Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth
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These are lists of United States Presidents by place of birth.
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[edit] By community
[edit] By state
[edit] Presidents Who Did Not Primarily Reside In Their Respective Birth States
[edit] Presidents born as British subjects
The following Presidents were born British subjects before the establishment of the United States:
- George Washington
- John Adams
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison
- James Monroe
- John Quincy Adams
- Andrew Jackson
- William Henry Harrison
According to a minority opinion, the following Presidents were born British subjects after the establishment of the United States:
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ There is some dispute as to whether Arthur was in fact born in Canada. See [1] for details.
- ^ All Massachusetts-born Presidents have been born in Norfolk County, but counties in Massachusetts are largely ceremonial and hold little meaning in that state.
- ^ Note: Bill Clinton's home in his first four years is sometimes called the Bill Clinton Birthplace, although the name is misleading.
- ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9506E7DB1139F937A15751C1A9669C8B63
- ^ http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM42NN
- ^ http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/barackobama.html
- ^ a b Born in the Waxhaw region on the North Carolina/South Carolina border. Exactly on which side of the border Jackson was born in is unknown; two cabins 100 m apart on each side of the border are both claimed to be his birthplace. Jackson himself claimed South Carolina as his birth state. http://www.postcardsfrom.com/stamp/stamp-sc.html
- ^ The Official Library of Congress Naturalization Record for William Arthur (father of Chester Arthur) states that William Arthur (who was born in Ireland and later emigrated to Canada) was not naturalized until 14 years after the birth of Chester Arthur.
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