Hiram Ulysses Simpson Grant

1822 - 1885  (63 years)

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• Name	Hiram Ulysses Simpson Grant  [1, 2]
  Birth	27 Apr 1822	Point Pleasant, Clermont, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Jul 1885	Mount McGregor, Moreau, Saratoga, New York, USA   [1]
  Age	63 years
  Burial	Grants Tomb, Riverside Park, New York, New York, New York, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I1869	A Demo Tree
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	Jesse Root Grant           b. 1794             d. 1873 (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hannah Simpson           b. 1798             d. 1883 (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Julia Boggs Dent           b. 16 Feb 1826, White Haven, St Louis, Missouri, USA           d. 14 Dec 1902, Washington, District of Columbia, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	22 Aug 1848	St Louis, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Children	3 sons and 1 daughter
  1. Frederick Dent Grant           b. 30 May 1850, St Louis, Missouri, USA           d. 11 Apr 1912, New York, New York, New York, USA (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Ulysses Simpson Grant, II           b. 22 Jul 1852, Bethel, Clermont, Ohio, USA           d. 25 Sep 1929, Sandberg, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Ellen Wrenshall Grant           b. 4 Jul 1855, Washington, Wisconsin, USA           d. 30 Aug 1922, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Jesse Root Grant           b. 6 Feb 1858, Hardscrabble, Somerset, New Jersey, USA           d. 8 Jun 1934, Los Altos, Santa Clara, California, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Was elected in 1868 over Horatio Seymour by a popular vote of 3,013,421 to 2,706,829 and an electoral vote of 214 to 80. Won reelection in 1872 by votes of 3,596,745 to 2,843,446 and 286 to 0 over Horace Greeley. Became known in 1862 as "Unconditional Surrender Grant". In 1864, Lt. General Grant was given command of the northern army; accepted General Lee's surrender at Appomattox.

  
  

• Reference

  Your Name Here. "Hiram Ulysses Simpson Grant". A TNG-WordPress Integration Demonstration. https://uniquelyyourshosting.net/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1869&tree=demotree (accessed April 3, 2025).