23 Russell Alexander Alger (R-Michigan) 1889-1897
A dark horse candidate from a swing state, defeated Benjamin Harrison for Republican Nominstion. A pretty competent President, Alger was reelected with support from Midwestern states.
24 William Jennings Bryan (D-Nebraska) 1897-1905
A popular Nebraskan populist, he was an hero for farmers and the symbol of the Silver Age.
25 Shelby Moore Cullom (R-Illinois) 1905-1907
After the defeat of William McKinley in 1900 and the death of Mark Hanna, Matthew Quay and Thomas Brackett Reed, the way was open to this old Senator from Illinois. Unfortunately his friendship with Bunn Brothers caused his assassination by hands of an anarchist.
26 George Dewey (R-Vermont) 1907-1909
The old Admiral was a popular war hero and a good choice as running mate for a unknown Senator as was Cullom and did his duty before retiring due his age.
27 Henry Clay Evans (R-Tennessee) 1909-1913
The first Republican Governor of Tennessee after the Recostruction, it seems the better choice to improve the Republican appeal in Upper South.
28 Eugene Noble Foss (D/R-Massachusetts) 1913-1917
A former Republican turned Democratic to run for Governorship, Foss won appealing to some Republican voters but his conservative pro-business positions alienating the democratic base. He became the only President to change party during his Presidency.
29 Carter Glass (D-Virginia) 1917-1921
Secretary of Treasury and Virginia's favorite son, was chosen by Democrats to defeat his old boss, President Foss, but his decision to enter in World War One, following the advice of Secretary of State Woodrow Wilson, was widely unpopular and caused his defeat.
30 Warren Gamael Harding (R-Ohio) 1921-1923
A dark horse from Ohio, he was embroiled by a large corruption scandals but died before his term's end.
31 Gideon Sprague Ives (R-Minnesota) 1923-1925
An old Governor and then Senator from Minnesota, he was chosen as Harding's running mate after Lenroot was rejected by delegates to appeal to Midwest and served the rest of Harding's term.
32 Hiram Warren Jonhson (R-California) 1925-1933
The most popular politician in California and a famous progressive, he won nomination after Ives's retirement but the 1929 Market Crash destroyed his imagine.
33 Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr (D-Massachusetts) 1933-1941
The youngest President even elected at age of 44, he was the first Catholic to resided to White House. Powerful, ambitious and well-connected, he was a former Governor and started a New Pact with great business to revive economy by corporatist measures. Results were mixed and his legacy too.
34 Alfred Mossman Landon (R-Kansas) 1941-1949
A popular Governor, he became widely known for his attacks and critics to the Kennedy's Monopolies and was elected President in a landslide, leading the country during World War Two. Today is considered one of greatest President.
35 Joseph William Martin Jr (R-Massachusetts) 1949-1953
A former republican whip in the House, he was a conservative who repealed large part of New Pact but the decision to use nuclear weapons during the Korean War caused a major backlash and costed him the nomination.
36 Elliot Ness (R-Ohio) 1953-1957
The man who arrested Al Capone, former Mayor of Cleveland and Governor of Ohio, Ness became the first person to defeat the nomination of a sitting President after James Buchanam in 1856. With a honesty imagine an Democrats divided on segregation, Ness won the election but the stress of work and his falling health convicted him to retire after one term.
37 William O'Dwyer (D-New York) 1957-1965
A former popular Mayor, he won a contested convention as a moderate anti-segregation candidate and then the election after 15 years of Republican goverment.
38 Charles Harting Percy (R-Illinois) 1965-1968
A liberal businessman and new elected Governor of Illinois, he was chosen as compromise candidate in a convention deadlocked between Goldwater and Rockfeller. The "New face of Republican Party", he was assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan during his reelection.
39 William Francis Quinn (R-Hawaii) 1968-1977
The first popular Governor of Hawaii, a devout Catholic and an elder statesman of the party, was chosen as running mate to appeal to liberal West Coast and ascended to the Presidency after Percy's assassination.
40 Nelson Aldrich Rockfeller (R-New York) 1977-1979
Former Governor of New York and leader of liberal wing of GOP, was chosen as Vice-President by Quinn for his experience and stature. In 1976 he realized his dream to become President, winning the nomination as moderate alternative to Ronald Reagan, but died before the end of his term.
41 William Warren Scranton (R-Pennsylvania) 1979-1981
A former Governor appointed Secretary of State by President Quinn and chosen as Vice-President by President Rockfeller, he became President after the latter's death. The Iran Hostage Crisis tainted his Presidency.
42 Joseph Davies Tydings (D-Maryland) 1981-1985
Adopted son of Senator Millard Tydings and a strong supporter of gum control, he gained a momentum during 1980 primaries and election after the failed assassination attempt of President Scranton by John Hinckley. However, as President, the issue proved to be more controversial and caused his reelection defeat.
43 Cecil Harland Underwood (R-West Virginia) 1985-1989
A popular Governor, he did a comeback and won the Presidency with a strong support from rural America but his liberal stances quickly disillusioned his base and caused his defeat.
44 Harold Lee Volkmer (D-Missouri) 1989-1991
A former Rapresentive from Missouri and a strong proponent of gun control, he was chosen as running mate by Joe Tydings in 1980. Eight years later, he won Democratic primaries and the election and was able to pass a comprehensive gun control law. A NRA fanatic killed him shortly after.
45 Lawrence Douglas Wilder (D-Virginia) 1991-2001
Former Governor and the first black President, Wilder won a own term in 1992 and an other in 1996, becoming the symbol of the Shining 1990s.
46 Sally Caroline Yates (D-Georgia) 2001-2005
A successful procurator and politician from Georgia, she was chosen as successor by Wilder to make an other time History, becoming the first woman elected President. She was also the youngest President in US History at age of 40. Unfortunately the 9/11 Attacks overshadowed her Presidency
47 Nicholas Xenophon (R-Massachusetts) 2005-2013
Son of Greek and Cypriot immigrants, he was a centrist Senator from Massachusetts and a great moderate reformer.
48 Edwin van Wick Zschau (R-California) 2013-...
A former Senator from California with a reformist appeal, he became Vice-President under President Xenophon and his successor. A popular President, he is called the"Singing President" for his ability to play ukulele.
