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    Jesse Root Grant

    Father of Ulysses S. Grant

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  1. Jesse Root Grant (January 23, 1794 – June 29, 1873) was an American farmer, tanner and successful leather merchant who owned tanneries and leather goods shops in several different states throughout his adult life.

  2. Jesse Root Grant II (February 6, 1858 – June 8, 1934) was an American politician. He was the youngest son of President Ulysses S. Grant and First Lady Julia Grant . He joined the Democratic Party and sought the party nomination for President , running against William Jennings Bryan in 1908.

  3. Jesse Root Grant II was the fourth and youngest child of Ulysses and Julia Grant. He was an accomplished mining engineer and lawyer who lived much of his adult life in California. He also attempted to run for President of the United States in 1908.

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  5. Apr 7, 2022 · Ulysses S. Grant’s father, Jesse Root Grant, was a self-made man. He held strong abolitionist views. He provided well for his family, could be publicly outspoken and opinionated, and at times proved exasperating, including for the adult Grant.

  6. Aug 15, 2022 · Biography. The father of U.S. President Grant, Jesse Root Grant was born 23 Jan 1794 at Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He was the second child of Noah Delano Grant by his second wife Rachel (Miller) Kelly. He moved with his family to Ohio at a young age and served apprenticeships at farms and tanneries during his youth.

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    • January 23, 1794
    • Hannah (Simpson) Grant
    • June 29, 1873
  7. Jesse Root Grant. Here are the recollections of Jesse Root Grant (1858-1934), the youngest son of Ulysses S. Grant. "He was very gentle and good..." Hamlin Garland Papers, Doheny Library, University of Southern California. and. Grant, Jesse R. In the Days of My Father General Grant. New York: Harper, 1925.

  8. May 24, 2024 · Jesse Root Grant in Wikipedia. Born, February 6, 1858, at Hardscrabble, near St. Louis. Attended Cornell University, studying engineering. He also attended Columbia Law School. He did not graduate from any college. Married on September 21, 1880, to Elizabeth Chapman. Children: Nellie Grant Cronan, Chapman Grant.

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