Calvin Coolidge

Full Name: John Calvin Coolidge
Born: July 4, 1872
Place of Birth: Plymouth, Vermont
Ancestry: English
Father: John Coolidge (1845 - 1926)
Mother: Victoria Moore Coolidge (1846 - 1885)
First Lady: Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge
Children: Two; 2 boys
Pet(s): Peter Pan, a terrier; Paul Pry, an Airedale; Calamity Jane, a sheepdog; Boston Beans, a bulldog; King Cole, a shepherd; Palo Alto, a birder; collies named Rob Roy, Prudence Prim, Ruby Rough, and Bessie; chows named Blackberry and Tiny Tim; canaries named Nip, Tuck and Snowflake; cats named Bounder, Tiger and Blacky; raccoons named Rebecca and Horace; Ebeneezer, a donkey; Smokey, a bobcat; Old Bill, a thrush; Enoch, a goose; a mockingbird; a bear; an antelope; a wallaby; a pygmy hippo; some lion cubs
Education: Amherst College (1895)
Religion: Congregationalist
Occupation: Lawyer
Military Service: None
Political Party: Republican
Offices Held: Vice President, Northampton, MA City Councilman, 1899 City Solicitor, 1900-01 Clerk of Courts, 1904 Member of Massachusetts Legislature, 1907-08 Mayor of Northampton, MA, 1910-11 Member of Massachusetts Legislature, 1912-15 Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts, 1916-18 Governor of Massachusetts, 1919-20
Age at Inauguration: 51
Terms Served: One; (1923 - 1929)
Vice Presidents: Charles Dawes
Campaign Slogan: Keep cool with Coolidge.
States Admitted: None
Sport or Hobby: Fishing, Golf, Indian Clubs, Mechanical Horse, Pitching Hay, Trap Shooting
Nickname: Silent Cal
Died: January 5, 1933 - Age 83
Place of Death: Northhampton, Massachusetts
Cause of Death: Coronary Thrombosis
Interesting Facts:
He had an electronic horse installed in the White House.
He was the first president to be sworn in by his father.
He was the first president to be born on July fourth.