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WinfieldAtlas IconPosts: 14,157 Ethnicity of U.S. Presidents « on: July 10, 2009, 08:25:14 pm » Ethnic origins of U.S. Presidents



43 men have served as President, with the following ethnic origins



27 English

2 English/Scottish

2 English/Welsh

4 Scottish

1 Scottish/Irish

2 Irish

3 Dutch

1 German

1 African



Fully, 38 of the 43 Presidents ethnic backgrounds are from the British Isles



English



Adams (John)

Adams (John Q)

Bush (George)

Bush (George W)

Carter

Cleveland

Clinton

Coolidge

Fillmore

Ford

Garfield

Harding

Harrison (Benjamin)

Harrison (William Henry)

Hoover

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson (Andrew)

Johnson (Lyndon)

Lincoln

Madison

Nixon

Taft

Taylor

Truman

Tyler

Washington



English/Scottish



Hayes

Wilson



English/Welsh



Arthur

Pierce



Scottish



Buchanan

Grant

McKinley

Polk



Scottish/Irish

Monroe



Irish



Kennedy (Irish Catholic)

Reagan (Irish Protestant)



Dutch



Roosevelt (Theodore)

Roosevelt (Franklin)

Van Buren



German



Eisenhower



African (Kenyan)



Obama



After Obama, some may think it will be time for more diversity.



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Concerned CitizenPosts: 7,868 Re: Ethnicity of U.S. Presidents « Reply #1 on: July 10, 2009, 08:45:39 pm » My thoughts are that Andrew Jackson would probably want to shoot you in a duel. He hated the English and was Scotch Irish.



Whether you want to consider it an ethnicity is another point but at least 10 US President were Scots-Irish. The Protestants of NI are quite proud of this- you go to a semi touristy area bookstore and this is trumped. You can visit the ancestral homelands as well. drove right by C.A. Arthur's but didn't stop by. Logged

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supersoultyAtlas StarPosts: 20,599 Re: Ethnicity of U.S. Presidents « Reply #2 on: July 10, 2009, 08:52:39 pm » Quote from: Thomas E. Dewey on July 10, 2009, 08:25:14 pm Ethnic origins of U.S. Presidents



43 men have served as President, with the following ethnic origins



27 English

2 English/Scottish

2 English/Welsh

4 Scottish

1 Scottish/Irish

2 Irish

3 Dutch

1 German

1 African



Fully, 38 of the 43 Presidents ethnic backgrounds are from the British Isles



English



Adams (John)

Adams (John Q)

Bush (George)

Bush (George W)

Carter

Cleveland

Clinton

Coolidge

Fillmore

Ford

Garfield

Harding

Harrison (Benjamin)

Harrison (William Henry)

Hoover

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson (Andrew)

Johnson (Lyndon)

Lincoln

Madison

Nixon

Taft

Taylor

Truman

Tyler

Washington



English/Scottish



Hayes

Wilson



English/Welsh



Arthur

Pierce



Scottish



Buchanan

Grant

McKinley

Polk



Scottish/Irish

Monroe



Irish



Kennedy (Irish Catholic)

Reagan (Irish Protestant)



Dutch



Roosevelt (Theodore)

Roosevelt (Franklin)

Van Buren



German



Eisenhower



African (Kenyan)



Obama



After Obama, some may think it will be time for more diversity.



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Those stats are a little one sided... in that they only represent one of that Presidents ethnic backgrounds. As we all know, Obama is not just African, and most of the guys on that list were more than just one thing. Those stats are a little one sided... in that they only represent one of that Presidents ethnic backgrounds. As we all know, Obama is not just African, and most of the guys on that list were more than just one thing. Logged

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supersoultyAtlas StarPosts: 20,599 Re: Ethnicity of U.S. Presidents « Reply #3 on: July 10, 2009, 09:05:07 pm » « Edited: July 10, 2009, 09:14:49 pm by Supersoulty » Nixon alone was Scotch, Irish, Scotch-Irish, English, and German.



I have absolutely no idea why you would choose "English" in particular out of that mix as that only represents one eighth of his ancestry on his mother's side.



And you have similar stories for all of these. Grant was Scottish and English, I have no idea why you chose Scottish in particular here. Harding was English, Irish, Scottish and Dutch. FDR was also also largely French, but was also Swedish, Finnish and English. TR was Dutch, Scottish, French and English.



And the list goes on, and on, and on... several Presidents had Amerindian heritage, and Warren Harding might have been part African.



P.S. For the record, Obama is of most English heritage on his mother's side.



And for you conspiracy nuts out there, and those of you who are followers of obscure trends in Presidential elections, yes, Obama does have closer blood ties to the British Royal Family than McCain. Logged

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WinfieldAtlas IconPosts: 14,157 Re: Ethnicity of U.S. Presidents « Reply #4 on: July 10, 2009, 09:17:15 pm » Thank you for your timely thoughts.



However, can you imagine how utterly complicated and unwieldy this list would become if I included all the ancestral origins of all the Presidents from all sides of their family history? Logged

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mrkYaBB GodPosts: 3,675 Re: Ethnicity of U.S. Presidents « Reply #5 on: July 10, 2009, 09:56:57 pm »





Quote from: Supersoulty on July 10, 2009, 09:05:07 pm And the list goes on, and on, and on... several Presidents had Amerindian heritage, and Warren Harding might have been part African.

Actually, there's no verifiable evidence that any presidents have had Amerindian ancestry, despite rumors otherwise. Same thing with Harding and Africa.



In Harding's case, I think the speculation started with Frances Russell's book The Shadow of Blooming Grove. There's another book that was written a long time ago that speculated that five presidents, including Harding and Coolidge, had African ancestry, but again, genealogists find these claims highly unlikely.





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Don't give Stark more fodder. Then again, I'm sure he's well aware of that theory.

It almost looks like you tried grouping by their last names alone, which isn't a great way to go. "Hoover", for instance, is the anglicized form of the German "Huber". Theodore Roosevelt, as Supersoulty hinted, was more Scottish than Dutch. The Bushes have significant German ancestry.Actually, there's no verifiable evidence that any presidents have had Amerindian ancestry, despite rumors otherwise. Same thing with Harding and Africa. Cite In Harding's case, I think the speculation started with Frances Russell's book. There's another book that was written a long time ago that speculated that five presidents, including Harding and Coolidge, had African ancestry, but again, genealogists find these claims highly unlikely.Don't give Stark more fodder. Then again, I'm sure he's well aware of that theory. Logged

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Atlas IconPosts: 10,013 Re: Ethnicity of U.S. Presidents « Reply #9 on: July 11, 2009, 04:21:08 pm » Quote from: Thomas E. Dewey on July 10, 2009, 09:17:15 pm Thank you for your timely thoughts.



However, can you imagine how utterly complicated and unwieldy this list would become if I included all the ancestral origins of all the Presidents from all sides of their family history?



I suppose you could list the ancestries that make up the highest proportion in each case. Otherwise, good work.



Do you know any ancestry lists for current members of Congress? I suppose you could list the ancestries that make up the highest proportion in each case. Otherwise, good work.Do you know any ancestry lists for current members of Congress? Logged

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WinfieldAtlas IconPosts: 14,157 Re: Ethnicity of U.S. Presidents « Reply #12 on: July 15, 2009, 11:49:33 pm » Quote from: GM3, HP on July 15, 2009, 01:12:06 pm Quote from: Thomas E. Dewey on July 10, 2009, 08:25:14 pm

After Obama, some may think it will be time for more diversity.



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Is your question code for "Mormon"?

Is your question code for "Mormon"?

Now that question is off the wall.



My question is code for nothing.



38 of the 43 Presidents have ethnic backgrounds from the British Isles. My question is straight forward. Is it time, 4 or 8 years from now, for example, to elect a President, say, who has an Italian background, or a Hispanic background, or an Eastern European background, or whatever.



As for a Mormon President, this has nothing to do with ethnicity. Mitt Romney has a background from England, although, I do admit, he would make a great President. Now that question is off the wall.My question isfor nothing.38 of the 43 Presidents have ethnic backgrounds from the British Isles. My question is straight forward. Is it time, 4 or 8 years from now, for example, to elect a President, say, who has an Italian background, or a Hispanic background, or an Eastern European background, or whatever.As for a Mormon President, this has nothing to do with ethnicity. Mitt Romney has a background from England, although, I do admit, he would make a great President. Logged

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Atlas SuperstarPosts: 37,445 Re: Ethnicity of U.S. Presidents « Reply #13 on: July 16, 2009, 12:38:09 am » Considering how many German Americans we have and how few of our Presidents have been German Americans, I think we're due for a string of 4 or 5 of them. Logged

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EarlAWAtlas StarPosts: 24,970 Re: Ethnicity of U.S. Presidents « Reply #20 on: July 20, 2009, 03:54:22 pm » Northern Ireland is the real Ireland. Or at least the best part of Ireland.



Ironic that Reagan, a terrible President had ancestry from the best part of Ireland whereas Kennedy whose ancestry is from the Papist part, was a good president.

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NewbiePosts: 1 Re: Ethnicity of U.S. Presidents « Reply #22 on: June 04, 2013, 01:57:58 am » Thank you for this information. I have to ask though: why would Obama be listed only under the African category when at least 50% of his DNA is white American (Irish? English?...) -- I don't know the exact ethnic mix on his white side but it seems to me that the researcher(s) who compiled or contributed this list would or should know and thereby represent him more fully vs. one dimensionally. Will the list be updated accordingly? Logged