Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

Political Parties of the United States

Current Political Parties

Democratic Party

Democratic Party Nominee for President of the United States
Andrew Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1767; d. June 8 1845.

1828

Andrew Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1767; d. June 8 1845.

1832

Martin Van Buren

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1782; d. July 24 1862.

1836

Martin Van Buren

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1782; d. July 24 1862.

1840

James Knox Polk

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1795; d. June 15 1849.

1844

Lewis Cass

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1782; d. June 17 1866.

1848

Franklin Pierce

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 23 1804; d. October 8 1869.

1852

James Buchanan, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1791; d. June 1 1868.

1856

John Cabell Breckinridge

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1821; d. May 17 1875.

1860

Stephen Arnold Douglas

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1813; d. June 3 1861.

1860

George Brinton McClellan

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1826; d. October 29 1885.

1864

Horatio Seymour

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 31 1810; d. February 12 1886.

1868

Horace Greeley

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1811; d. November 29 1872.

1872

Samuel Jones Tilden

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1814; d. August 4 1886.

1876

Winfield Scott Hancock

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14 1824; d. February 9 1886.

1880

Stephen Grover Cleveland

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1837; d. June 24 1908

1884

Stephen Grover Cleveland

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1837; d. June 24 1908

1888

Stephen Grover Cleveland

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1837; d. June 24 1908

1892

William Jennings Bryan

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1860; d. July 26 1925.

1896

William Jennings Bryan

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1860; d. July 26 1925.

1900

Alton Brooks Parker

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1852; d. May 10 1926.

1904

William Jennings Bryan

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1860; d. July 26 1925.

1908

Thomas Woodrow Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1856; d. February 3 1924

1912

Thomas Woodrow Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1856; d. February 3 1924

1916

James Middleton Cox

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1870; d. July 15 1957.

1920

John William Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1873; d. March 24 1955.

1924

Alfred Emanuel “Al” Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1873; d. October 4 1944.

1928

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1882; d. April 12 1945

1932

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1882; d. April 12 1945

1936

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1882; d. April 12 1945

1940

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1882; d. April 12 1945

1944

Harry S. Truman

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1884; d. December 26 1972

1948

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1917; d. November 22 1963

1960

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1908; d. January 22 1973

1964

Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1911; d. January 13 1978.

1968

James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1924; d. December 29 2024.

1976

Walter Frederick “Fritz” Mondale

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1928; d. April 19 2021.

1984

Michael Stanley Dukakis

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1933.

1988

William Jefferson “Bill” Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1946.

1992

William Jefferson “Bill” Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1946.

1996

Albert Arnold “Al” Gore, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1948.

2000

John Forbes Kerry

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1943.

2004

Barack Hussein Obama II

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1961.

2008

Barack Hussein Obama II

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1961.

2012

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1947.

2016

Joseph Robinette “Joe” Biden, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1942.

2020

Kamala Devi Harris

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1964.

2024


Democratic Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
John Caldwell Calhoun

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1782; d. March 31 1850.

1828

William Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1762; d. June 26 1840.

1828

Martin Van Buren

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1782; d. July 24 1862.

1832

Richard Mentor Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1780; d. November 19 1850.

1836

William Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1762; d. June 26 1840.

1836

Richard Mentor Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1780; d. November 19 1850.

1840

George Mifflin Dallas

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 10 1792; d. December 31 1864.

1844

William Orlando Butler

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1791; d. August 6 1880.

1848

William Rufus DeVane King

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1786; d. April 18 1853.

1852

John Cabell Breckinridge

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1821; d. May 17 1875.

1856

George Hunt Pendleton

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1825; d. November 24 1889.

1864

Francis Preston Blair, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 19 1821; d. July 8 1875.

1868

Benjamin Gratz Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1826; d. December 13 1885.

1872

Thomas Andrews Hendricks

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1819; d. November 25 1885.

1876

Thomas Andrews Hendricks

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1819; d. November 25 1885.

1884

Allen Granberry Thurman

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1813; d. December 12 1895.

1888

Adlai Ewing Stevenson I

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1835; d. June 14 1914.

1892

Adlai Ewing Stevenson I

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1835; d. June 14 1914.

1900

Thomas Riley Marshall

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1854; d. June 1 1925.

1912

Thomas Riley Marshall

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1854; d. June 1 1925.

1916

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1882; d. April 12 1945

1920

Charles Wayland Bryan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1867; d. March 4 1945.

1924

Harry S. Truman

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1884; d. December 26 1972

1944

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1908; d. January 22 1973

1960

Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1911; d. January 13 1978.

1964

Walter Frederick “Fritz” Mondale

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1928; d. April 19 2021.

1976

Walter Frederick “Fritz” Mondale

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1928; d. April 19 2021.

1980

Albert Arnold “Al” Gore, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1948.

1992

Albert Arnold “Al” Gore, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1948.

1996

Joseph Isadore “Joe” Lieberman

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1942; d. March 27 2024.

2000

Joseph Robinette “Joe” Biden, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1942.

2008

Joseph Robinette “Joe” Biden, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1942.

2012

Kamala Devi Harris

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1964.

2020


Chair of the Democratic National Committee
Abram Stevens Hewitt

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1822; d. January 18 1903.

1876 – 1877

William Henry Barnum

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1818; d. April 30 1889.

1877 – 1889

Calvin Stewart Brice

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1845; d. December 15 1898.

1889 – 1892

Thomas Taggart

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 17 1856; d. March 6 1929.

1904 – 1908

Vance Criswell McCormick

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1872; d. June 16 1946.

1916 – 1919

James Aloysius Farley

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1888; d. June 9 1976.

1932 – 1940

Paul Grattan Kirk, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1938.

1985 – 1989

David Wilhelm

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1956.

1993 – 1994

Christopher John “Chris” Dodd

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1944.

1995 – 1997

Edward Gene “Ed” Rendell

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1944.

1999 – 2001

Howard Brush Dean III

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 17 1948.

2005 – 2009

Donna Lease Brazile (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 15 1959.

2011

Donna Lease Brazile (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 15 1959.

2016 – 2017


Leader of the Democratic Party in the United States Senate
George Hunt Pendleton

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1825; d. November 24 1889.

1881 – 1885

Arthur Pue Gorman

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1839; d. June 4 1906.

1890 – 1898

David Battle Turpie

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1828; d. April 21 1909.

1898 – 1899

Arthur Pue Gorman

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1839; d. June 4 1906.

1903 – 1906

Oscar Wilder Underwood

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1862; d. January 25 1929.

1920 – 1923

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1908; d. January 22 1973

1953 – 1961

Harry Mason Reid, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1939; d. December 28 2021.

2005 – 2017


Whip of the Democratic Party in the United States Senate
Lyndon Baines Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1908; d. January 22 1973

1951 – 1953

Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1911; d. January 13 1978.

1961 – 1964

Harry Mason Reid, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1939; d. December 28 2021.

1999 – 2005


Democratic Party Caucus Secretary in the United States Senate
Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1962.

2017 – present


Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
John Forbes Kerry

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1943.

1987 – 1989


Chair of the United States Senate Democratic Policy Committee
Harry Mason Reid, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1939; d. December 28 2021.

1995 – 1999

Byron Leslie Dorgan

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1942.

1999 – 2011


Chair of the United States Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1947.

2005 – 2007

Bernard “Bernie” Sanders

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1941.

2017 – present


Leader of the Democratic Party in the United States House of Representatives
John Winston Jones

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1791; d. January 29 1848.

1843 – 1845

Samuel Jackson Randall

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1828; d. April 13 1890.

1876 – 1881

John Griffin Carlisle

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1834; d. July 31 1910.

1883 – 1889

James Beauchamp “Champ” Clark

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1850; d. March 2 1921.

1908 – 1921

Nancy Patricia Pelosi

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1940.

2003 – 2023

Hakeem Sekou Jeffries

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1970.

2023 – present


Whip of the Democratic Party in the United States House of Representatives
Oscar Wilder Underwood

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1862; d. January 25 1929.

1899 – 1901

Anthony Lee “Tony” Coelho

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1942.

1987 – 1989

Nancy Patricia Pelosi

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1940.

2002 – 2003


Democratic Party Caucus Chair in the United States House of Representatives
Samuel Jackson Randall

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1828; d. April 13 1890.

1869 – 1871

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1810; d. March 24 1885.

1875 – 1877

Rahm Israel Emanuel

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1959.

2007 – 2009

Hakeem Sekou Jeffries

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1970.

2019 – 2023


Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Anthony Lee “Tony” Coelho

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1942.

1981 – 1987

Nita Sue Lowey

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1937; d. March 15 2025.

2001 – 2003

Rahm Israel Emanuel

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1959.

2005 – 2007


Permanent Chair of the Democratic National Convention
Caleb Cushing

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1800; d. January 2 1879.

1860

Dorothy Ann Richards

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1933; d. September 13 2006.

1992

Nancy Patricia Pelosi

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1940.

2008


Keynote Speaker of the Democratic National Convention
Alton Brooks Parker

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1852; d. May 10 1926.

1912

Martin Henry Glynn

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1871; d. December 14 1924.

1916

Morris King “Mo” Udall

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1922; d. December 12 1998.

1980

Mario Matthew Cuomo

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1932; d. January 1 2015.

1984

Dorothy Ann Richards

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1933; d. September 13 2006.

1988

Zell Bryan Miller

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1932; d. March 23 2018.

1992

Barack Hussein Obama II

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1961.

2004

Julián Castro

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1974.

2012


Chair of the Democratic Leadership Council
William Jefferson “Bill” Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1946.

1990 – 1991

Joseph Isadore “Joe” Lieberman

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1942; d. March 27 2024.

1995 – 2001


Republican Party

Republican Party Nominee for President of the United States
John Charles Frémont

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 21 1813; d. July 13 1890.

1856

Abraham Lincoln

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 12 1809; d. April 15 1865.

1860

Abraham Lincoln

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 12 1809; d. April 15 1865.

1864

General of the Army Ulysses S. Grant

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 27 1822; d. July 23 1885

Military ranks: Promoted to Brigadier General, 1861. Promoted to Major General, 1863. Promoted to Lieutenant General, 1864. Promoted to General of the Army, 1866. Retired from the military, 1869.

1868

Ulysses S. Grant

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 27 1822; d. July 23 1885

Military ranks: Promoted to Brigadier General, 1861. Promoted to Major General, 1863. Promoted to Lieutenant General, 1864. Promoted to General of the Army, 1866. Retired from the military, 1869.

1872

Rutherford Birchard Hayes

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1822; d. January 17 1893.

1876

James Abram Garfield

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 19 1831; d. September 19 1881.

1880

James Gillespie Blaine

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1830; d. January 27 1893.

1884

Benjamin Harrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1833; d. March 13 1901.

1888

Benjamin Harrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1833; d. March 13 1901.

1892

William McKinley

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1843; d. September 14 1901.

1896

William McKinley

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1843; d. September 14 1901.

1900

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1858; d. January 6 1919

1904

William Howard Taft

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1857; d. March 8 1930

1908

William Howard Taft

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1857; d. March 8 1930

1912

Charles Evans Hughes

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1862; d. August 27 1948.

1916

Warren Gamaliel Harding

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1865; d. August 2 1923.

1920

John Calvin Coolidge, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 4 1872; d. January 5 1933

1924

Herbert Clark Hoover

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1874; d. October 20 1964.

1928

Herbert Clark Hoover

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1874; d. October 20 1964.

1932

Alfred Mossman “Alf” Landon

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1887; d. October 12 1987.

1936

Wendell Lewis Willkie

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 18 1892; d. October 8 1944.

1940

Thomas Edmund Dewey

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1902; d. March 16 1971.

1944

Thomas Edmund Dewey

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1902; d. March 16 1971.

1948

General of the Army Dwight David Eisenhower

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1890; d. March 28 1969

Military ranks: Promoted to Brigadier General, 1941. Promoted to Major General, 1942. Promoted to Lieutenant General, 1942. Promoted to General, 1943. Promoted to General of the Army, 1944.

1952

Dwight David Eisenhower

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1890; d. March 28 1969

Military ranks: Promoted to Brigadier General, 1941. Promoted to Major General, 1942. Promoted to Lieutenant General, 1942. Promoted to General, 1943. Promoted to General of the Army, 1944.

1956

Richard Milhous Nixon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1913; d. April 22 1994.

1960

Barry Morris Goldwater

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1909; d. May 29 1998.

1964

Richard Milhous Nixon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1913; d. April 22 1994.

1968

Richard Milhous Nixon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1913; d. April 22 1994.

1972

Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 14 1913; d. December 26 2006.

1976

Ronald Wilson Reagan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1911; d. June 5 2004

1980

Ronald Wilson Reagan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1911; d. June 5 2004

1984

George Herbert Walker Bush

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1924; d. November 30 2018.

1988

George Herbert Walker Bush

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1924; d. November 30 2018.

1992

Robert Joseph “Bob” Dole

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1923; d. December 5 2021.

1996

George Walker Bush

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1946.

2000

George Walker Bush

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1946.

2004

John Sidney McCain III

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1936; d. August 25 2018.

2008

Willard Mitt Romney

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1947.

2012

Donald John Trump

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1946.

2016

Donald John Trump

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1946.

2020

Donald John Trump

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1946.

2024


Republican Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
William Lewis Dayton

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1807; d. December 1 1864.

1856

Hannibal Hamlin

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1809; d. July 4 1891.

1860

Andrew Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1808; d. July 31 1875.

1864

Schuyler Colfax, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1823; d. January 13 1885.

1868

Henry Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1812; d. November 22 1875.

1872

William Almon Wheeler

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1819; d. June 4 1887.

1876

Chester Alan Arthur

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1829; d. November 18 1886.

1880

John Alexander Logan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1826; d. December 26 1886.

1884

Levi Parsons Morton

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1824; d. May 16 1920.

1888

Whitelaw Reid

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1837; d. December 15 1912.

1892

Garret Augustus Hobart

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1844; d. November 21 1899.

1896

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1858; d. January 6 1919

1900

Charles Warren Fairbanks

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1852; d. June 4 1918.

1904

James Schoolcraft Sherman

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1855; d. October 30 1912.

1908

Nicholas Murray Butler

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1862; d. December 7 1947.

1912

Charles Warren Fairbanks

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1852; d. June 4 1918.

1916

John Calvin Coolidge, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 4 1872; d. January 5 1933

1920

Charles Gates Dawes

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1865; d. April 23 1951.

1924

Charles Linza McNary

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1874; d. February 25 1944.

1940

Earl Warren

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1891; d. July 9 1974.

1948

Richard Milhous Nixon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1913; d. April 22 1994.

1952

Richard Milhous Nixon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1913; d. April 22 1994.

1956

William Edward Miller

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1914; d. June 24 1983.

1964

Robert Joseph “Bob” Dole

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1923; d. December 5 2021.

1976

George Herbert Walker Bush

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1924; d. November 30 2018.

1980

George Herbert Walker Bush

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1924; d. November 30 2018.

1984

Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1941.

2000

Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1941.

2004

Sarah Louise Palin

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1964.

2008

Paul Davis Ryan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1970.

2012

Michael Richard “Mike” Pence

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1959.

2016

Michael Richard “Mike” Pence

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1959.

2020


Chair of the Republican National Committee
Edwin Denison Morgan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 8 1811; d. February 14 1883.

1856 – 1864

Edwin Denison Morgan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 8 1811; d. February 14 1883.

1872 – 1876

Zachariah Chandler

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 10 1813; d. November 1 1879.

1876 – 1879

Marshall Jewell

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1825; d. February 10 1883.

1880 – 1883

Matthew Stanley Quay

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1833; d. May 28 1904.

1888 – 1891

Marcus Alonzo “Mark” Hanna

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1837; d. February 15 1904.

1896 – 1904

George Bruce Cortelyou

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1862; d. October 23 1940.

1904 – 1907

Harry Stewart New

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1858; d. May 9 1937.

1907 – 1908

Frank Harris Hitchcock

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1867; d. August 5 1935.

1908 – 1909

William Harrison “Will” Hays, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1879; d. March 7 1954.

1918 – 1921

Hubert Work

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1860; d. December 14 1942.

1928 – 1929

William Edward Miller

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1914; d. June 24 1983.

1961 – 1964

Robert Joseph “Bob” Dole

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1923; d. December 5 2021.

1971 – 1973

George Herbert Walker Bush

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1924; d. November 30 2018.

1973 – 1974

Michael Stephen Steele

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 19 1958.

2009 – 2011

Reinhold Richard “Reince” Priebus

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1972.

2011 – 2017


Leader of the Republican Party in the United States Senate
John Parker Hale

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1806; d. November 19 1873.

1859 – 1862

John Sherman

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1823; d. October 22 1900.

1884 – 1885

John Sherman

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1823; d. October 22 1900.

1891 – 1897

William Boyd Allison

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1829; d. August 4 1908.

1897 – 1908

Henry Cabot Lodge

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1850; d. November 9 1924.

1918 – 1924

Charles Linza McNary

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1874; d. February 25 1944.

1933 – 1940

Charles Linza McNary

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1874; d. February 25 1944.

1941 – 1944

Robert Alphonso Taft, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1889; d. July 31 1953.

1953

Robert Joseph “Bob” Dole

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1923; d. December 5 2021.

1985 – 1996

Chester Trent Lott, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1941.

1996 – 2003


Whip of the Republican Party in the United States Senate
James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1877; d. June 21 1952.

1915

Alan Kooi Simpson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1931; d. March 14 2025.

1985 – 1995

Chester Trent Lott, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1941.

1995 – 1996

Donald Lee “Don” Nickles

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1948.

1996 – 2003

Chester Trent Lott, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1941.

2007

John Cornyn III

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1952.

2013 – 2019

John Anthony Barrasso III

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1952.

2025 – present


Republican Party Conference Chair in the United States Senate
Shelby Moore Cullom

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1829; d. January 28 1914.

1911 – 1913

Charles Linza McNary

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1874; d. February 25 1944.

1933 – 1944

Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1884; d. April 18 1951.

1945 – 1947

Margaret Madeline Chase Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1897; d. May 29 1995.

1967 – 1973

William Thad Cochran

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1937; d. May 30 2019.

1991 – 1997

John Anthony Barrasso III

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1952.

2025 – present


Republican Party Conference Vice Chair in the United States Senate
John Cornyn III

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1952.

2007 – 2009


Republican Party Conference Secretary in the United States Senate
James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1877; d. June 21 1952.

1915 – 1927

William Thad Cochran

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1937; d. May 30 2019.

1985 – 1991

Chester Trent Lott, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1941.

1993 – 1995


Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
Barry Morris Goldwater

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1909; d. May 29 1998.

1955 – 1957

Barry Morris Goldwater

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1909; d. May 29 1998.

1961 – 1963

Richard Green Lugar

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1932; d. April 28 2019.

1983 – 1985

Donald Lee “Don” Nickles

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1948.

1989 – 1991

Alfonse Marcello “Al” D’Amato

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1937.

1995 – 1997

John Eric Ensign

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 25 1958.

2007 – 2009

John Cornyn III

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1952.

2009 – 2013

Cory Scott Gardner

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1974.

2017 – 2019

Todd Christopher Young

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 24 1972.

2019 – 2021


Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee
Robert Alphonso Taft, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1889; d. July 31 1953.

1944 – 1953

Donald Lee “Don” Nickles

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1948.

1991 – 1996

John Eric Ensign

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 25 1958.

2009

John Anthony Barrasso III

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1952.

2012 – 2019

Roy Dean Blunt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1950.

2019 – 2023


Leader of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives
Schuyler Colfax, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1823; d. January 13 1885.

1863 – 1869

Theodore Medad Pomeroy

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1824; d. March 23 1905.

1869

James Gillespie Blaine

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1830; d. January 27 1893.

1869 – 1875

George Washington McCrary

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1835; d. June 23 1890.

1875 – 1877

George Maxwell Robeson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1829; d. September 27 1897.

1881 – 1883

Thomas Brackett Reed, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1839; d. December 7 1902.

1889 – 1899

Joseph Gurney Cannon

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1836; d. November 12 1926.

1903 – 1911

Nicholas Longworth III

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1869; d. April 9 1931.

1925 – 1931

Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 14 1913; d. December 26 2006.

1965 – 1973

Robert Henry “Bob” Michel

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1923; d. February 17 2017.

1981 – 1995

Newton Leroy “Newt” Gingrich

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1943.

1995 – 1999

John Dennis Hastert

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1942.

1999 – 2007

Paul Davis Ryan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1970.

2015 – 2019

Kevin Owen McCarthy

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 26 1965.

2019 – 2023


Whip of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives
Robert Henry “Bob” Michel

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1923; d. February 17 2017.

1975 – 1981

Chester Trent Lott, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1941.

1981 – 1989

Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1941.

1989

Newton Leroy “Newt” Gingrich

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1943.

1989 – 1995

Kevin Owen McCarthy

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 26 1965.

2011 – 2014


Republican Party Conference Chair in the United States House of Representatives
Robert Cumming Schenck

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1809; d. March 23 1890.

1869 – 1871

Joseph Gurney Cannon

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1836; d. November 12 1926.

1883 – 1889

Charles Henry Grosvenor

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 20 1833; d. October 30 1917.

1895 – 1899

Joseph Gurney Cannon

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1836; d. November 12 1926.

1899 – 1903

Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 14 1913; d. December 26 2006.

1963 – 1965

Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1941.

1987 – 1989

Richard Keith “Dick” Armey

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1940.

1993 – 1995

Michael Richard “Mike” Pence

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1959.

2009 – 2011

Thomas Jeb Hensarling

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1957.

2011 – 2013

Cathy Anne McMorris Rodgers

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1969.

2013 – 2019


Chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee
Robert Henry “Bob” Michel

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1923; d. February 17 2017.

1973 – 1975

Thomas Milburn “Tom” Davis III

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1949.

1999 – 2003

Peter Anderson “Pete” Sessions

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1955.

2009 – 2013


Chair of the House Republican Policy Committee
Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1941.

1981 – 1987

Henry John Hyde

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1924; d. November 29 2007.

1993 – 1995

John Barden Shadegg

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1949.

2005 – 2006


Chair of the Republican Study Committee
Philip Miller “Phil” Crane

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1930; d. November 8 2014.

1973 – 1989

John Barden Shadegg

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1949.

2001 – 2003

Sue Ellen Myrick

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1941.

2003 – 2005

Michael Richard “Mike” Pence

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1959.

2005 – 2007

Thomas Jeb Hensarling

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1957.

2007 – 2009


Keynote Speaker of the Republican National Convention
John Roy Lynch

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1847; d. November 2 1939.

1884

Warren Gamaliel Harding

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1865; d. August 2 1923.

1916

Henry Cabot Lodge

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1850; d. November 9 1924.

1920

Earl Warren

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1891; d. July 9 1974.

1944

John Sidney McCain III

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1936; d. August 25 2018.

2000

Colin Luther Powell

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 5 1937; d. October 18 2021.

2000

Zell Bryan Miller

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1932; d. March 23 2018.

2004

Rudolph William Louis “Rudy” Giuliani

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1944.

2008


Green Party

Green Party Nominee for President of the United States
Cynthia Ann McKinney

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1955.

2008


Green Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Rosa Alicia Clemente

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1972.

2008


Libertarian Party

Libertarian Party Nominee for President of the United States
Ronald Ernest “Ron” Paul

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1935.

1988




Defunct Political Parties

American Party (Know-Nothings)

American Party Nominee for President of the United States
Jacob Broom

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1808; d. November 28 1864.

1852

Millard Fillmore

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1800; d. March 8 1874.

1856


American Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Andrew Jackson Donelson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1799; d. June 26 1871.

1856


Anti-Masonic Party

Anti-Masonic Party Nominee for President of the United States
William Wirt

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1772; d. February 18 1834.

1832

Charles Francis Adams, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1807; d. November 21 1886.

1872


Anti-Masonic Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Amos Ellmaker

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1787; d. November 28 1851.

1832

Francis Granger

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 1 1792; d. August 31 1868.

1836


Constitutional Union Party

Constitutional Union Party Nominee for President of the United States
John Bell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 18 1796; d. September 10 1869.

1860


Constitutional Union Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Edward Everett

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1794; d. January 15 1865.

1860


Democratic-Republican Party

Democratic-Republican Party Nominee for President of the United States
Thomas Jefferson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1743; d. July 4 1826.

1796

Thomas Jefferson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1743; d. July 4 1826.

1800

Thomas Jefferson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1743; d. July 4 1826.

1804

James Madison

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1751; d. June 28 1836.

1808

James Madison

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1751; d. June 28 1836.

1812

James Monroe

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1758; d. July 4 1831.

1816

James Monroe

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1758; d. July 4 1831.

1820

John Quincy Adams

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 11 1767; d. February 23 1848.

1824

Henry Clay

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1777; d. June 29 1852.

1824

William Harris Crawford

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1772; d. September 15 1834.

1824

Andrew Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1767; d. June 8 1845.

1824


Democratic-Republican Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
George Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1739; d. April 20 1812.

1792

Aaron Burr, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1756; d. September 14 1836.

1796

Aaron Burr, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1756; d. September 14 1836.

1800

George Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1739; d. April 20 1812.

1804

George Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1739; d. April 20 1812.

1808

Elbridge Gerry

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 17 1744; d. November 23 1814.

1812

Daniel D. Tompkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1774; d. June 11 1825.

1816

Daniel D. Tompkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1774; d. June 11 1825.

1820

John Caldwell Calhoun

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1782; d. March 31 1850.

1824

Nathaniel Macon

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1757; d. June 29 1837.

1824

Nathan Sanford

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1777; d. October 17 1838.

1824


Federalist Party

Federalist Party Nominee for President of the United States
John Adams

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1735; d. July 4 1826.

1796

John Adams

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1735; d. July 4 1826.

1800

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1746; d. August 16 1825.

1804

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1746; d. August 16 1825.

1808

Rufus King

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1755; d. April 29 1827.

1816


Federalist Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Thomas Pinckney

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1750; d. November 2 1828.

1796

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1746; d. August 16 1825.

1800

Rufus King

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1755; d. April 29 1827.

1804

DeWitt Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1769; d. February 11 1828.

1812

Jared Ingersoll, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1749; d. October 31 1822.

1812

Richard Stockton

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1764; d. March 7 1828.

1820


Free Soil Party

Free Soil Party Nominee for President of the United States
Martin Van Buren

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1782; d. July 24 1862.

1848

John Parker Hale

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1806; d. November 19 1873.

1852


Free Soil Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Charles Francis Adams, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1807; d. November 21 1886.

1848


Greenback Party

Greenback Party Nominee for President of the United States
James Baird Weaver

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1833; d. February 6 1912.

1880

Benjamin Franklin Butler

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1818; d. January 11 1893.

1884


Liberal Republican Party

Liberal Republican Party Nominee for President of the United States
Horace Greeley

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1811; d. November 29 1872.

1872


Liberal Republican Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Benjamin Gratz Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1826; d. December 13 1885.

1872


Liberty Party

Liberty Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
James Gillespie Birney

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 4 1792; d. November 18 1857.

1840

James Gillespie Birney

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 4 1792; d. November 18 1857.

1844


National Democratic Party

National Democratic Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Simon Bolivar Buckner

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 1 1823; d. January 8 1914.

1896


National Equal Rights Party

National Equal Rights Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Frederick Douglass

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. February 14 1818; d. February 20 1895.

1872


National Democratic Party

National Democratic Party Nominee for President of the United States
John McAuley Palmer

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1817; d. September 25 1900.

1896


National Republican Party

National Republican Party Nominee for President of the United States
John Quincy Adams

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 11 1767; d. February 23 1848.

1828

Henry Clay

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1777; d. June 29 1852.

1832


National Republican Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Richard Rush

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1780; d. July 30 1859.

1828

John Sergeant

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1779; d. November 23 1852.

1832


Populist Party

Populist Party Nominee for President of the United States
James Baird Weaver

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1833; d. February 6 1912.

1892

William Jennings Bryan

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1860; d. July 26 1925.

1896

Wharton Barker

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1846; d. April 9 1921.

1900

Thomas Edward Watson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1856; d. September 26 1922.

1904

Thomas Edward Watson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1856; d. September 26 1922.

1908


Populist Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Thomas Edward Watson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1856; d. September 26 1922.

1896


Progressive Party (1912)

Progressive Party Nominee for President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1858; d. January 6 1919

1912


Progressive Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Hiram Warren Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1866; d. August 6 1945.

1912


Progressive Party (1924)

Progressive Party Nominee for President of the United States
Robert Marion “Fighting Bob” La Follette, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1855; d. June 18 1925.

1924


Progressive Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Burton Kendall Wheeler

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1882; d. January 6 1975.

1924


Socialist Party of America

Socialist Party of America Nominee for President of the United States
Eugene Victor Debs

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1855; d. October 20 1926.

1900

Eugene Victor Debs

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1855; d. October 20 1926.

1904

Eugene Victor Debs

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1855; d. October 20 1926.

1908

Eugene Victor Debs

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1855; d. October 20 1926.

1912

Eugene Victor Debs

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1855; d. October 20 1926.

1920

Robert Marion “Fighting Bob” La Follette, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1855; d. June 18 1925.

1924


National Chair of the Socialist Party of America
Eugene Victor Debs

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1855; d. October 20 1926.

1924 – 1926


Whig Party

Whig Party Nominee for President of the United States
William Henry Harrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1773; d. April 4 1841.

1836

Hugh Lawson White

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1773; d. April 10 1840.

1836

William Henry Harrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1773; d. April 4 1841.

1840

Henry Clay

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1777; d. June 29 1852.

1844

Zachary Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 24 1784; d. July 9 1850.

1848

Lieutenant General Winfield Scott

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 13 1786; d. May 29 1866.

1852

Millard Fillmore

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1800; d. March 8 1874.

1856


Whig Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Francis Granger

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 1 1792; d. August 31 1868.

1836

John Tyler

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1790; d. January 18 1862.

1836

John Tyler

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1790; d. January 18 1862.

1840

Theodore Frelinghuysen

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1787; d. April 12 1862.

1844

Millard Fillmore

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1800; d. March 8 1874.

1848

William Alexander Graham

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1804; d. August 11 1875.

1852

Andrew Jackson Donelson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1799; d. June 26 1871.

1856