Ulysses S. Grant

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Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant

In office
March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1877
Vice President(s)   Schuyler Colfax (1869–1873); Henry Wilson (1873–1875)
Preceded by Andrew Johnson
Succeeded by Rutherford B. Hayes

Born April 27, 1822
Point Pleasant, Ohio
Died July 23, 1885
Mount McGregor, New York
Political party Republican
Spouse Julia Dent Grant

Ulysses S. Grant (April 4 1822 - July 23 1885) was the general who won the American Civil War and later became the 18th President of the United States (1869-1887).

His presidency suffered from a number of scandals and is thought to be one of the worst by many historians.