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Calvin Coolidge's father taught him about hard work and honesty, and he grew up with puritan values.
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As a child Calvin was known to be quiet, but hard working.
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Calvin graduated from Amherst College and then went to Northampton to apprentice as a lawyer. It was cheaper to apprentice than to pay for law school and Calvin had learned the value of saving money at a young age.
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Calvin Coolidge was admitted to the bar in 1897.
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Calvin Coolidge opened his own law firm in Northampton in 1898, with a small inheritance from his grandpa and his own savings. That same year Calvin ran for Northampton City Council and won.
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Calvin met Grace Anna Goodhue, a teacher at Clarke School for the Deaf in 1905. They married after a brief engagement.
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In 1906 Calvin Coolidge was elected as a Progressive Republican in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
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Calvin Coolidge also served as Northampton's mayor.
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Calvin Coolidge was elected lieutenant governor in Massachusetts, and then governor, in 1918.
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In 1921 Calvin Coolidge became Warren G. Harding's Vice President.
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In 1923 President Harding became ill and died, leaving Coolidge to serve as U.S. President.
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In 1924 Calvin Coolidge was nominated to be the 30th U.S. President.
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Calvin and Grace had two sons, John and Calvin. Calvin died when he was only 16, after a blister caused blood poisoning. He died shortly after the convention that nominated his father to run for presidency.
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Distraught over his son's death, Calvin Coolidge was depressed. However he still won the election.
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The 'Roaring Twenties' occurred while Calvin Coolidge was president. This era was a time of rapid growth economically.
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Calvin Coolidge supported civil rights and gave government positions to African-Americans. He refused to appoint any KKK members to any position in office, and supported anti-lynching laws.
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In 1924 Calvin Coolidge gave Native Americans full citizenship. He also allowed them to keep their tribal land rights.
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In 1927 Calvin Coolidge announced that he would not be running for a second full term as the U.S. President.
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Calvin Coolidge was the only president to be born on Independence Day in the U.S. - July 4th.
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Calvin Coolidge died suddenly on January 5th, 1933, from heart issues.
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