Can you name the government job of the president prior to taking office? by divedeep

Can you name the government job of the president prior to taking office?

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28 U.S. Presidents held government jobs when they took office. Enter the occupation for each President from these choices: (V)ice President, (M)ilitary, U.S. (C)ongress, U.S. (S)enate, (G)overnor.
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President	Job	Answer
John Adams		Vice President to George Washington
Thomas Jefferson		Vice President to John Adams
Martin Van Buren		Vice President to Andrew Jackson
John Tyler		Vice President to W. H. Harrison
Zachary Taylor		U.S. Army General
Millard Fillmore		Vice President to Zachary Taylor
Andrew Johnson		Vice President to Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant		U.S. Army General
Rutherford B. Hayes		Governor of Ohio
James A. Garfield		U.S. Representative from Ohio
Chester A. Arthur		Vice President to James A. Garfield
Grover Cleveland (1st Term)		Governor of New York
Theodore Roosevelt		Vice President to William McKinley
Woodrow Wilson		Governor of New Jersey

President	Job	Answer
Warren G. Harding		U.S. Senator from Ohio
Calvin Coolidge		Vice President to Warren G. Harding
Franklin D. Roosevelt		Governor of New York
Harry S Truman		Vice President to Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower		U.S. Army General
John F. Kennedy		U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
Lyndon B. Johnson		Vice President to John F. Kennedy
Gerald Ford		Vice President to Richard M. Nixon
Jimmy Carter		Governor of Georgia
Ronald Reagan		Governor of California
George H. W. Bush		Vice President to Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton		Governor of Arkansas
George W. Bush		Governor of Texas
Barack Obama		U.S. Senator from Illinois
John Adams	U.S. Senator from Illinois
John Adams	U.S. Senator from Illinois
John Adams	U.S. Senator from Illinois
John Adams	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Thomas Jefferson	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Thomas Jefferson	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Thomas Jefferson	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Thomas Jefferson	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Martin Van Buren	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Martin Van Buren	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Martin Van Buren	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Martin Van Buren	U.S. Senator from Illinois
John Tyler	U.S. Senator from Illinois
John Tyler	U.S. Senator from Illinois
John Tyler	U.S. Senator from Illinois
John Tyler	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Zachary Taylor	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Zachary Taylor	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Zachary Taylor	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Zachary Taylor	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Millard Fillmore	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Millard Fillmore	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Millard Fillmore	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Millard Fillmore	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Andrew Johnson	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Andrew Johnson	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Andrew Johnson	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Andrew Johnson	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Ulysses S. Grant	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Ulysses S. Grant	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Ulysses S. Grant	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Ulysses S. Grant	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Rutherford B. Hayes	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Rutherford B. Hayes	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Rutherford B. Hayes	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Rutherford B. Hayes	U.S. Senator from Illinois
James A. Garfield	U.S. Senator from Illinois
James A. Garfield	U.S. Senator from Illinois
James A. Garfield	U.S. Senator from Illinois
James A. Garfield	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Chester A. Arthur	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Chester A. Arthur	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Chester A. Arthur	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Chester A. Arthur	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Grover Cleveland (1st Term)	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Grover Cleveland (1st Term)	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Grover Cleveland (1st Term)	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Grover Cleveland (1st Term)	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Theodore Roosevelt	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Theodore Roosevelt	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Theodore Roosevelt	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Theodore Roosevelt	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Woodrow Wilson	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Woodrow Wilson	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Woodrow Wilson	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Woodrow Wilson	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Warren G. Harding	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Warren G. Harding	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Warren G. Harding	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Warren G. Harding	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Calvin Coolidge	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Calvin Coolidge	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Calvin Coolidge	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Calvin Coolidge	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Franklin D. Roosevelt	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Franklin D. Roosevelt	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Franklin D. Roosevelt	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Franklin D. Roosevelt	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Harry S Truman	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Harry S Truman	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Harry S Truman	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Harry S Truman	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Dwight D. Eisenhower	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Dwight D. Eisenhower	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Dwight D. Eisenhower	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Dwight D. Eisenhower	U.S. Senator from Illinois
John F. Kennedy	U.S. Senator from Illinois
John F. Kennedy	U.S. Senator from Illinois
John F. Kennedy	U.S. Senator from Illinois
John F. Kennedy	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Lyndon B. Johnson	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Lyndon B. Johnson	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Lyndon B. Johnson	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Lyndon B. Johnson	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Gerald Ford	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Gerald Ford	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Gerald Ford	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Gerald Ford	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Jimmy Carter	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Jimmy Carter	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Jimmy Carter	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Jimmy Carter	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Ronald Reagan	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Ronald Reagan	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Ronald Reagan	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Ronald Reagan	U.S. Senator from Illinois
George H. W. Bush	U.S. Senator from Illinois
George H. W. Bush	U.S. Senator from Illinois
George H. W. Bush	U.S. Senator from Illinois
George H. W. Bush	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Bill Clinton	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Bill Clinton	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Bill Clinton	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Bill Clinton	U.S. Senator from Illinois
George W. Bush	U.S. Senator from Illinois
George W. Bush	U.S. Senator from Illinois
George W. Bush	U.S. Senator from Illinois
George W. Bush	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Barack Obama	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Barack Obama	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Barack Obama	U.S. Senator from Illinois
Barack Obama	U.S. Senator from Illinois

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