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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 3033246" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p>A list of presidents who owned slaves, both while in office or at other times during their lives, has been compiled by Robert Lopresti, a librarian at Western Washington University. Based on his well-documented research, he says 12 of our presidents owned slaves and eight of them owned slaves while serving as president.</p><p>1. <strong>George Washington</strong> owned slaves while president.</p><p></p><p>2. <strong>John Adams</strong> did not own slaves.</p><p></p><p>3. <strong>Thomas Jefferson</strong> owned slaves while president.</p><p></p><p>4. <strong>James Madison</strong> owned slaves while president.</p><p></p><p>5. <strong>James Monroe</strong> owned slaves while president.</p><p></p><p>6. <strong>John Quincy Adams</strong> did not own slaves.</p><p></p><p>7.<strong> Andrew Jackson</strong> owned slaves while president.</p><p></p><p>8. <strong>Martin Van Buren</strong> owned slaves, but not while he was president.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>9. <strong>William Henry Harrison</strong> owned slaves, but not while he was president.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>10. <strong>John Tyler</strong> owned slaves while president.</p><p></p><p>11. <strong>James K. Polk</strong> owned slaves while president.</p><p></p><p>12. <strong>Zachary Taylor </strong>was the last president who owned slaves during his presidency..</p><p></p><p>13. <strong>Millard Fillmore </strong>did not own slaves.</p><p></p><p>14. <strong>Franklin Pierce </strong>did not own slaves.</p><p></p><p>15. <strong>James Buchanan </strong>did not own slaves, although some may disagree.</p><p></p><p>16. <strong>Abraham Lincoln</strong> did not own slaves.</p><p></p><p>17. <strong>Andrew Johnson</strong> owned slaves, but not while he was president.</p><p></p><p>18. <strong>Ulysses S Grant</strong> owned slaves, but not while he was president. He was the last president who did.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 3033246, member: 1246"] A list of presidents who owned slaves, both while in office or at other times during their lives, has been compiled by Robert Lopresti, a librarian at Western Washington University. Based on his well-documented research, he says 12 of our presidents owned slaves and eight of them owned slaves while serving as president. 1. [B]George Washington[/B] owned slaves while president. 2. [B]John Adams[/B] did not own slaves. 3. [B]Thomas Jefferson[/B] owned slaves while president. 4. [B]James Madison[/B] owned slaves while president. 5. [B]James Monroe[/B] owned slaves while president. 6. [B]John Quincy Adams[/B] did not own slaves. 7.[B] Andrew Jackson[/B] owned slaves while president. 8. [B]Martin Van Buren[/B] owned slaves, but not while he was president. 9. [B]William Henry Harrison[/B] owned slaves, but not while he was president. 10. [B]John Tyler[/B] owned slaves while president. 11. [B]James K. Polk[/B] owned slaves while president. 12. [B]Zachary Taylor [/B]was the last president who owned slaves during his presidency.. 13. [B]Millard Fillmore [/B]did not own slaves. 14. [B]Franklin Pierce [/B]did not own slaves. 15. [B]James Buchanan [/B]did not own slaves, although some may disagree. 16. [B]Abraham Lincoln[/B] did not own slaves. 17. [B]Andrew Johnson[/B] owned slaves, but not while he was president. 18. [B]Ulysses S Grant[/B] owned slaves, but not while he was president. He was the last president who did. [/QUOTE]
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