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No, there is no requirement for the President to be married. James Buchanan and Grover Cleveland were both bachelors when elected. Cleveland later married during his term of office.
No, James Buchanan didnt get married
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoNo it was never a requirement to be married in order to become President.
James Buchanan claim to fame is that he was the United States' first "bachelor" president. When he was in his 20s, Buchanan worked as a lawyer in Lancaster, Pa., where he met and became engaged to a woman named Ann Coleman. But Buchanan's fiancee broke off the engagement suddenly and died soon after. Buchanan remained unmarried for the rest of his life.
He became president in 1857. His single term was fraught with upheaval: the Panic of 1857, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, and the secession of seven Southern states from the Union. He is now mainly remembered for his failure to take a strong stand against slavery.
There was another President who entered the White House when he was unmarried,
in 1885. Unlike bachelor Buchanan, though, Grover Cleveland had a reputation as somewhat of a ladies man. He asked his sister Rose, a "spinster" with a successful career as a teacher, novelist, and literary critic, to move to Washington to be his first lady and bring a note of respectability to the White House. She acted as first lady until her brother married in 1886.
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∙ 15y agoNo you do not have to be married to be the president No. There are only three requirements as follows.
* Be a naturalized born citizen of the United States * Be at least 35 years of age * Must have been a permanent resident of the United States for at least 14 years.
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∙ 13y agoNo, not technically. The First Lady is the hostess of the White House, and customarily the president's wife gains the title by default. However this isn't always the case, and it has been known for a president's daughter, or even a female friend to assume the role, in cases where the president's wife has been unwilling/unable to fulfill it.
With that in mind, assumedly a president's unmarried live-in partner could also act as First Lady, marriage to the president is not a prerequisite.
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∙ 16y agoNo, but being married helps them with electability.
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∙ 13y agoNo You do not, but
you must be at least 35 and be born a US citizen . You also have to lived in the US for 14 years.
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∙ 14y agoThe United States had an unmarried President, Chester Arthur.
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∙ 10y agoNo. Being married is not a requirement to be US President.
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Who was the only vice president to become president that did not succeed the president he served under?
Richard Nixon was the only vice president to become president that did not succeed the president he served under.
Who was the only american to become vice-president and president after resignations?
Gerald Rudolph Ford was the first vice-president to become president after a resignation.
Which president in US president was never married?
James Buchanan was never married. Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren and Chester Alan Arthur were widowers and were unmarried while they were President.. Grover Cleveland was a bachelor when he took office, but married while he was President. John Tyler, Woodrow Wilson and Benjamin Harrison had their wives die while they were President and so were unmarried until they married again.
What was unusual about Ford as President and Rockafeller as Vice President?
they have a daughter and son who married
Did Barack Obama get married or become president first?
Barack Obama was married before he ran for president.
Was Abraham Lincoln president when he got married?
no he did not become president until 1860
Do you have to be married to become president of the US?
No. Presidents can be single.
What did Michele Obama do to become famous?
She married the man that would later become President.
Do you have to be married to become an American president?
United States: no rest of America: don't know; doubt it
Do you need to be married to be president?
There is no requirement to be married to be President of the United States.
What do you have to do to become a president?
what do you have to do to become a president?
What motivated Martha Washington to become a first wife of president?
Martha certainly did not dream to become the wife of a president when she married George. They were married 17 years before independence was declared and 30 years before the first president was elected. I am not sure why she married George . She did not need support, but maybe she needed someone to run her plantation and George had already been successful at running his own plantation. Maybe she just liked his looks and his personality.
Is the president of the Philippines married?
he is not married
Did president Lincoln get married before he became president or did he get married first?
Lincoln got married on November 4, 1842, 18 years beforehe was elected president in November 1860.
Who is the president of France married to?
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy is married to the former model and singer Carla Bruni. Current President François Hollande is not married.
Become an article on if you become President of India?
if i become a president of india i do every thing that president cant do
