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Question: Which US Presidents were slave owners themselves and which US Presidents descended from slave owners!?
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Of the first five presidents, four owned slaves!. All four of these owned slaves while they were president!.

Of the next five presidents (#6-10), four owned slaves!. Only two of them owned slaves while they were president!.

Of the next five presidents (#11-15), two owned slaves!. Both of these two owned slaves while they were president!.

Of the next three presidents (#16-18) two owned slaves!. neither of them owned slaves while serving as president!.

The last president to own slaves while in office was the twelfth president, Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)!.

The last president to own slaves at all was the eighteenth president, Ulysses S!. Grant (1869-1877)!.

So twelve of our presidents owned slaves and eight of them owned slaves while serving as president

Obama, the presidential candidate is descended from slave owners!. And so did John McCain!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Washington and Jefferson were slave owners, I'm sure there were others but I don't feel like looking that upWww@QuestionHome@Com