Henry Wilson

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Written By Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

Vice President to Ulysses S. Grant // #18

  • When I realized I knew nothing about Grant’s vice president, I was delighted to discover an entire podcast series dedicated to him

  • Born Jeremiah Jones Colbath

  • Indentured as a child; changed his name at 21 years old, when he was freed

  • Never went to school; taught himself to read and write

  • Switched parties several times when they didn’t match his values

  • Abolitionist

  • Served in the Civil War

  • Maybe he had an affair with a Confederate spy?

  • Died in office

Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

Heather isn’t a historian, an academic, or an impartial storyteller… but she has read more than one book about every U.S. president. Out of spite. She was dubbed America’s Preeminent Presidential Doodler by one of her favorite authors and she’s been repeating it ever since. When she’s not reading or doodling history books, she’s a freelance graphic designer and illustrator.

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