Julia Grant

Julia Grant
First Lady of the United States
In role
March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877
PresidentUlysses S. Grant
Preceded byEliza Johnson
Succeeded byLucy Hayes
Personal details
Born
Julia Boggs Dent

(1826-01-26)January 26, 1826
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedDecember 14, 1902(1902-12-14) (aged 76)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeGeneral Grant National Memorial
Manhattan, New York
Spouse
(m. 1848; died 1885)
Children
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Julia Boggs Grant (née Dent; January 26, 1826 – December 14, 1902) was the first lady of the United States and wife of President Ulysses S. Grant. As first lady, she became the first woman in the position to write a memoir.[1] Her memoirs, The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant, were published in 1975.

  1. ^ Caroli, Betty Boyd (2010). First Ladies: From Martha Washington to Michelle Obama. Oxford University Press. pp. 80–85. ISBN 9780199750634.