Presidential Trivia Answers (April 11 & 12)

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(1) QUESTION: Which President worked as a court crier while building his law practice?

ANSWER: Benjamin Harrison. He earned $2.50 per day.

(2) QUESTION: Many of our Presidents were lawyers. Which President was the first lawyer to be elected?

ANSWER: John Adams. He was the first of 27 Presidents to be a lawyer.

(3) QUESTION: One President was not a lawyer, but he did serve as a judge for a while. Which President?

ANSWER: Harry S Truman. His library’s website explains: “Truman was elected in 1922, to be one of three judges of the Jackson County Court. Judge Truman whose duties were in fact administrative rather than judicial, built a reputation for honesty and efficiency in the management of county affairs. He was defeated for reelection in 1924, but won election as presiding judge in the Jackson County Court in 1926. He won reelection in 1930.”