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William R. King: The First Gay Vice President?
The 13th Vice President, serving under Franklin Pierce, William R. King had an unusually close relationship with future president James Buchanan, with both men living together and being referred to as...
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Adlai Stevenson I: The Founder of a Dynasty
The grandfather and namesake of Adlai Stevenson II, the former Governor of Illinois and two-time failed Democratic candidate for President, Adlai Stevenson I had his own storied career in politics....
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George M. Dallas: The Forgotten Maestro
Though his name has been forgotten to history, George M. Dallas was one of the savviest political operators of his time, rising from being just another lawyer to an important player in Pennsylvania...
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Garret Hobart: From Influential New Jersey Businessman to Vice President
Perhaps the most influential vice president in history behind Teddy Roosevelt and Martin van Buren, Garret Hobart was not your typical vice president. A lawyer and businessman by trade, Hobart...
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Daniel D. Tompkins: Sacrificing His Fortune For You!
The fourth Governor of New York who also served as the Sixth vice president under James Monroe, Daniel D. Tompkins was an extremely wealthy man during his early lifetime. But by the time he died in...
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Thomas R. Marshall: A More Global Stance?
For much of the early 20th century, the US isolated itself from European and international affairs at large. Thomas R. Marshall, the 28th Vice President of the United States, on the other hand,...
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Hannibal Hamlin: The Least Popular Vice President
The first Vice-President under Abraham Lincoln, Hannibal Hamlin only narrowly missed out on being President, having been replaced as Vice President by Andrew Johnson only a month prior to Lincoln’s...
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Thomas A. Hendricks: A Democrat Through And Through
A lifelong Democrat, Thomas A. Hendricks was the definition of a party man, voting the party line time and time, even if modern Democrats would be appalled at his voting record. Indeed, his rise to...
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William A. Wheeler: The Last Politician With Integrity
Politicians today get a bad rep. Instead of serving their constituents, most politicians only serve themselves. Yet William A. Wheeler, the 19th Vice President under Rutherford B. Hayes stands apart...
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Frederick Muhlenberg: The First Speaker
Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg Today, the Speaker of the House gets a bad rep. As leader of the House of Representatives, the Speaker is responsible for all the House does. Both the good and the...
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