A total of seventeen men serve as Presidents between the first inauguration in 1789, the end of the Civil War, and the start of Reconstruction in 1865.
Fourteen win elections, while three others (Tyler, Fillmore and Johnson) ascend after their predecessor’s deaths in office (Harrison, Taylor, Lincoln).
Ten (or 59%) come from home states where slavery is practiced; seven (41%) where it is banned. But this ratio grossly underestimates the pro-slavery tilt within the Executive branch. Thus in only twelve (16%) of the 76 years from 1789 to 1865 is the President actively opposed to slavery (the two Adams and Lincoln). Read our Full Post Here: https://roadtothecivilwar.org/obituaries-ii-americas-first-seventeen-presidents/