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July 28, 2017, 09:58 PM
TigerDore
Political Trivia Question
A little Presidential political trivia.Who was the last US President with a beard?James GarfieldBenjamin HarrisonBarack Obama
July 28, 2017, 10:33 PM
zingo
Are we talking about facial hair?
July 28, 2017, 10:37 PM
TigerDore
quote:
Originally posted by zingo:
Are we talking about facial hair?

Facial hair can include mustaches and mutton chops. The key term here is beard.



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July 28, 2017, 10:43 PM
ARman
I believe Taft was the last to have facial hair. But Benjamin Harrison was the last to have a full beard I believe.

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ARman
July 28, 2017, 11:18 PM
Icabod
quote:
Originally posted by ARman:
I believe Taft was the last to have facial hair. But Benjamin Harrison was the last to have a full beard I believe.

What did I win? What? Huh, huh!?!? Is it good? Big Grin
ARman


Correct. It was the Civil War that cause American men to go hairy. Until then beards were socially unacceptable. Muttonchops on John Quincy Adams and Van Buren not that's it until Lincoln.

Joseph Palmer (1791-1873) was one of the very few men that wore a beard. He was subjected to harassment and name calling. In 1830 he was attacked by four men that tried to cut his beard off. He defended himself and then was arrested and convicted for "unprovoked assault." This lead to a 15 month stint in jail.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik...ph_Palmer_(communard)
https://www.thoughtco.com/no-b...-politicians-3367737


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July 28, 2017, 11:50 PM
zingo
quote:
Originally posted by TigerDore:
quote:
Originally posted by zingo:
Are we talking about facial hair?

Facial hair can include mustaches and mutton chops. The key term here is beard.



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I didn't know if you were making a gay joke. (Michelle being the beard)
July 29, 2017, 07:47 AM
TigerDore
The correct answer is Barack Obama. Photographic evidence of each President with a beard:

James Garfield 1881-1881




Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893





Barack Obama 2009-2017


July 29, 2017, 07:51 AM
TigerDore
quote:
Originally posted by zingo:

(Michelle being the beard)

You're a perceptive fellow.



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July 29, 2017, 07:59 AM
egregore
Harrison being the last president with a beard roughly coincides with the invention of the safety razor.

quote:
Originally posted by Icabod:
It was the Civil War that cause American men to go hairy.

Civil War generals