Sunday, November 30, 2008

#42 Ida McKinley





First Lady 1897 - 1901

wife of 25th U.S. president
William McKinley...

...until someone put him out of his misery

#41 Anna Harrison




First Lady 1841

wife of 9th president
William Henry Harrison

Harrison died less than a month after taking office and before she moved to Washington. So she changed her name to terry and spent years
As a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.

#40 Eliza Johnson



First Lady 1865 - 1869

wife of 17th president Andrew Johnson


and also that guy!

#39 Florence Harding


First Lady 1921-1923

wife of 29th president Warren G. Harding

lucky for her husband that the wizard gave her some courage so she could
destroy most of his papers in an attempt to preserve his reputation, after he died of a stroke.

#38 Abigail Fillmore

First Lady 1850 - 1853

wife of the 13th president
Millard Fillmore

nothin' to see here folks!

#37 Julia Tyler



First Lady 1844 - 1845

Second wife of 1oth president
John Tyler

She was also the Prime Minister of Italy 1922 – 1943, and looked quite smashing in a variety of hats.

#36 Mary Todd Lincoln



First Lady
1861-1865

Wife of the 16th President
Abraham Lincoln

also famous as one of the Grumpy Old Men