Hiram Ulysses Grant

Hiram Ulysses Grant was born near Pleasant Point, Ohio, on April 27, 1822. His parents were Hannah Simpson and Jesse Grant. Jesse Grant was the owner of a tannery. He was shy boy while growing up. At the age of one year he was taken to Georgetown where he was educated at local and boarding schools. He graduated 21st in a class of 39, from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1843 where he had enrolled …

…term as president was marked by even greater scandals arising from the dishonest acts by the officials he appointed. After he retired from presidency he took a long trip around the world. In 1881 Grant moved to New York City where he became a partner in the Wall street firm of Grant and Ward. In 1884 the company collapsed when he was close to ruin. Grant died at Mount Gregor, New York, on July 23, 1885 of throat cancer.