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Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Tyler, Polk and Taylor all owned plantations which they ran. Washington in particular ran a large distillery besides his agriculture business. Andrew Johnson owned his tailor shop. Herbert Hoover ran a mining engineering consulting firm. Harry Truman was part owner and operator of a haberdashery shop. Carter owned a peanut distribution business. Both Bushes were in the oil business mostly as part-owners in oil development projects. Several other presidents owned owned their law offices in part or solely.
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What president was a tie salesman before he became President?
Harry S Truman.
Did President Grant own slaves?
No, but General Grant did (before he became President). 3 of them.
How many starts were on the flag before George Washington became President?
13.
How many people were president before the constitution?
None. Until 1789 there was no US government and that is when the constitution was signed and Washington became President.
What president was born in Georgia and raised peanuts?
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. Before he became President he was a peanut farmer.
Did 'lincoln become senator before he became president?
no he was in congress for 2 years before he became president no he was in congress for 2 years before he became president
What was the president before he became the president?
Many different Presidents had done their own things before they became President. Please specify the president. If speaking of the current US President Barack Obama, he was a senator from Illinois before he became the President. If speaking of Nelson Mandela from South Africa, he was a political prisoner in jail before he became the President. If speaking of Paul Biya in Cameroon, he was the Prime Minister before he became the President.
What is Obama business?
Barack Obama is an American politician. He was an Illinois state senator and then a US senator before he was elected president. But if you are asking what his business was before he became a politician, he was not a businessman; he was a lawyer and an advocate for the poor. (Interestingly, his wife Michelle, also a lawyer, became a professional fundraiser in Chicago before her husband was president, and by all accounts, she was a very successful hospital administrator and businesswoman.)
Who was a banker before he became president?
12th president
What did the president do before he became president?
He was a Senator for Illinois.
What was slavery like before obama became president?
The same as it is now that he became president .
What job did Washington have before he became president?
George Washington was a planter, a surveyor, and general of the army before he became president.
Was George Washington king of England before he became your first president?
No, he was not the King of England before he became our first President.
What did georgewbush do before he was president?
President George Bush was a governor like his brother before he became president.
Wht was president obama before he became president?
Senator
What jobs did president Benjamin fraklin do before he became president?
He was never president.
What president was an businessman?
nixon
