U.S. President Profile Ulysses S. Grant

About the U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, his birth and death date and location, date and highlights of his term.

PROFILES OF THE PRESIDENTS

ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT

18th President, Republican

Born: Apr. 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, O. Presidential Term: Mar. 4, 1869-Mar. 4, 1877. Highlights in Office: 15th Amendment ratified; Justice Dept. created; Credit Mobilier stock scandal; Panic of 1873; Sioux Indian Wars and Custer's defeat. Died: July 23, 1885, Mount McGregor Resort, N.Y., from throat cancer.