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Has anyone ever served in the US House of Representatives and the Senate and as both vice president and president?
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∙ 14y ago
The answer listed above is incorrect. John Quincy Adams never served as Vice President.
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Richard Nixon - President from 1969 - 1974; Vice President from 1953 - 1961; Senator from California from 1950 - 1953; Representative from California from 1947 - 1950
Lyndon Johnson -President from 1963 - 1969; Vice President from 1961 - 1963; Senator from Texas from 1949 - 1961; Representative from Texas from 1937 - 1949
Andrew Johnson - President from 1865 - 1869; Vice President in 1865; Senator from Tennessee from 1857 - 1862, and again in 1875; Representative from Tennessee from 1843 - 1853
John Tyler - President from 1841 - 1845; Vice President in 1841; Senator from Virginia from 1827 - 1836; Representative from Virginia from 1816 - 1821
Of those four men, two (Andrew Johnson and John Tyler) also had served as governor; of Tennessee and Virginia, respectively.
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∙ 11y agoSchuyler Colfax was Speaker of the House of Representatives when he was elected Vice President in 1868.
William A. Wheeler was a U. S. Representative from New York when he was elected Vice President in 1876.
James A. Garfield was a U. S. Representative from Ohio when he was elected President in 1880.
James S. Sherman was a U. S. Representative from New York when he was elected Vice President in 1908.
John Nance Garner was Speaker of the House of Representatives when he was elected Vice President in 1932.
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Most presidents have previously served in the House of Representatives Senate or as governors of states?
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How many native-americans in the house of representatives?
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What was Abraham Lincoln's occupation before he became president?
Before being elected to the office of President, Abraham Lincoln served in both the state and national House of Representatives. Prior to his career in politics, Lincoln had success in banking and commerce.
Which of these men served as Speaker of the House of Representatives?
Frederick Muhlenberg became the first Speaker of the US House of Representatives in 1789.
What is Blanche K Bruce known for?
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Who was the first president to be elected to congress after his term as president?
John Quincy Adams served one term as President then was elected to the House of Representatives in 1830. Andrew Johnson served as President, survived his impeachment and then served in the Senate beginning in 1874.
Which president served the longest in the senate before becoming president?
President Lyndon B. Johnson served the longest in the United States Senate before becoming president. He was in the senate for twelve years.
How many terms has John McCain served in the Senate?
21 Years in the Senate, 4 in the House of Representatives.
Who served as the senate president?
The Vice President of the United States.
What jobs did Nixon hold while working for the government?
Prior to President, Richard Nixon served in the US House of Representatives, the US Senate and Vice-President under Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Which president was a member of the House of Representatives after his term as president?
The president John Quincy Adams served in the house of representatives after his term as president. He was president from 1825 to 1829 and served in the house from 1831 to 1848 for the state of Massachusetts.
Who is the President of the Senate for New Jersey?
The President of the New Jersey Senate is Richard Codey (D) who once served as both the Governor and the President of the Senate.
Who was the president that served longest in the senate before becoming president?
Lyndon Johnson
What President was the only one to have served as Speaker of the House of Representatives?
To date, James K. Polk the United States 11th President is the only one to have served as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
What was James Buchanan's background?
Buchanan lived in Pennsylvania. He was the 15th president and the Secretary of State under President James Polk. He also served as minister to Russia and was in the House of Representatives and Senate. Before his presidency, Buchanan was an attorney.
Which president served in both house and senate elected in 1955 as senate majority?
Lyndon Johnson
What was Barack Obama US representative for?
Barack Obama did not serve as a US Representative (a member of the House of Representatives). He was first elected as a state senator in Illinois in 1996, and after three terms, he was elected as a member of the US Senate; he served as a senator until he decided to run for president. That said, as president, Barack Obama certainly does represent the United States. But prior to becoming the president, he was a member of the Senate, not the House of Representatives.
