Calvin Coolidge originally named John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. after his father

Born: July 4, 1872 (1872-07-04)Plymouth, Vermont
Died: January 5, 1933 (aged 60) Northampton, Massachusetts
Nationality: American
Father: John Calvin Coolidge
Mother: Victoria Josephine Moor Coolidge
Spouse: Grace Anna Goodhue (1879-1957), on October 4, 1905
Education: Graduated from Amherst College (1895)
Occupation: Lawyer
Religion: Congregationalist
Took office: March 4, 1929
Left office: August 2, 1923
Party: Republican
Presidential Salary: $75,000/year
Vice President: None (1923–1925); Charles G. Dawes, (1925–1929)
Preceded by: Warren G. Harding
Succeeded by: Herbert Hoover

Other Government Positions

• Northampton, MA City Councilman, 1899
• City Solicitor, 1900-01
• Clerk of Courts, 1904
• Member of Massachusetts Legislature, 1907-08
• Mayor of Northampton, MA, 1910-11
• Member of Massachusetts Legislature, 1912-15
• Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts, 1916-18
• Governor of Massachusetts, 1919-20
• Vice President, 1921-23 (under Harding)

Presidential Nicknames

• Silent Cal: An old story goes that a woman once approached Coolidge and told him that she had bet her friends that she would get the President to say at least three words to her. His reply was, "You lose."
• Cool Cal: His re-election campaign used the slogan, "Keep It Cool With Coolidge"
• Cautious Cal
• The Sphinx of the Potomac: Suggesting that he was as enigmatic as the mythological creature

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