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US presidents in order quiz

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US presidents in order

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Quick answer: first to take office first, the order is George Washington → Thomas Jefferson → Andrew Jackson → Abraham Lincoln → Ulysses S. Grant → Theodore Roosevelt → Woodrow Wilson → Franklin D. Roosevelt → Harry S. Truman → Dwight D. Eisenhower → John F. Kennedy → Richard Nixon → Ronald Reagan → Bill Clinton → Barack Obama.

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Presidents ordered by the year they first took office, from George Washington in 1789 onward.

US presidents in order (first to take office first)
#Itemyear took office
1 George Washington 1789
2 Thomas Jefferson 1801
3 Andrew Jackson 1829
4 Abraham Lincoln 1861
5 Ulysses S. Grant 1869
6 Theodore Roosevelt 1901
7 Woodrow Wilson 1913
8 Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933
9 Harry S. Truman 1945
10 Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953
11 John F. Kennedy 1961
12 Richard Nixon 1969
13 Ronald Reagan 1981
14 Bill Clinton 1993
15 Barack Obama 2009

Source: Year of first inauguration.

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What is the order of uS presidents in order?

First to take office first: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama.

Which comes first and which comes last?

George Washington comes first (1789 year took office) and Barack Obama comes last (2009 year took office) among the items in this quiz.

Where is this data from?

Year of first inauguration.

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