Calvin Coolidge

President of the United States

4, 1872 Plymouth Notch, Vermont, U.S.

January 5, 1933(1933-01-05) (60) Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S.

August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929

30th president of the United States (1923-29) This article is about the 30th president of the United States. For his father, see John Calvin Coolidge Sr. For his grandfather, see Calvin Galusha Coolidge. Calvin CoolidgeCoolidge in 191930th President of the United StatesIn office August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929Vice President None (1923–1925) Charles G. Dawes (1925–1929) Preceded by Warren G. HardingSucceeded by Herbert Hoover29th Vice President of the United StatesIn office March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923PresidentWarren G. HardingPreceded by Thomas R. MarshallSucceeded by Charles G. Dawes48th Governor of MassachusettsIn office January 2, 1919 – January 6, 1921LieutenantChanning H. CoxPreceded by Samuel W. McCallSucceeded by Channing H. Cox46th Lieutenant Governor of MassachusettsIn office January 6, 1916 – January 2, 1919GovernorSamuel W. McCallPreceded by Grafton D. CushingSucceeded by Channing H. CoxPresident of the Massachusetts SenateIn office January 7, 1914 – January 6, 1915Preceded by Levi H. GreenwoodSucceeded by Henry Gordon WellsMember of the Massachusetts SenateIn office January 3, 1912 – January 6, 1915Preceded by Allen T. TreadwaySucceeded by John B. HullConstituencyBerkshire, Hampden, and Hampshire counties16th Mayor of NorthamptonIn office January 3, 1910 – January 1, 1912Preceded by James W. O'BrienSucceeded by William FeikerMember of the Massachusetts House of RepresentativesIn office January 2, 1907 – January 6, 1909Preceded by Moses M. BassettSucceeded by Charles A. MontgomeryConstituency1st Hampshire Personal detailsBornJohn Calvin Coolidge Jr. (1872-07-04 ) July 4, 1872 Plymouth Notch, Vermont, U.S.DiedJanuary 5, 1933(1933-01-05) (aged 60) Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S.Resting placePlymouth Notch CemeteryPolitical partyRepublicanSpouse(s)Grace Goodhue ​(m. 1905 )​Children John Calvin Jr. Parents John Calvin Coolidge Sr. Victoria Josephine Moor RelativesCalvin Galusha Coolidge (grandfather)Alma materAmherst CollegeProfession Politician lawyer Signature Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.; /ˈ k uː l ɪ dʒ / ; July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. A Republican lawyer from New England, born in Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of Massachusetts. His response to the Boston Police Strike of 1919 thrust him into the national spotlight and gave him a reputation as a man of decisive action. The next year, he was elected the 29th vice president of the United States, and he succeeded to the presidency upon the sudden death of Warren G. Harding in 1923. Elected in his own right in 1924, he gained a reputation as a small-government conservative and also as a man who said very little and had a rather dry sense of humor. Coolidge restored public confidence in the White House after the scandals of his predecessor's administration, and left office with considerable popularity. As a Coolidge biographer wrote: "He embodied the spirit and hopes of the middle class, could interpret their longings and express their opinions. That he did represent the genius of the average is the most convincing proof of his strength." Scholars have ranked Coolidge in the lower half of those presidents that they have assessed. He is praised by advocates of smaller government and laissez-faire economics, while supporters of an active central government generally view him less favorably, although most praise his stalwart support of racial equality.