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Warren Harding

Warren G. Harding
Warren G Harding-Harris & Ewing.jpg
29th President of the United States
In office
March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923
Vice President Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by Woodrow Wilson
Succeeded by Calvin Coolidge
United States Senator
from Ohio
In office
March 4, 1915 – January 13, 1921
Preceded by Theodore E. Burton
Succeeded by Frank B. Willis
28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
In office
January 11, 1904 – January 8, 1906
Governor Myron T. Herrick
Preceded by Harry L. Gordon
Succeeded by Andrew L. Harris
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 13th District
In office
January 1, 1900 – January 4, 1904
Preceded by Henry J. May
Succeeded by Samuel H. West
Personal details
Born Warren Gamaliel Harding
(1865-11-02)November 2, 1865
Blooming Grove, Ohio, U.S.
Died August 2, 1923(1923-08-02) (aged 57)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Cause of death Heart attack
Resting place Harding Tomb
Marion, Ohio, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Florence Kling (m. 1891)
Children Elizabeth Ann Blaesing (with Nan Britton)
Relatives Marshall Eugene DeWolfe (stepson)
Alma mater Ohio Central College
Profession Newspaper editor
Religion Baptist
Signature Cursive signature in ink
The Harding Cabinet
Office Name Term
President Warren G. Harding 1921–23
Vice President Calvin Coolidge 1921–23
Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes 1921–23
Secretary of Treasury Andrew Mellon 1921–23
Secretary of War John W. Weeks 1921–23
Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty 1921–23
Postmaster General Will H. Hays 1921–22
Hubert Work 1922–23
Harry S. New 1923
Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby 1921–23
Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall 1921–23
Hubert Work 1923
Secretary of Agriculture Henry C. Wallace 1921–23
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover 1921–23
Secretary of Labor James J. Davis 1921–23

Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was the 29th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1921 until his death in 1923. At the time of his death, he was one of the most popular presidents, but the subsequent exposure of scandals that took place under his administration, such as Teapot Dome, eroded his popular regard, as did revelations of an affair by Nan Britton, one of his mistresses. In historical rankings of the U.S. presidents, Harding is often rated among the worst.

Harding was born in Blooming Grove, Ohio. He lived in rural Ohio all his life, except when political service took him elsewhere. He settled in Marion when not yet 20 years old and bought The Marion Star, building it into a successful newspaper. In 1899, he was elected to the Ohio State Senate and, after four years there, successfully ran for lieutenant governor. He was defeated for governor in 1910, but was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1914.

Harding ran for the Republican nomination for president in 1920, but he was considered an with little chance of success. The leading candidates, such as General Leonard Wood, could not gain a majority to secure the nomination, and the convention deadlocked. Harding's support gradually grew until he was nominated on the tenth ballot. He conducted a front porch campaign, remaining for the most part in Marion and allowing the people to come to him. He won in a landslide over Democrat James M. Cox and Socialist Party candidate Eugene Debs, running on a theme of return to normalcy and becoming the first sitting senator to be elected president.


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