John Adams

2nd President of the United StatesMarch 4, 1797 to March 3, 1801

Nickname: "Atlas of Independence“

Education: Graduated from Harvard College (1755)

Occupation: Lawyer

Political Party: Federalist

Thomas Jefferson3rd President of the United States

March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1809

Nicknames: "Man of the People"; "Sage of Monticello“

Education: Graduated from College of William and Mary Occupation: Lawyer, planter

Political Party: Democratic-Republican

John Quincy Adams6th President of the United States

March 4, 1825 to March 3, 1829

Nickname: "Old Man Eloquent"

Education: Graduated from Harvard College (1787)

Occupation: Lawyer

Political Party: Democratic-Republican

Andrew Jackson7th President of the United States

March 4, 1829 to March 3, 1837

Nickname: "Old Hickory“

Education: No formal education

Occupation: Lawyer, soldier

Political Party: Democratic

Martin Van Buren8th President of the United States

March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1841

Nicknames: "The Little Magician“

Education: Graduated from Kinderhook Academy

Occupation: Lawyer

Political Party: Democratic

James Knox Polk11th President of the United States

March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1849

Nickname: "Young Hickory“

Education: Graduated from the University of North Carolina (1818)

Occupation: Lawyer

Political Party: Democratic

Chester Alan Arthur21st President of the United StatesSeptember 19, 1881 to March 3, 1885

Nickname: "The Gentleman Boss"; "Elegant Arthur“

Education: Graduated from Union College (1848)

Occupation: Lawyer

Political Party: Republican

William McKinley25th President of the United StatesMarch 4, 1897 to September 14, 1901

Nickname: "Idol of Ohio“

Education: Attended Allegheny College

Occupation: Lawyer

Political Party: Republican

Theodore Roosevelt26th President of the United StatesSeptember 14, 1901 to March 3, 1909

Nicknames: "TR"; "Trust-Buster"; "Teddy“

Education: Graduated from Harvard College (1880)

Occupation: Author, lawyer, public official

Political Party: Republican