1924)
Death Date: January 5, 1933
Place of Death: His home, Northampton, Massachusetts
Cause of Death: Coronary thrombosis
Final Words: Unknown
Burial Place: Plymouth Cemetery, Plymouth, Vermont
Professional Statistics:
Member of Massachusetts General Court (1907-1908)
Mayor of Northampton, Massachusetts (1910-1911)
Massachusetts State Senator (1912-1915); Senate President (1914-1915)
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1916-1918)
Governor of Massachusetts (1919-1920)
Vice President of the United States (1921-1923)
30th President of the United States (1923-1929)
Political Party: Republican
His Vice President: Charles Gates Dawes (1925-1929)
Events During Presidency:
Immigration Act of 1924
Tax Reduction (1924 and 1926)
Veterans Bonus (1924)
Commercial Aviation under the Air Commerce Act (1926)
Farm Relief Vetoes (1927-1928)
Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928)
