Twenty-five presidents in the United States are lawyers, including Jefferson, Lincoln and Obama, who are well-known in China. Chen Shui-bian is also a lawyer. As for People's Republic of China (PRC), the old man Zhang Sizhi and the defense lawyer of the Gang of Four were the first to be promoted. Worked as a lawyer for the president of the United States. 1. john adams 1797 was elected as the second president of the United States in March. 1735 was born in Massachusetts bay colony. At the age of 20, he got a master's degree from Harvard Law School and became a respected lawyer. John? Adams has always been keen on politics. He is one of the main figures in the American independence movement. Together with Washington and Jefferson, he was called the "three outstanding figures" of the American independence movement. 2. Thomas Jefferson was elected as the third president of the United States on 180 1. April 1743 was born in Shadwell. William? After graduating from the philosophy department of Mary College, I followed my tutor George? Willer studied law, and in 1767, he was qualified as a lawyer in Virginia and entered the colonial parliament. He was an active leader and organizer of the American Revolutionary Movement and a famous drafter of the American Declaration of Independence. Advocate human rights equality, freedom of speech, freedom of religion and personal freedom. The law he drafted to abolish inheritance restrictions dealt a heavy blow to the feudal remnants brought from Britain to the United States. He drafted the Statue of Religious Freedom in Virginia, which was passed by the state legislature, thus realizing the separation of church and state. During Jefferson's presidency, the United States "bought" Louisiana from the French, which almost doubled the territory of the United States. 3. james madison 1809 was elected as the fourth president of the United States. 175 16 was born in Virginia on March, 2006. 177 1 Graduated from New Jersey College (now studying history and government at Princeton University, studying law very well and working as a lawyer. When I was young, I devoted myself to the War of Independence. He participated in the formulation of 1776 Virginia Constitution. He is the main drafter of the American Constitution and is known as the "father of the Constitution". His human rights proposition and decentralization theory are still the guiding principles of the American Constitution. He said: "The best guarantee to prevent different powers from being gradually concentrated in the same department (institution) is to give the leaders of each department the necessary means, including personal promotion, to restrain other departments ... Creating ambitions must be used to deal with ambitions." Marbury v Madison is one of the few most important cases in the United States Supreme Court, which finally established the status of judicial review as a constitutional principle. 4. james monroe was elected as the fifth president of the United States in 18 17. Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia on April 28th, 1758. Monroe has been in politics for 48 years, and has worked as a lawyer, member of parliament, diplomatic envoy abroad, governor, secretary of state, war minister and president, and chairman of the state constitutional convention. 5. john quincy adams was elected as the sixth president of the United States on 1825. 1767 was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, 1 1, studied law in Putna, Worcester, 1756+0758, 1758 was qualified as a lawyer of boston legal Association and worked as a lawyer in Boston for some time. 1765, Adams published an article attacking the stamp duty bill in the Boston Gazette, and took an active part in colonial politics since then. When he was a senator from Massachusetts in 1802, he was hired as a professor of rhetoric and debate at Harvard College because of his rich diplomatic experience. 6. andrew jackson was elected as the seventh president of the United States on 1829, and was the first president from a civilian background in American history. 1767 March 15 was born in a newly developed remote area at the junction of North Carolina and South Carolina. When he was a teenager, he lived in a remote area in the west, where he spent the war of independence. 13 years old, working as a correspondent in the army. /kloc-at the age of 0/7, he decided to study law and later became a lawyer. However, he started as a lawyer in the border region and soon made a contribution to the simple and chaotic legal field in the border region. Most lawsuits are disputes over land rights, or attacks and fights. His behavior in court was in line with the trend of the time; 1795, in a rage, he dueled with the opposing lawyer. 1798, he was appointed as the Supreme Court Justice of Tennessee. 7. Martin Van Buren was elected as the eighth president of the United States in 1837. 1782 65438+February 5th, born in Kenderhock, new york, originally from the Netherlands. He was the first Dutch-American president. /kloc-became a paralegal at the age of 0/4, and later became a county judge. He has served as a senator from New York, a senator from Congress, a governor of New York, a secretary of state and a vice president. During his tenure, the United States and Canada had a serious border conflict and finally signed the Webster-Asperton Treaty. 8. john tyler was elected as the 184 10 president of the United States. 1790 was born on March 29th. Taylor was in William when he was young? Mary college studies law and is a lawyer by profession. Elected to the Virginia legislature for many times. Later, he served as a representative, governor and senator of the United States Congress. During his tenure, the United States and China signed the first unequal treaty, the Sino-US Wang Xia Treaty. Through this treaty, the United States has obtained privileges such as agreed tariffs, five-port trade, consular judgment and most-favored-nation treatment. 9. james knox polk was elected as the 1 1 president of the United States in 1845. 1795165438+1Born in North Carolina on October 2nd, 1 1 moved to Tennessee with his family at the age of. At the age of 20, he was admitted to the University of North Carolina with excellent results and extraordinary eloquence, and was known as "Napoleon on the rostrum". After graduating from college, he returned to Tennessee. 1820 He was qualified as a lawyer, became a young lawyer, entered politics and served in Tennessee legislature. 14 years as a member of the House of Representatives and twice as Speaker. Governor of Tennessee from 65438 to 0839. During his four years in office, he expanded the territory of the United States through the war against Mexico and was hailed as the "most effective" president. By signing a treaty with Colombia, the problem of American citizens' right to pass through the isthmus of Panama was solved. He presided over the formulation of a new tariff law, which reduced tariffs and promoted the development of American foreign trade. 10. millrd fillmore succeeded 13 president of the United States in 1850. 18001Born in New York State on October 7th, he only received the most basic education. 1823, fillmore passed the bar exam and became a lawyer. Seven years later, he put the law he had learned into practice in Buffalo, new york. He always takes a compromise attitude on the issue of slavery. 1850, he signed a bill to compromise with southern slave owners. This bill not only dissatisfied the north, but also failed to win the trust of the south. 1 1. franklin pierce 1853 was elected as the 4th president of the United States. /kloc-0 was born in New Hampshire on October 23rd. 1804, 165438+ was admitted to Bowdoin College on 1820. After graduation, he continued to study law at Bowdoin College. 1827 was admitted by the bar association and embarked on a political career. He has served as a state senator, a U.S. representative and a senator. He is a northerner who sympathizes with southern political views. 1854, the United States Congress passed the kansas-nebraska act, allowing two states to make slaves public, which led to the Civil War in Kansas. He sided with the slave owners in the south and sent troops to suppress immigrants who opposed slavery. 12. james buchanan was elected as the 15 th president of the United States in 1857, and he was the only unmarried president. 179/kloc-0 was born in Pennsylvania on April 23rd, 2000, and worked as a lawyer after graduation from Dickinson College. After that, he worked in the state legislature and the US House of Representatives. 183 1 year ambassador to Russia. 1834 was elected senator. Secretary of State from 65438 to 0845. During his tenure, the conflict between the North and the South on the issue of slavery escalated gradually, and civil war broke out after leaving office. 13. abraham lincoln was elected as the 16 th president of the United States in 1860. 1February 809 12 was born in a poor peasant family in Harding County, Kentucky. Before the age of 25, Lincoln had no fixed job and made a living everywhere. Worked as a ferryman, plantation worker, shop assistant, carpenter and land surveyor on the Ohio River. 1834 was elected senator of Illinois, and 1836 became a lawyer by himself. After hard work and his industrious, thrifty, modest and sincere personality, he became a famous lawyer. In his daily work, regardless of his personal safety, he squeezed out a lot of time to meet the masses, listen to complaints and try his best to solve their problems. From 65438 to 0862, Lincoln led the American Civil War, promulgated the Homestead Act and the Slave Emancipation Act, which reversed the situation, abolished slavery, safeguarded national unity, cleared the obstacles for the development of capitalism and promoted the development of American history. 14. Rutherford Birchard Hayes was elected as 19 president of the United States in 1877. 182210/kloc-0 was born in Ohio on October 4th, and started his lawyer career after graduating from Harvard University. During the civil war, he was repeatedly promoted for his meritorious military service until he became a major general of the Volunteers. His political career began after the war. He was elected as a member of Congress twice and governor of Ohio three times, and is known for his "integrity and efficiency". During his tenure, he worked hard to improve the domestic situation after the civil war and made some achievements. He was the first president to receive the Permanent Representative of China. 15. Chester Allen Arthur 188 1 became the 2nd1president of the United States, the most junior of all American presidents. Born in 1830, 1010.5, graduated from Latham College in Jyske Nektadi. 1854, Arthur was qualified as a lawyer. He is a staunch abolitionist. He has been in power for more than three years and has implemented some "enlightened" policies, such as abolishing the "spoils sharing system", presiding over and passing the famous civil service reform law, implementing the meritocracy civil service system, and signing a bill against polygamy. However, his prestige in the party was not high and he was not nominated as a presidential candidate again. After his term ended, he continued to work as a lawyer and died in less than two years. 16. Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States. 1837 March 18 was born in a poor pastor's family in New Jersey. /kloc-at the age of 0/4, he was forced to drop out of school and began to work in a grocery store to support his family. /kloc-When she was 0/8 years old, she got a job in a law firm in new york. Through hard self-study, he was qualified as a lawyer at the age of 22 in 1859, started his career as a lawyer, and later became a famous lawyer. 1862 was appointed district attorney and entered politics. Cleveland 1883 successfully ran for governor. During his tenure, he resolutely opposed corruption and refused to distribute fertilizer. Because of his mediocre performance, historians call him an "anticlimactic" president. Benjamin Harrison was elected as the 23rd president of the United States on 1889. 1833, born in Ohio on August 20th, received a good education, graduated from Miami University, and worked as a lawyer after graduation. During the civil war, he joined the federal army and obtained the rank of general. 188 1 year, became a senator. He is the leading speaker among American presidents. During his tenure, he took some important legislative measures, such as Sherman's antitrust law, to prevent social unrest. After the expiration of his term of office, he failed to seek re-election and returned to Indiana to practice law again. 18. william mckinley was elected as the 25th president of the United States on 1897. 1843/kloc-0 was born in Ohio on October 29th./kloc-0 joined the army at the age of 8 and retired with the rank of major. He worked as a lawyer, county attorney, congressman and governor. Looks like Napoleon, because he advocated the implementation of protectionist tariffs, people called him "Napoleon who pursued protectionism." During his tenure, he adopted the policy of raising tariffs and stabilizing the currency, and the American economy improved greatly, so McGinley won the reputation of "prosperous president". He launched the Spanish-American War and seized Spanish territories such as Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Guam. Annexed Hawaii. He encouraged the great powers to carry out an "open door" policy towards China and sent troops to take part in the plundering of China's "Eight-Nation Alliance". 19. william howard taft 1909 was elected as the 27th president of the United States. 1857 September 15 was born in a wealthy family in Ohio. After graduating from Yale University, he studied law at Cincinnati Law School for two years. 1880 graduated and began to work as a lawyer in Ohio. 1887 state high court judge. 1890— 1892 served as deputy minister of justice. 190 1 served as the governor of the Philippines. During his tenure, he passed the Payne-aldridge Act, which stipulated the highest tariff rate since the founding of the United States, causing strong opposition from the public. In foreign policy, Taft put forward "Jinyuan diplomacy", exporting surplus capital, infiltrating the economy, interfering in other countries' internal affairs and strengthening aggression against Latin American countries. After leaving office, he served as a law professor and chairman of the Bar Association at his alma mater, Yale University. Warren. After Harding became president, Taft was appointed Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. 1930 step down from the position of judge. 20. John Calvin Coolidge succeeded the 30th President of the United States in 1923. 1872 was born in Plymouth, Vermont in July. 1895 worked as a lawyer in Massachusetts after graduating from Amherst College. 19 15 was elected as the deputy governor of Massachusetts. 19 18 was elected governor. During his tenure, he adopted a policy of non-interference in economic activities, and advocated that "the government that manages its own affairs is the best government", and indirectly managed the economy by reducing taxes and defending tariffs, so that the country showed a scene of prosperity and development without crisis. 2 1. Franklin Delano Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the only president in American history who was re-elected for four times, served for 12 years. 1882, 1896 10 was born in Hyde Park, new york, and entered Groton School with the goal of cultivating politicians. 1900 entered Harvard University to study politics, history and journalism. 1904, Roosevelt entered the law school of Columbia University. 1907, after graduation, he joined new york Law Firm as a lawyer. In order to survive the economic crisis in 1930s, he formulated a series of political and economic policies and carried out the "New Deal" during his tenure, and successively passed the emergency banking law, the federal emergency relief law, the agricultural adjustment law, the industrial revival law and the Tennessee Valley Management Law at an alarming rate. During World War II, he led the United States and made great contributions to the victory of the anti-fascist war. Before his death, he was still committed to creating the United Nations. Roosevelt is famous at home and abroad. 22. richard milhous nixon was elected as the 37th president of the United States in 1969. 1913 65438+10 was born in California on October 9, and graduated from Whittier College and Dick University. 1934 obtained a bachelor's degree from whittle University. Later, he majored in law at Duke University and obtained a bachelor's degree in law. Worked as a lawyer in whittle, California from 1937 to 1942. 1942- 1946 served in the navy and was elected to the Senate twice after demobilization. In his thirties, he made his mark in American politics. He became a congressman, senator and vice president. 1960 and 1964 failed in two presidential elections, and worked as a lawyer in Los Angeles and new york. 1969 finally ascended the presidency. His life is full of ups and downs and crises, but he is happy to spend it again and again. In August, he was forced to resign as president because of the Watergate incident. He is a far-sighted politician, who won the hearts of the people and went down in history because he opened the US-China relationship that was isolated for more than 20 years. 23. Gerald Rudolph Ford succeeded the 38th President of the United States in 1974. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 4th, 2003, 19 1935 graduated from the University of Michigan, 194 1 obtained a bachelor's degree in law from Yale University, and later obtained a doctor's degree in law from Michigan State University and Yale University. After leaving school, he worked as a lawyer in Great Falls. 1942 to 1946 served in the navy. After retiring, he returned to Great Falls and worked as a lawyer in Buchan-Ford Law Firm until 1949. During his tenure, he was straightforward, paid attention to contact with the people, and restored the image of the president in the eyes of the people. 24. Bill Clinton was elected as the 42nd President of the United States in 1993. /kloc-when he was 0/6 years old, he visited Washington, D.C. as an outstanding American youth representative and was received by then President Kennedy. Since then, he has made up his mind to "go into politics for life." After graduating from college, he went to Oxford University in England for further study. After returning to China, he was admitted to Yale Law School for further study and obtained a doctorate in law. After graduation, he began to be a lawyer. At the age of 32, he was elected governor of Arkansas, the youngest governor in the United States at that time. Re-elected governor 12 years, with remarkable achievements. After eight years in power, the economy has continued to grow, the fiscal deficit has decreased, the inflation rate and unemployment rate have remained at a low level, and international competitiveness has been restored. The foreign policy pursued by China has three pillars: promoting economic prosperity, safeguarding national security and promoting democracy. He was disbarred for five years because of the trouser chain door incident. 25. barack obama was elected as the 42nd President of the United States in June 2008. 196 1 was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA on August 4th. His father is an international student from Kenya and his mother is a white Kansas. The two met while studying at the University of Hawaii. As his father went to Harvard University, Obama was raised by his mother. When Obama was over two years old, his parents' marriage broke up. At the age of 6, Obama went to live in Indonesia with his mother and stepfather. Four years later, Obama returned to Hawaii. After graduating from high school, he entered California Western College and then transferred to new york Columbia University, where he graduated from 1983. From 65438 to 0985, Obama came to Chicago to do community work. From 65438 to 0988, he entered Harvard Law School for further study and became the first African-American director of Harvard Law Review. 199 1 year, he returned to Chicago to become a lawyer (1997-2004) and taught the Constitution at the Law School of the University of Chicago. 1997, Obama stepped into politics and was elected to the Illinois Senate. In 2004, he delivered a keynote speech at the Democratic National Congress, which aroused widespread concern. In June of the same year 165438+ 10, he was elected senator of Illinois. In February 2007, Obama officially announced his candidacy for the presidency. In his election campaign, he took "change" as the theme, emphasized ending the Iraq war, achieving energy self-sufficiency, stopping tax cuts and popularizing medical insurance, and promised to achieve party unity, rebuild the international alliance and restore the leadership of the United States.