Henry Wilson

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Written By Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

Vice President to Ulysses S. Grant // #18

  • When I realized I knew nothing about Grant’s vice president, I was delighted to discover an entire podcast series dedicated to him

  • Born Jeremiah Jones Colbath

  • Indentured as a child; changed his name at 21 years old, when he was freed

  • Never went to school; taught himself to read and write

  • Switched parties several times when they didn’t match his values

  • Abolitionist

  • Served in the Civil War

  • Maybe he had an affair with a Confederate spy?

  • Died in office

Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

I’ve read at least one book about every U.S. president, never tire of shoehorning presidential trivia into conversations, and am basically an expert at hiding mistakes in my sketchbooks.

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