The 30th President of United States of America was Calvin Coolidge. His tenure as the President of United States was from 2nd August 1923 to 4th March 1929. Calvin represented the State of Massachusetts in America as a President of the United States.
On 4th July,1872, Calvin Coolidge was born in Windsor County, Vermont. He was nicknamed as “Silent Cal”. He preceded Warren G. Harding as the President. Later he was succeeded by Herbert Hoover.
Calvin Coolidge also become the Governor of Massachusetts. He was the 48th Governor. As a Governor he held the office from 2nd January 1919 to 6th January 1921.He also became North Hampton’s Mayor. He was the eldest child of his parents. John Calvin Sr. and Victoria Coolidge were his parents. Calvin’s father was a store keeper of the village. Calvin Coolidge attended St. Johnsbury Academy and Amherst College for his education. He completed his graduation with honors from Amherst College.
Grace Coolidge was Calvin’s wife. Coolidge loved to eat pancakes. Some of his favorite sports and hobbies were shooting clay pigeons, fishing, golf, Grace Coolidge was Calvin’s wife. Coolidge loved to eat pancakes. Some of his favorite sports and hobbies were shooting clay pigeons, fishing, golf, pitching hay. Rob Roy was the name of his pet dog. Before being the President of United States of America he was a lawyer. As a President, he was in favor of preserving old economic and moral principles in the middle of material resources that the people of America was enjoying.
Calvin Coolidge got rapid popularity as a President. He also came to be known as ” Coolidge prosperity”. He even bagged about 54% of America’s popular votes. One of the approachable President of United States was Calvin Coolidge.
Timeline |
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| 1872 | Born in Vermont |
| 1895 | Graduates from Amherst College |
| 1897 | Admitted to the Massachusetts bar; attorney in private practice in Northampton, Massachusetts after 1898 |
| 1899-1901 | Holds two elected positions in Northampton, Massachusetts |
| 1907-8 | Serves in Massachusetts state house |
| 1910-11 | Serves as mayor of Northampton, Massachusetts |
| 1912-15 | Serves in Massachusetts state senate |
| 1916-18 | Serves in Massachusetts lieutenant governor |
| 1919-20 | Serves as Massachusetts governor; gains national attention for firing striking police officers in Boston and using the state militia as temporary replacements |
| 1921-23 | Serves as U.S. Vice President under Warren G. Harding |
| 1923 | Teapot Dome scandal rocks Harding administration |
| 1923-29 | Serves as thirtieth U.S. President, following death of Harding; fires all administration officials implicated in the Teapot dome scandal |
| 1929 | After having declined to seek reelection, Coolidge retires to Northampton, Massachusetts; stock market crashes in October, beginning the Great Depression |
| 1933 | Dies in Massachusetts |
Election Results |
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| 1924 | Presidential / Vice Presidential Candidates | Popular votes | Electoral votes |
| Calvin Coolidge / Charles G. Dawes (Republican) | 15725016 | 382 | |
| John W. Davis / Charles W. Bryan (Democratic) | 8386503 | 136 | |
| Robert M. La Follette / Burton K. Wheeler (Progressive) | 4822856 | 13 | |
Administration |
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| Administration Dates: | August 3, 1923-March 4, 1925 (first term) |
| March 4, 1925-March 4, 1929 (second term) | |
| Vice President: | None (1923-1925) |
| Charles G. Dawes (1925-29) | |
Cabinet: |
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| Secretary of State | Charles Evans Hughes (1923-25) |
| Frank B. Kellogg (1925-29) | |
| Secretary of the Treasury | Andrew W. Mellon (1923-29) |
| Secretary of War | John W. Weeks (1923-25) |
| Dwight F. Davis (1925-29) | |
| Attorney General | Harry M. Daugherty (1923-24) |
| Harlan F. Stone (1924-25) | |
| John G. Sargent (1925-29) | |
| Secretary of the Navy | Edwin Denby (1923-24) |
| Curtis D. Wilbur (1924-29) | |
| Postmaster General | Harry S. New (1923-29) |
| Secretary of the Interior | Hubert Work (1923-28) |
| Roy O. West (1928-29) | |
| Secretary of Agriculture | Henry C. Wallace (1923-24) |
| Howard M. Gore (1924-25) | |
| William M. Jardine (1925-29) | |
| Secretary of Labor | James J. Davis (1923-29) |
| Secretary of Commerce | Herbert C. Hoover (1923-28) |
| William F. Whiting (1928-29) | |
