Warren G. Harding was the 29th President of the United States (1921-1923). Born in Marion Ohio in 1865, he was the eldest of eight children. Harding served just two years as president, dying of a heart attack on a trip to California. His presidency is best remembered for the "Teapot Dome" scandal, where the Secretary of Interior was found to have been selling public oil rights to the highest bidder.
Harding graduated from Ohio Central College (later merged with Muskingum College). He spent much of his career as a popular newspaper publisher in Marion. Prior to being elected president, he served in the Ohio Senate (1899-1903), as Lt. Governor of Ohio (1903-1905), and as a US Senator from Ohio (1915-1921).
The Harding home in Marion and the adjacent Harding Memorial, where the president and his wife are buried, are open to the public.
Harding graduated from Ohio Central College (later merged with Muskingum College). He spent much of his career as a popular newspaper publisher in Marion. Prior to being elected president, he served in the Ohio Senate (1899-1903), as Lt. Governor of Ohio (1903-1905), and as a US Senator from Ohio (1915-1921).
The Harding home in Marion and the adjacent Harding Memorial, where the president and his wife are buried, are open to the public.
