BROWSE: 1789-1850 | 1850-1889 | 1889-1953 | 1953-present

President Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889; 1893-1897 (bio)

Cocker spaniel

Collie

St. Bernard

Dachshunds

Foxhounds

Canaries and mockingbirds belonging to Mrs. Frances Cleveland

And her French poodle, Hector

Ponies

Imported fish (hundreds, including Japanese goldfish as well as paradise fish)

Shawlneck game chickens



President Chester A. Arthur, 1881-1885 (bio)

Horses



President James Garfield, 1881 (bio)

Kit, Molly Garfield’s mare

A Newfoundland dog named Veto



President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1877-1881 (bio)

Hector, Newfoundland dog

Duke, possibly an English mastiff

Grim, greyhound

Otis, miniature schnauzer

Dot, cocker spaniel

Juno and Shep, two hunting dogs

Jet, dog

Siam, first Siamese kitten to reach America

Miss Pussy, another Siamese cat

Piccolomini, cat

A goat

Mockingbird

Four canaries

Pedigreed Jersey cows

Several carriage horses



President Ulysses S. Grant, 1869-1877 (bio)

Jeff Davis, wartime mount

Cincinnatus, saddle horse

Egypt and St. Louis, carriage horses

Julia, racing horse

Reb and Billy Button, Shetland ponies

Jennie and Mary, Nellie Grant’s mares

Butcher Boy, horse

Parrot

Gamecocks belonging to Jesse Grant

Faithful, Jesse Grant’s Newfoundland dog

Rosie, dog



President Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869 (bio)

It is known that President Johnson left flour out at night for a family of white mice playing in his room during his dark days of impeachment.



President Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 (bio)

Pig

Family’s beloved dog, Fido (who stayed home in Springfield, Ill.)

Ponies belonging to Tad and Willy Lincoln

White rabbits

Nanny and Nanko, goats

Jack, Tad Lincoln’s turkey

Jip, Lincoln’s dog

Other dogs

Cats, including Tabby and Dixie



President James Buchanan, 1857-1861 (bio)

Pair of bald eagles

Punch, a toy terrier

Lara, a Newfoundland



President Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857 (bio)

Seven small dogs

Two birds from Japan



President Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853 (bio)

Mason and Dixon, ponies

President Fillmore was a founding member and president of the Buffalo, New York, chapter of the ASPCA.