BROWSE: 1789-1850 | 1850-1889 | 1889-1953 | 1953-present
President Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889; 1893-1897 (bio)
Cocker spaniel
Collie
St. Bernard
Dachshunds
Foxhounds
Canaries and mockingbirds belonging to Mrs. Frances Cleveland
And her French poodle, Hector
Ponies
Imported fish (hundreds, including Japanese goldfish as well as paradise fish)
Shawlneck game chickens
President Chester A. Arthur, 1881-1885 (bio)
President James Garfield, 1881 (bio)
Kit, Molly Garfield’s mare
A Newfoundland dog named Veto
President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1877-1881 (bio)
Hector, Newfoundland dog
Duke, possibly an English mastiff
Grim, greyhound
Otis, miniature schnauzer
Dot, cocker spaniel
Juno and Shep, two hunting dogs
Jet, dog
Siam, first Siamese kitten to reach America
Miss Pussy, another Siamese cat
Piccolomini, cat
A goat
Mockingbird
Four canaries
Pedigreed Jersey cows
Several carriage horses
President Ulysses S. Grant, 1869-1877 (bio)
Jeff Davis, wartime mount
Cincinnatus, saddle horse
Egypt and St. Louis, carriage horses
Julia, racing horse
Reb and Billy Button, Shetland ponies
Jennie and Mary, Nellie Grant’s mares
Butcher Boy, horse
Parrot
Gamecocks belonging to Jesse Grant
Faithful, Jesse Grant’s Newfoundland dog
Rosie, dog
President Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869 (bio)
It is known that President Johnson left flour out at night for a family of white mice playing in his room during his dark days of impeachment.
President Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 (bio)
Pig
Family’s beloved dog, Fido (who stayed home in Springfield, Ill.)
Ponies belonging to Tad and Willy Lincoln
White rabbits
Nanny and Nanko, goats
Jack, Tad Lincoln’s turkey
Jip, Lincoln’s dog
Other dogs
Cats, including Tabby and Dixie
President James Buchanan, 1857-1861 (bio)
Pair of bald eagles
Punch, a toy terrier
Lara, a Newfoundland
President Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857 (bio)
Seven small dogs
Two birds from Japan
President Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853 (bio)
Mason and Dixon, ponies
President Fillmore was a founding member and president of the Buffalo, New York, chapter of the ASPCA.
