List of presidents of the United States by previous experience

References

1. There have been 47 presidencies, as Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump served nonconsecutive terms.
2. George Washington was commanding general of the Continental Army, the pre-independence equivalent of the US Army. The 9
3. Martin van Buren's brief foreign service is not counted since, although he was appointed Ambassador to the United Kingdo
4. "State" refers to the state generally considered "home", not necessarily the state where the president was born
5. This designation is used whenever the subject was out of public office for more than one year
6. Washington was first chosen by the Virginia State Legislature to be a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. Then he
7. Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War
8. This is a general designation for any appointive position representing the United States to a foreign government
9. This is a general designation for any elected state legislator
10. Van Buren served just over two months of his term as governor of New York before President Jackson appointed him Secreta
11. Tyler succeeded President Harrison, who died in office. He was not elected.
12. Fillmore succeeded President Taylor, who died in office. He was not elected.
13. Lincoln was born in Kentucky, but moved to Indiana, then Illinois at an early age
14. Johnson succeeded President Lincoln, who was assassinated. He was not elected.
15. President Lincoln appointed Johnson military governor of Tennessee during the Civil War
16. Grant was born and raised in Ohio. He rose to prominence as a Civil War general from Illinois and Illinois was his resi
17. Arthur succeeded President Garfield, who was assassinated. He was not elected.
18. This is a general designation for appointive domestic Federal offices below cabinet level
19. This is a general designation for local elective offices
20. Roosevelt succeeded President McKinley, who was assassinated. He was elected to a full term in 1904, chose not to run ag
21. Assistant Secretary of the Navy
22. President McKinley appointed Taft governor-General of the Philippines
23. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
24. Solicitor General of the United States
25. Wilson served as president of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910
26. Coolidge succeeded President Harding, who died in office. He was elected to a full term in 1924, chose not to run again
27. Born and raised in Vermont, Coolidge permanently moved to Massachusetts to attend college.
28. Following World War I, Hoover was involved with several humanitarian organizations.
29. Director of United States Food Administration
30. Truman succeeded President Roosevelt, who died in office. He was elected to a full term in 1948, chose not to run again
31. Johnson succeeded President Kennedy, who was assassinated. He was elected to a full term in 1964, chose not to run again
32. head of the National Youth Administration in Texas
33. Ford succeeded President Nixon, who resigned. He lost election in 1976. Previously, Ford was appointed vice president af
34. Ford was born in Nebraska, but moved to Michigan at an early age
35. Reagan was born, raised, and educated in Illinois; he moved permanently to California after graduation from college.
36. Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
37. Bush was born in Massachusetts, and raised in Connecticut, but moved to Texas after graduation from college.
38. Obama taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004
39. Obama was born in Hawaii and mostly raised there. His career was based in Illinois.
40. Trump, who was born in New York, ran for office in 2016 from there, but moved his official residence to Mar-a-Lago in Fl
41. International Law, US Power: The United States' Quest for Legal Security, p 10, Shirley V. Scott - 2012
42. Christensen, Tricia (January 5, 2023). "How Many United States Presidents Were Governors First?" www.unitedstatesnow.org
    https://www.unitedstatesnow.org/how-many-united-states-presidents-were-governors-first.htm
43. Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861–1865 Volume 1
44. The Preacher President http://punditwire.com/2012/03/03/the-preacher-president/
    http://punditwire.com/2012/03/03/the-preacher-president/
45. The Singular Humility of America's Only Ordained President https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/2016/april-web-excl
    https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/2016/april-web-exclusives/singular-humility-of-americas-only-ordained-president.html
46. "The Congressional Globe"
    https://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llcg&fileName=086/llcg086.db&recNum=314
47. Grant: A Biography
    https://books.google.com/books?id=GdpmKTM5zTwC
48. "George W. Bush: Life Before the Presidency—Miller Center"
    http://millercenter.org/president/biography/gwbush-life-before-the-presidency
49. "Byron York on George W. Bush & National Guard on National Review Online"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080830012958/http://www.nationalreview.com/flashback/york200408261025.asp