James Madison, Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James Polk, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Rutherford Hayes, James Garfield, William McKinley, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush all served in the lower House of Congress before they were President. John Quincy Adams served in the House after he was President.
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James A. Garfield was the only president elected directly from the U. S. House of Representatives.
John Quincy Adams came back to Washington after his term as President to serve in the House from 1831 until his death in 1848.
I understand that Abraham Lincoln served only 2 years in Washington in the House of Representatives. Then, 12 years later he was elected President. That's very limited experience for a leader who turned out great.
5 served in the Continental Congress 15 Served as Senators 19 Served in the House of Representives Some served as members of two of the above at different times. Example: John Tyler was a member of the House of Representives from 1816 to 1821 and was a Senator from 1827 to 1836.
The lower house of Congress is called the House of Representatives. Although, the United States does not really use terms like that.
Based on the 2010 Census, there are 14 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia.
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