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Presidents Day Names: The Veeps’ Turn

Posted February 18th, 2011

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When Presidents Day rolls around, on our site and others, a lot of attention is paid to the influential names of our past presidents—Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Tyler, Taylor, Truman, Lincoln, Kennedy et al—and sometimes the names of their wives and children as well. And so I thought that this year it might be interesting to take a look at their often forgotten Vice-Presidents, to see what noteworthy names we might find among them.

Of course several of them did step up to the presidency themselves.

Here are the best-named ones, along with the presidents they served under.

Aaron Burr—Thomas Jefferson
Adlai E. Stevenson—Grover Cleveland
Alben Barkley—Harry S. Truman
Calhoun, John—John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
Calvin Coolidge—Warren G. Harding
Cheney, Dick—George W. Bush
Chester A. Arthur—James A. Garfield
Clinton, George—Thomas Jefferson
Curtis, Charles—Herbert Hoover
Dallas, George—James K. Polk
Elbridge Gerry—James Madison
Ford, Gerald—Richard Nixon
Garner, John Nance—Franklin D. Roosevelt
Garret Hobart—William McKinley
Gore, Al—Bill Clinton
Hannibal Hamlin—Abraham Lincoln
Humphrey, Hubert—Lyndon Johnson
Jefferson, Thomas—John Adams
King, William—Franklin Pierce
Levi P. Morton—Benjamin Harrison
Marshall, Thomas—Woodrow Wilson
Millard Fillmore—Zachary Taylor
Nelson Rockefeller—Gerald Ford
Quayle, James Danforth (Dan)—George Bush
Schuyler Colfax —Ulysses S. Grant
Spiro Agnew—Richard Nixon (not the best namesake as Agnew resigned in ignominy)
Theodore Roosevelt—William McKinley
Truman, Harry—Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wallace, Henry—Franklin D. Roosevelt
Walter Mondale—Jimmy Carter
Wheeler, William—Rutherford B. Hayes
Wilson, Henry—Ulysses S. Grant

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lemon Says:

February 18th, 2011 at 4:06 am

Wow, Elbridge? I’m not quite sure that’s usable these days. Interesting? Definitely.

Some of these fellas had wives with pretty neat names, too! Aaron Burr’s THEODOSIA, John Calhoun’s FLORIDE, John Nance Garner’s MARIETTE, Hubert Humphrey’s MURIEL, Nelson Rockefeller’s MARGARETTA (wife #2), and Henry Wallace’s ILO are the most interesting, though I counted several wives named ELLEN!

I also really like Hubert Humphrey’s full name – Hubert Horatio Humphrey.

Elizabeth Says:

February 18th, 2011 at 4:42 am

Franklin Pierce’s vice president, William King, is who King County, Washington is named after.

Sarah Says:

February 18th, 2011 at 8:37 am

I know a little Truman, who is absolutely adorable. Grover and Adlai are both fantastic.

Natalie Says:

February 18th, 2011 at 8:47 am

Great post! I love Dallas- it’s been one of my top choices for a girl for a while!

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Lola Says:

February 18th, 2011 at 10:29 am

Hannibal Hamlin! Long my favorite of the Veeps. What an awesome name Hannibal is. Strong & handsome. Too bad Lecter ruined it. Maybe as a middle? Hmm, must stew.

Spiro’s still an awesome name, easy to both say & spell. Cool ‘o’ ender!