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John Tyler was the first vice president to assume the presidency during a presidential term, setting the precedent that a vice president who does so becomes the fully functioning president with a new, distinct administration. [13] Throughout most of its history, American politics has been dominated by political parties. The Constitution is ...
Gerard Adams (Irish: Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh; [1] born 6 October 1948) is a retired Irish republican politician who was the president of Sinn Féin between 13 November 1983 and 10 February 2018, and served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Louth from 2011–2020.
Those of Irish, Dutch, German, or French backgrounds would see attempts to assimilate them into the dominant English and predominately Protestant culture. [3] A majority of presidents trace their ancestries to the American colonists, in which they are known as Old Stock Americans.
United States President Ronald Reagan speaking to a crowd in his ancestral home in Ballyporeen, Ireland in 1984. Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) – 40th President of the United States (1981–1989); 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975); father was Irish-American [51] Thomas Reilly – Massachusetts Attorney General; Daniel J. Riordan – US ...
Andrew Jackson, 7th U.S. President (1829–1837) James K. Polk, 11th U.S. President (1845–1849) James Buchanan, 15th U.S. President (1857–1861) Andrew Johnson, 17th U.S. President (1865–1869) Ulysses S. Grant, 18th U.S. President (1869–1877) Chester A. Arthur, 21st U.S. President (1881–1885) Grover Cleveland, 22nd & 24th U.S. President (1885–1889 & 1893–1897) Benjamin Harrison ...
Lyndon B. Johnson (English, Scotch-Irish and German) 36th President 1963–69 Richard Nixon (English and Scotch-Irish) 37th President 1969–74 Gerald Ford (English) 38th President 1974–77 Jimmy Carter (Scotch-Irish and English) 39th President 1977–81 (Thomas Carter Sr. emigrated from England to Isle of Wight County, Virginia) [65]
First president of entirely Irish descent. [300] First president who had no ancestry from the American colonial period. [300] First president to have previously served in the United States Navy. [301] First president to receive the Purple Heart, awarded in 1943 after he was wounded in action aboard PT-109. [302] [303]
The president of Sinn Féin (Irish: Uachtarán Shinn Féin) is the most senior politician within the Sinn Féin political party in Ireland.Since 10 February 2018, the office has been held by Mary Lou McDonald, following the decision of Gerry Adams to stand down as leader of the party and not seek re-election again. [1]