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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 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.

  3. Feb 4, 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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  5. Jesse in 1869 at the age of 12. In my memory of him, and his record, father's uncompromising patriotism, his absolute, self-sacrificing loyalty, stand out as his dominant characteristics; right or wrong, his country came first and he supported it with all that he had.

  6. 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.

  7. Jesse Root Grant II 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. In 1925, he wrote a biography of his father.

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