What president grew up poor?

Answer 1

Several US Presidents have been born in poverty, the most famous case being that of Abraham Lincoln. Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Johnson were also born poor, and many others were at any rate of relatively humble origins.

Answer 2

During his first several years of life, his family was certainly lower-middle class, since his mother and father were young college students, neither of whom had much money. But no, the president was never what would be considered poor. Most of his upbringing would be considered solidly middle class.

Answer 3

John Adams, Andrew Jackson, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James K. Polk, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, William McKinley, Warren G. Harding, Herbert Hoover, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama

(22 out of 44) 50%

Answer 4

Andrew Johnson was probably the poorest as a child with Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Jackson close behind. Poverty is relative . James Garfield and Millard Fillmore were raised in families with little money,

Answer 5

George Washington was not born poor. His father was a tobacco farmer who made a very good living and held several slaves.

Answer 6

I read yesterday that Jimmy Carter was the only U. S. President who lived in public housing subsidized for the poor. I've heard that Abraham Lincoln also had a humble upbringing.

Answer 7

Andrew Jackson, 7th president, was the first US president whose parents were not at all wealthy.