Civic Contributions and Family
In 1802, Congress granted the citizenry of the District of Columbia limited local government and James Hoban served on the twelve-member...
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There are a number of people who have passed away while living or working in the Executive Mansion. The below list includes all known deaths in the White House, of individuals in the First Family, related to the First Family, or part of the network of civil servants working at the White House.
In 1802, Congress granted the citizenry of the District of Columbia limited local government and James Hoban served on the twelve-member...
The first Democrat elected after the Civil War, Grover Cleveland was the only president to leave the White House and th...
Son of a Quaker blacksmith, Herbert Clark Hoover brought to the presidency a luminous reputation as an engineer, administrator, and...
At the 1896 Republican convention, in time of depression, the wealthy Cleveland businessman Marcus Alonzo Hanna ensured the nomination of his...
Jane Appleton was born on March 12, 1806. Following the death of her father, Reverend Jesse Appleton, a Congregationalist minister and president...
Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 near Lancaster, South Carolina, to a family of Scotch-Irish immigrants. His father, Andrew, passed...
Death plagues us all: it is the only certainty in life and plays an integral role in the human experience....
The People's House: Although John Adams was the first to occupy the Executive Mansion in November 1800, it was Thomas Jefferson...
Most Americans do not associate the first ladies with slave ownership. In fact, it may be surprising to learn that...
“Quentin’s mother and I are very glad that he got to the front and had the chance to render some...
On December 20, 1860, South Carolina seceded from the United States. Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas followed soon after. In...
Stained glass, a medieval art, was revisited in the historically retrospective nineteenth century. The art was a prominent feature of...