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Also known as Julia Dent Grant, Julia Boggs Grant, Julia Dent

First Lady of the United States from 1869 to 1877

OverviewAI-generated

Julia Grant, born Julia Boggs Dent in St. Louis, was a United States citizen and politician who served as the First Lady of the United States. She was the spouse of Ulysses S. Grant and the mother of Frederick Dent Grant and Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. A follower of Methodism, she was born on January 26, 1826, and died on December 14, 1902, in Washington, D.C.

Her burial place is Grant's Tomb in New York City. Julia Grant is listed as an author with works including *God's Canvas*, *God's Symphony*, and several activity books. She is described in Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography.

Synthesized by Vinony from 33 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
14

Top works

  • God's Canvas
  • God's Symphony
  • All Stuffed Activity Book
  • Farm Challenge Activity Book
  • Lumbering Beast Activity Book

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1962-07-10
vgm

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
12
Total plays
53

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Key facts

President
Ulysses S. Grant
Preceded by
Eliza Johnson
Succeeded by
Lucy Hayes
Born
Julia Boggs Dent , ( 1826-01-26 ) January 26, 1826, St. Louis, Missouri , U.S.
Died
December 14, 1902 (1902-12-14) (aged 76), Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Resting place
General Grant National Memorial
Spouse
Ulysses S. Grant ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. August 22, 1848</span>"}]]}'>1848 ; died July 23, 1885</span>"}]]}'>1885 ) ​
Children
Frederick Ulysses Jr. Nellie Jesse II

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Julia
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
St. Louis
Place of death
Washington, D.C.
Child
Jesse Root Grant
Occupation
politician
Religion
Methodism
Image
Julia Dent Grant.jpg
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Commons category
Julia Grant
date of death
1902-12-14
date of birth
1826-01-26
Commons gallery
Julia Grant
name in native language
Julia Grant
place of burial
Grant's Tomb
birth name
Julia Boggs Dent
P12749
Sedrina
Commons Creator page
Julia Grant
Sources (2)

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Encyclopedic overview

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. Her memoirs, The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant, were posthumously published in 1975.

Early life and education

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