The Families of Past Presidents (Part One)
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Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant, the famous Civil War military commander who served as president from 1869 to 1877, was engaged for four years to Julie Boggs Dent. (The Mexican-American War caused the delay.) When he was 26 and she was 22, they finally got married. His family disapproved of the union because her parents owned slaves. The Grants had three sons and a daughter – who got married at the White House.
For more about presidential wives and kids, read:
The Families of the Presidential Candidates
For more on famous marriages, read:
Top 10 Midlife Marriages of 2011
Once Was Not Enough: These Celebrities Married Multiple Times