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Ulysses S. Grant The Irish Visit, 1879

By Kelly Candaele, Contributor
March / April 1996

March 1, 1996 by 2 Comments

Ulysses S. Grant, in his visit to Ireland in 1879, covered much of the same territory as President Clinton did on his visit in 1995. Ulysses S. Grant was not actually president of the United States when he arrived in Dublin from London on January 3, 1879. His tenure as a two-term Republican president had ended in March of 1877. He was succeeded by Rutherford B. Hayes, … [Read more...] about Ulysses S. Grant The Irish Visit, 1879

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