Book d Gmm'>-bi^ csmmam oErosm / oup PRESIDENTS, :t?. r^3'/^-^^'>' 'VjiO PRESENTED BY THE iNEwYoRK Life ImuRANCE Co, ^' NEWYORK. PRESIDENTS op t„e United States FROM lyyg TO 1896. ..V. U Copyright, 1896, by the Xew-York Life INSURANCE Company. i 4jM- I BORN, 1732. DIED, 1799. PRESIDENT, 1789 — 1797. (aGor^e (/9asl7ir\^-|-on IX /AS born in Westmoreland Co., Va. His ancestry was English. He never entered college. His earliest years were spent at Mt. Vernon, Va. He spent three years— from 1748 to 1751 — in the survey of large terri- tories in Va. in 1751 he was appointed Adj. -Gen. of the Provincial Troops, with rank of Major. In 1754 he commanded a regiment against the French ; about this time he received the rank of Colonel. In 1759 he married Mrs. Martha Custis, and retired to his estates. For some years he was a member of the Virginia Assem- bly, and in 1774 took up the cause of the colonists, becoming a member of the Continental Congress. In 1775 he was made Commander-in-Chief of the Armies. When independence was achieved, he retired to his es- tate at Mt. Vernon. He was inaugurated President at New York, April 30, 1789; re-elected 1792. Died at Mt. Vernon. At this time there were no regular life insurance companies doing business in the United States. .^j: a BORN, 1735. DIED, 1826. PRESIDENT, 1797-1801. ^Q^n eAdams \A/AS of Puritan descent. Born at Braintree, Mass. He taught school for two years, while studying law. In 1 770 he was one of the selectmen in the Bos- ton Convention to protest against British imposts on tea, glass, tic. In 1 773 h*^ was a member of the Council of State. In 1 774 he was one of the delegates to the first Continental Congress, which met at Philadelphia, and advocated the Declaration of Independence, and was pro- nounced by Jefferson the ablest champion of independ- ence on the floor of the House. In 1 780 he was sent as Minister to Holland. In 1782 he negotiated, with others, the Treaty of Peace with England. In 1785 he went as the first Ambassador from the United States to that nation. From 1789 to 1797 was Vice-President under Washington. He became President, 1 797. At this time there were no regular life insurance companies doing business in the United States. /^^^^^ BORN, 1743. DIED, 1826. PRESIDENT, 1801 —1809. fpl7omas ^effei'soi^ 11/' AS born at Shadwell, Va. He studied at William and Marys College, and was a member of the first Virginia Coi ion which met independently of British authority. The original draft of the Declaration of inde- pendence was his work. He was a warm advocate of the abolition of slavery. He was elected Governor of Vir- ginia in 1779. Was sent to Paris to regulate treaties of commerce with several European powers. In 1789 he was chosen Secretary of State, and served till the close of 1793. Three years later he was chosen Vice-President under Adams. In 1800 there was a tie vote for President between Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Jefferson was selected by the House of Representatives. He was re-elected in 1805. Louisiana was acquired by purchase from the French during Jefferson's Presidency. By a strange coin- cidence he died July 4, 1826, on the same day and year as Adams. At this time there were no regular life insur- ance companies doing business in the United States. B BORN, 1751. PRESIDENT 1809—1817. ^amGS Madison ^l/AS born in King George County, Va. He gradu- ated at Princeton College, N. J., in 1771, and after- wards studied law and practiced at the bar ; but gave up the profession for politics when the struggle of independ- ence began. In 1776 he became a member of the Vir- ginia Convention; and in 1779 a member of the Fed- eral Congress. He was a member of the Convention of Vl^l, which met at Philadelphia to form the Constitu- tion. He became a member of U. S. Congress in 1789, and united with the Republicans in opposition to the Administration. He was an advocate against Federal encroachment on the right of States. In 1808 he was elected President. He endeavored in vain to avert the war with England, which was declared in 1812, and which continued for two years. He was re-elected President in 1812, and died at Montpelier, Va. At this time there was only one life insurance company or- s:anized to do business in the United States. '■^ M m o /^t-<^^^^ -^^ ^^o^^^W BORN, 1758. PRESIDENT, 1817 — 1825. ^ames fAonfOQ V\7 AS born in Westmoreland Co., Va. He entered the army as a volunteer at the age of eighteen, and was present at several battles. He was wounded at the battle of Trenton. He was educated at William and Marys College, and later studied law. In 1 782 he was elected to the Assembly of Virginia, and in \7S} was elected to the General Congress. In 1 788 he was one of the Virginia Convention, where he opposed the Constitu- tion, fearing the encroachments of the Federal Govern- ment. For two years, from 1794, he was Minister to France. He was for three years Governor of Virginia (1799-1802). In I803 he was again sent to France to aid in the purchase of Louisiana. He was made Secretary of State in 1811, though just elected Governor of Vir- ginia. In 18 16 he was elected President, and was re- elected in 1 820. He promulgated what is known as the " Monroe Doctrine," or the policy of non-interference between the United States and the nations of the old world. Up to this time only two companies for insur- ing- lives were in existence in the United States. II "^^^ BORN, 1767. DIED, 1848. PRESIDENT, 1825—1829. ^ol7n ^uinc^ eAdams Al 7AS born at Braintree, Mass., and was the eldest son of the second President of the United States. He enjoyed rare educational advantages. Accompanying his father to Paris in 1 77^, he attended school there. Later on he pursued his studies at the University of Leyden. He entered Harvard College in 1786, and graduated from it in 1788. He was admitted to the bar in 1791, and began practice in Boston. He was sent as Minister to Holland in 1 794, and in 1 797 as Minister to Berlin. In I803 he was elected United States Senator. He was for a time Professor of Rhetoric at Harvard. Having a mis- understanding with the Federalists, he became connected with the Coalition party. In 1809 he was appointed Minister to Russia, and was made Secretary of State in 1817. He was elected President in 1824. In I831 he went to Congress, and served there for seventeen years. Was a firm advocate for abolition of slavery. Only two companies in the United States had up to this time been organized to write life insurance. 5, ^^ ijl ci Ci.nn-ub BORN, 1767. DIED, 1845. PRESIDENT, 1829 — 1837. eAndfeW ^acfeot\ \ A /AS bom in North Carolina, and was of Irish descent. He had meagre educational advantages. He served in the Revolutionary War, and was once taken prisoner by the British. In 1785 he began the study of the law at Salisbury, North Carolina, and began tirst to practice at Nashville, Tenn., in 1788. In 1796 he was instru- mental in passing the Constitution of Tennessee, and was sent to Congress from that State. He was a Judge of the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1798 to 1804. He took part in the War of 1812 with Great Britain, and in 1814 was appointed Major-Gen. of the U. S. Army, command- ing the American forces at the Battle of New Orleans. He also quelled the Seminole Indian outbreak in Florida in 1817. His stubbornness of character won him the nickname of " Old Hickory." He was the first Governor of Florida in 1821. He was elected President in 1828, and again elected in I832. Up to this time only six companies had ever conducted a life insurance business in the United States. BORN, 1782. DIED, 1862. PRESIDENT, 1837—1841. Martin Van ISuren \1/AS born at Kinderhook, N. Y. He was educated at the Kinderhook Academy, taking up the study of law, and was admitted to the Bar in I803. At an early age he became interested in politics, and in 1812 he was elected to the Senate of N. Y. He was appointed Attorney-General of N. Y. in 1815, and in 1816 was re- turned again to the State Senate. He became a U. S. Senator in 1821, and continued to hold that office till 1827. In I829 he became Governor of N. Y., but soon afterwards resigned to accept the Secretaryship of State, under Andrew Jackson. Three years later he became Vice-President under Jackson, and in I836 he was elected President of the U. S. He was the first to propose the plan of an independent Treasury, which was finally adopted in 1840. It was during his term of oflice that the commercial crisis of I837 occurred, in which all the banks suspended specie payments. At this time only eight companies had been organized in the United States to conduct a regular life insurance business. 7 2^1^^ ^-^^^Uc-^^^ BORN, 1773. DIED, 1841. PRESIDENT, 1841, (/9illiam ^(nr\; |4arrison \1 7AS the son of Benjamin Harrison, one of the sign- ers of Declaration of hidependence. He was born in Virginia, and was educated in Hampden Sidney Col- lege. It was his intention to enter the medical pro- fession, but in 1 791 he joined the army led by Wayne against the Indians in the North-West. In this campaign he acted as ensign. In 1 797 he left the army, and five years later was made Governor of Indiana. The nick- name of " Tippecanoe," which he earned, was on account of his victory over the great Indian Chief, Tecumseh, at a place called Tippecanoe. In I813 he was made Major- General, and three years later was elected to Congress ; in 1824 he was elected to the Senate, and later was sent as Ambassador to Colombia. The Whig party nominated him to the Presidency in I836, but he was defeated. He was, however, elected to the Presidency in 1840, but died the following year within a month of his inaugura- tion. In 1841 the Nautilus Insurance Company for marine, inland navigation, transportation and fire risks was established in New York City. This organization subsequently became the New-York Life Insurance Company. /^ /^/^^:^^^^^-^^^ BORN, 1790. DIED, 1862. PRESIDENT, 1841 —1845. ^G^n (pyler \A MS born and educated in Virginia, and at an early age practiced law. At the age of 21 he was elected to the State Legislature of Virginia, and was re-elected five times in succession. As a strong- advocate of State Rights he entered Congress in 1816. In 1825 he occupied the chair of Governor of Virginia, and was returned to the U. S. Senate in 1827. He ran with Harrison for Vice- President in 1840, was elected, and at the death of Harri- son, on April 2, 1841, he became President. It was during his administration that Texas was annexed to the United States, and at the end of his official term he retired to private life ; but with the breaking out of the Rebellion he sided with the Confederates, and was for a time a member of their Congress. In 184S the Nauti- lus Insurance Company (afterwards the New-York Life Insurance Company) commenced doing a life in- surance business. n/TL BORN, 1795. DIED, 1849. PRESIDENT, 1845—1849. ^amGS 1^ pGll^ VX/AS born in North Carolina, and graduated from the University of tliat State. He was called to the Bar in 1820, and three years later was elected to the Legis- lature of Tenn. hi 1825 he was a member to the U. S. Congress from that State. Ten 3ears later he was chosen Speaker of the House of Representatives, and was also Speaker of Congress from 183 7 to I838. The year fol- lowing he was elected Governor of Tennessee, and in 1844 was elected President of the United States. It was during his administration that the final consummation of annexation of Texas to the U. S. was made. In 1849 the New-York Life had 2,834 policies in force, representing $5,552,000 of insurance, and assets amount- ing to $211,802.52. ^ ■^ OC- ^. ^ BORN, 1784. DIED, 1850. PRESIDENT, 1849 — 1850. ^acl7ary fpa^lor \A7AS born in Orange Co., Va. In his early child- hood he was taken to Louisville, Ky., where he grew up working on the home plantation. His edu- cation was of the simplest. He was appointed a Lieu- tenant in the U. S. Infantry in 1808, and two years later was promoted to a Captaincy. He served as a Colonel in a war against the Indian General, Black Hawk, in 1832. He defeated the Seminoles, in Florida, in Decem- ber, 1837, thus terminating the war. In the Mexican War he was sent to protect Texas, and laid siege to Mon- terey. He won the battle of Buena Vista. Was elected President in 1848, and died sixteen months after his inauguration. In 1850 the New-York Life Insurance Co. had 3,671 policies in force, representing ^7,816,000 of insurance, and assets amounting to ^354,755.24. '^^.^/^^6-'7^^xC^^L^' BORN, 1800. DIED, 1874. PRESIDENT, 1850-1853. Millard pillmorG VyAS born at Summer Hill, in New York State. The only education he received was at a village school. At an early age he was apprenticed to a wool-carder, and while still a young man entered the law oiilce of Judge Wood, who assisted him financially, and also assisted him in his law studies. In 1827 he was called to the Bar, and two years later was elected to the New York Legislature. In I832 he was elected to the United States Congress, and was subsequently re-elected three different times. In 1847 he was Comptroller of the State of New York, and one year later was elected Vice-President of the United States. On account of the death of Zachary Taylor, he succeeded to the Presidency the following year. In 1853 the New-York Life Insurance Company had 3,838 policies in force, representing $10,510,000 of insurance, and assets amounting to $795,910.21. -^'4^^ BORN, 1804. DIED, 1869. PRESIDENT, 1853—1857. Pranklin pierce VX/AS a native of New Hampshire. He graduated from Bowdoin College, Me., in the year 1824. Under Levi Woodbury he studied law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1827. He practiced law at Hillsborough, his native town, and in I833 was elected a Member of Congress, four years later being returned to the United States Senate. He resigned in 1842 to take up again his legal profession at Concord, N. H. At the beginning of the Mexican War he entered the army as a private, and in 1847 was made Brigadier-General. He was elected President of the United States in 1852. It was under his administration that Jefferson Davis was appointed Secre- tary of War. During his term of office several impor- tant commercial treaties were consummated with foreign nations. In 1857 the New-York Life had 4,259 policies in force, representing $12,778,938 of insurance, and assets amounting to $1,361,524.88. vr/i/i/Ui BORN, 1791. DIED, 1868. PRESIDENT, 1857 — 1861. ^ames ISucl^anan A^/AS born in Pennsylvania, in Franklin Co. It was at Diclcinson College, Carlisle, that he received his education. After studying law he was admitted to the Bar in 1812. Two years later he entered the Penns\lva- nia Legislature, and in 1820 he was chosen as a Member of Congress. He remained there until I831, when he was sent as Ambassador to Russia, a position which he occupied for three years, in I833 he was elected U. S. Senator from Pennsylvania, and remained in the Senate until 1845, when he was appointed Secretary of State by President Pollc. Some years later he retired to private life, and in 1853 h<^ was appointed U. S. Minister to England, in 1856 he was elected Piesident of the United States. In 1861 the New- York Lif/ had 5,125 policies in force, representing $16,411,259 of insurance, and assets amounting to $2,004,570.14. w BORN, 1809. DIED, 1865. PRESIDENT, 1861 —1865. eAbraljam bir^coln \^7AS born in Hardin Co., Ky. His ancestry were English Quakers. In 1816 his father moved to Indiana. For ten years Lincoln worked on the farm at home ; his whole time in school did not exceed one year, but he was a voracious reader. In I831 he helped to build a flat-boat on the Mississippi, on which he worked his way to New Orleans, where he became a clerk in a New Salem store. Two years later he became Captain of Volunteers. From I834 to 1840 he was a Member of the Illinois Legislature, where he was an acknowledged leader ; in the meantime studying law. Springfield, 111., was the first place where he began to practice law, in 1846. From 1849 to 1854 he practiced law, and was elected President of the United States in the year 1860; the following year the War of the Rebellion broke out. On September 22, 1862, he issued the memorable Eman- cipation Proclamation declaring the abolition of slavery. He was re-elected President in 1864; was assassinated on April 14, 1865. In 1865 the New-York Life had 16,077 policies in force, representing M5, 485, 726 of insurance, and assets amounting to M,3 79,007.43- cy/T'^^ Ci^t^ ^:rz.^^^ -J BORN, 1833. PRESIDENT, 1889 — 1893. Benjamin ^amsor\ \ A/'AS born at North Bend, O. He was a great-grand- son of Benjamin Harrison, one of the signers of the Declaration of hidependence, and grandson of the ninth President of the United States, hi the year 1852 he graduated from the Miami University. He studied law in Cincinnati, and in 1854 removed to Indianapolis, Ind., where he began a legal practice which subsequently became very extensive. He joined the Union Army in 1862 and served until the close of the war, retiring to private life with the rank of Brevet Brigadier- General. He was defeated as Republican candidate for Governor of Indiana in the year 1876. Five years later he was elected to the United States Senate, where he served for six years. He was nominated by the Republican Party for President in 1888 and was elected President. In 1893 the New- YoRK Life Insurance Company had 253,876 policies in force, representing $779,156,678.00 of insurance, and its assets amounted to SI 38,5 7 1,2 11.59- #^ ,1 eU^^ -r-T- JOHN A. McCALL, President OF THE fleu/-Y*or(( Cife l^surapee ^ompapy. n^HE strongest purely mutual life insurance company in the ^ world to-day, having a present membership repre^ senting more individuals directly interested in the Company than there were votes cast for GEORGE WASHINGTON when he was first elected President of the United States. A COMPANY WITHOUT STOCK OF ANY KIND, Purely mutual, no individual having control because of owner- ship. The Company is fifty-one years old. No man has ever lost a dollar deposited with it. In its fifty-one years of active business it has never failed to declare a dividend to its policy- holders. Its present policy contract is without restrictions and non-forfeitable. DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY WITH THIS COMPANY, AND YOU CANNOT LOSE IT IF YOU LAPSE YOUR POLICY, IF YOU LIVE TO OLD AGE, OR IF YOU DIE. IN TIMES LIKE THESE, OTHER INVESTMENTS MAY BE A RISK, BUT LIFE INSURANCE IS A REFUGE. " The New=York Life Insurance Co. i (IN 313 WORKING DAYS OF EIGHT HOURS EACH) Paid to Its Policy=holders $1.85 EVERY SECOND ; $111.77 EVERY MINUTE ; $6,706.68 EVERY HOUR; $53,653.45 EVERY DAY ; $322,952.53 EVERY VTEEK ; $1,399,460.99 EVERY MONTH ; AND $16,793,531.94 FROM January i to December 31. LBWy'SO LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 011 414 362 5