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Rh president are at present held in all the States on the first Tuesday in November, every four years; and on the 4th of March following the new president elect is inaugurated.

President of the United States.—Ulysses Grant, born at Point Pleasant, Ohio, 1822; studied military science at the college of Westpoint, 1839-44; entered the army as lieutenant, 1845; promoted captain, 1853; resigned his commission and settled as a farmer in Missouri, 1854; re-entered the army at the outbreak of the civil war, and appointed brigadier-general of volunteers, July, 1861; nominated lieutenant-general and commander-in-chief of the armies of the United States, December 27, 1862; elected president of the United States, by 214 against 80 votes of the Electoral College, November 3, 1868; installed as president, March 4, 1869.

Vice-president of the United States.—Schuyler Colfax, born in the city of New York, 1823; learnt the trade of printer, and established himself in the town of South-Bend, Indiana, where he founded the 'South-Bend Register' newspaper; returned member of Congress for the state of Indiana, 1859; chosen speaker of the Lower House of Congress, 1863; elected vice-president of the United States, November 3, 1868; installed March 4, 1869.

The president of the United States has an annual salary of 25,000 dollars currency, or 3,750 ₤, and the vice-president of 8,000 dollars currency, or 1,200 ₤.

Since the adoption of the constitution the offices of president and vice-president have been occupied as follows:—

Presidents of the United States.