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Got to thinking about this.  Need help from someone that knows how to goggle better than me.

I found that Eisenhower was the last non-politician to win the Presidency.  But he was a 5 Star General, which was a "political" position, and he had worked for the Government his whole adult life.  

That said, when was the last time a non-politician, who wasn't in the Military, or hadn't worked for the Government, been elected?   Has it ever happened?

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5 minutes ago, REBgp said:

Got to thinking about this.  Need help from someone that knows how to goggle better than me.

I found that Eisenhower was the last non-politician to win the Presidency.  But he was a 5 Star General, which was a "political" position, and he had worked for the Government his whole adult life.  

That said, when was the last time a non-politician, who wasn't in the Military, or hadn't worked for the Government, been elected?   Has it ever happened?

 

5 Presidents had never been elected to public office before becoming President: Zachary Taylor, Ulysses S. Grant, Herbert Hoover, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and president-elect Donald Trump. However, Trump is the only individual to be elected president without any prior political or military experience.

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14 minutes ago, LumRaiderFan said:

 

5 Presidents had never been elected to public office before becoming President: Zachary Taylor, Ulysses S. Grant, Herbert Hoover, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and president-elect Donald Trump. However, Trump is the only individual to be elected president without any prior political or military experience.

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Trump is no politician and not a Republican that I know of. This could be good.

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27 minutes ago, LumRaiderFan said:

 

5 Presidents had never been elected to public office before becoming President: Zachary Taylor, Ulysses S. Grant, Herbert Hoover, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and president-elect Donald Trump. However, Trump is the only individual to be elected president without any prior political or military experience.

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Confirms what my daughter says about me - Dad, you're a walking encyclopedia of useless knowledge :) 

Leave it to me to come up with a great Trivial Pursuit question.

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7 minutes ago, LumRaiderFan said:

I love me some Google. :)

+1

BTW, check out Top 20 for 2016 from Enterprise just posted.  Got a couple of Rebels put up some serious numbers.

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