Presidents of the United States of America
29 - Warren G. Harding
Personal Statistics:
Birth Date: November 2, 1865
Birthplace: Family farmhouse in Corsica (Blooming Grove), Ohio
Father: George Tryon Harding (1843-1928)
Mother: Phoebe Elizabeth Dickerson (1843-1910)
Height at Prime: 6 feet
Physical Description: Large-boned, full head of white hair, bushy black eyebrows, gray eyes, Roman nose
Religion: Baptist
Wife: Florence Mabel Kling DeWolfe (August 15, 1860 – November 21, 1924)
Marriage Date: July 8, 1891
Marriage Place: His home in Marion, Ohio
Children: One illegitimate daughter, Elizabeth Ann Christian Blaesing (born 1919 to Nan Britton)
Death Date: August 2, 1923
Place of Death: Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California
Cause of Death: Heart attack or stroke
Final Words: “That’s good. Go on; read some more.â€
1st Burial Place: Marion Cemetery, Marion, Ohio
2nd Burial Place: Harding Tomb, Marion, Ohio
Professional Statistics:
Ohio State Senator (1899-1903)
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio (1903-1905)
U.S. Senator (1915-1921)
29th President of the United States (1921-1923)
Political Party: Republican
His Vice President: Calvin Coolidge (1921-1923)
Events During Presidency:
Teapot Dome and Other Scandals
League of Nations (against the ratification of it)
Formal Conclusion of World War I (1921)
Arms Limitation (1921)
Budget Bureau (1921)
Eugene V. Debs Pardon (1921)
Speaking Out on Civil Rights (1921)
Tariff Reform (1922)