Which President had a foreign wife?

Born in London, Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams was the wife of the sixth President, John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams, son of John and Abigail Adams, served as the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. A member of multiple political parties over the years, he also served as a diplomat, a Senator, and a member of the House of Representatives.
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(1825-1829). Louisa Catherine Adams, the first of America's First Ladies to be born outside of the United States, did not come to this country until four years after she had married John Quincy Adams.
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Who was the first first lady to be married in the White House?

Frances Folsom Cleveland - The White House.
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Have all US presidents been married?

Has there ever been an unmarried U.S. president elected to office? Several, but only one, James Buchanan (1791-1868), remained a lifelong bachelor. John Tyler (1790-1862) was the first to marry while in office, and Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) was the first and only one to marry in the White House itself.
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Who was the first lady to live in the White House?

Abigail Smith Adams - The White House.
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Who was the first first lady to be called first lady?

Dolley Madison was said to be the first wife of a president to be referred to as "First Lady" (at her funeral in 1849).
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Unusual love story between French presidential front runner Macron and his wife



What is the first lady called if it's a man?

While there has never been a male spouse of a U.S. president, "first gentleman" is used in the United States for the male spouse of a mayor or governor.
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Which President did not have a wife?

Tall, stately, stiffly formal in the high stock he wore around his jowls, James Buchanan was the only President who never married. Presiding over a rapidly dividing Nation, Buchanan grasped inadequately the political realities of the time.
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Who was the first first lady to wear pants in public?

Eleanor Roosevelt became the first First Lady to appear in trousers at a formal function, presiding over the Easter Egg Roll in 1933 wearing riding trousers, a consequence of not having time to change after an early morning ride.
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Has any child been born in the White House?

Esther, President Grover Cleveland's second daughter, was the first and only child of a president to be born in the White House. The White House has served as the home for the president and his family since November 1800 when President John and Abigail Adams became the mansion's first residents.
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Which US president married his sister?

The wedding of Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom took place on June 2, 1886, in the Blue Room of the White House. He was 49 and she was 21. The wedding was personally organized by the president and his sister, and the press was barred from attending.
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Which President married his niece?

Mary Dimmick Harrison (née Mary Scott Lord; April 30, 1858 – January 5, 1948) was the second wife of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president of the United States. She was nearly 25 years younger than Harrison, and was the niece of his first wife.
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What President married his cousin?

His childhood sweetheart and cousin once removed, Hannah Hoes Van Buren was the wife of the eighth President, Martin Van Buren (1837-1841). She died of tuberculosis before he was elected, leaving him one of the few Presidents to remain unmarried in office.
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What president had a sister as first lady?

Rose Elizabeth "Libby" Cleveland (June 13, 1846 – November 22, 1918) served as first lady of the United States from 1885 to 1886, during the first term of her brother, President Grover Cleveland's two administrations.
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Which president had a pet cow?

Presidential Pets (1860-1921) President William Howard Taft's cow, Pauline, poses in front of the Navy Building, which is known today as the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Pauline was the last cow to live at the White House and provided milk for President Taft (1909-13).
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Which president had his niece as first lady?

Harriet Lane, in full Harriet Rebecca Lane, also called Harriet Lane Johnston, (born May 9, 1830, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died July 3, 1903, Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island), acting American first lady (1857–61), niece of bachelor James Buchanan, 15th president of the United States.
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Which first lady had the best style?

Jacqueline Kennedy (1961-1963)

Simply put, she is the poster girl for timeless first lady fashion and continues to be admired for her elegant ensembles. Her minimal, monochromatic outfits, classic pillbox hats, and Chanel suits were among her most iconic looks when John F.
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When did girls stop wearing pants?

But more than a century after women's rights activists had first begun their push to reform how women dress, the women's liberation movement of the 1960s and 1970s finally helped to break down the stigma against women wearing pants.
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Who was the first human to wear clothes?

It's highly likely early humans like Neanderthals that lived in cold climates long before Homo sapiens arrived on the scene had clothing to protect themselves from the extreme weather, but there's not much hard evidence.
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Who was the poorest president of the United States?

According to an analysis by 24/7 Wall St., the poorest U.S. president was Harry Truman—and though Truman was never extremely wealthy, he still collected a solid paycheck during and after the presidency.
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Why are non alcoholics called virgins?

During Prohibition, though, folks could no longer go out and order a Bloody Mary to drink. Instead, they would ask for a Virgin Mary, which was just plain old tomato juice. Referring to the drink as a Virgin Mary was a tongue-in-cheek way of clarifying that the customer wasn't ordering alcohol.
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What gender is most affected by alcoholism?

Alcohol is Associated with Injury, Violence, and Other Harms
  • Men have higher rates of alcohol-related hospitalizations than women. ...
  • More than three-quarters of deaths from excessive drinking are among males, totaling more than 97,000 deaths each year in the U.S.
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What President had the most wives?

Genealogy of John Tyler at Sherwood Forest Plantation - Home of President John Tyler. John Tyler was the most prolific of all American President: he had 15 children and two wives. In 1813, Tyler married Letitia Christian, the daughter of a Virginia planter.
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Which President had a divorce?

To date, we have only had one divorcee president: Ronald Reagan. Very few people actually remember this fact about our 40th President, but he actually divorced his first wife early in his life. His second marriage to Nancy Reagan was so iconic and solid that it had very little effect on voter opinion.
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