Have you ever stopped to thing about who actually is on our American dollar bills? I did some research on these people and found some fascinating details about these people: On the $1 one dollar bill: GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Our 1st President, 1789-1797.
Died of a throat infection in 1799.
His picture is also on the quarter dollar coin.
On the $2 two dollar bill: THOMAS JEFFERSON.
Our 3rd President, 1801-1809.
Mr.
Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence.
His picture is also on the nickel coin.
On the $5 five dollar bill: ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Our 16th President, 1861-1865.
Assassinated in 1865.
Mr.
Lincoln wrote the Inaugural Address and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
His picture is also on the penny coin.
On the $10 ten dollar bill: ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
First Secretary of State and one of the most influential of the United States founding fathers.
Exact date of birth has never been determined, either 1755 or 1757.
He died in a dual in 1804.
On the $20 twenty dollar bill: ANDREW JACKSON.
Our 7th President, 1829-1837.
The Democratic Party and the National Republican Party were founded during his Presidency.
His picture is also on the $1 one dollar coin.
On the $50 fifty dollar bill: ULYSSES S.
GRANT.
Our 18th President, 1869-1877.
Died of throat cancer in 1885.
A famous Major General in the Civil War under President Lincoln.
His picture is also on the $0.
50 cent coin.
On the $100 one hundred dollar bill: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
Inventor of electricity.
Mr.
Franklin also invented swim fins, the glass armonica (a musical instrument) and the bifocals.
His picture is also on the half dollar coin.
On the $500 five hundred dollar bill: WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
Our 25th President, 1897-1901.
Assassinated in 1901.
The United States annexed the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico during his Presidency.
His picture is also on the gold dollar coin.
On the $1000 one thousand dollar bill: GROVER CLEVELAND.
Our 24th President, 1885-1889.
The only President to leave the White House and return for a second term 4 years later.
The only President to marry in the White House.
The most expensive $1,000 bill: "Grand Watermelon".
The most expensive paper money ever sold at auction in 2006, sold for over $2.
2million.
"Grand Watermelon" one thousand $1,000 bill is only one of two existing, printed in 1890.
On the $5000 five thousand dollar bill: JAMES MADISON.
Our 4th President,1809-1817.
Madison made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution and was later referred to as the "Father of the Constitution".
His picture is also on the $1 one dollar coin.
On the $10,000 ten thousand dollar bill: SALMON P.
CHASE.
A highly regarded Chief of Justice of the Supreme Court under President Lincoln.
The "Chase Manhattan Bank" was named after Mr.
Chase because of his efforts in passing the National Bank Act of 1863.
On the $100,000 one hundred thousand dollar bill: WOODROW WILSON.
Our 28th President, 1913-1921.
The Federal Reserve Act was passed during Wilsons' Presidency.
Also, the Federal Trade Commission was established as well as the Federal income tax.
Our 1st President, 1789-1797.
Died of a throat infection in 1799.
His picture is also on the quarter dollar coin.
On the $2 two dollar bill: THOMAS JEFFERSON.
Our 3rd President, 1801-1809.
Mr.
Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence.
His picture is also on the nickel coin.
On the $5 five dollar bill: ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Our 16th President, 1861-1865.
Assassinated in 1865.
Mr.
Lincoln wrote the Inaugural Address and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
His picture is also on the penny coin.
On the $10 ten dollar bill: ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
First Secretary of State and one of the most influential of the United States founding fathers.
Exact date of birth has never been determined, either 1755 or 1757.
He died in a dual in 1804.
On the $20 twenty dollar bill: ANDREW JACKSON.
Our 7th President, 1829-1837.
The Democratic Party and the National Republican Party were founded during his Presidency.
His picture is also on the $1 one dollar coin.
On the $50 fifty dollar bill: ULYSSES S.
GRANT.
Our 18th President, 1869-1877.
Died of throat cancer in 1885.
A famous Major General in the Civil War under President Lincoln.
His picture is also on the $0.
50 cent coin.
On the $100 one hundred dollar bill: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
Inventor of electricity.
Mr.
Franklin also invented swim fins, the glass armonica (a musical instrument) and the bifocals.
His picture is also on the half dollar coin.
On the $500 five hundred dollar bill: WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
Our 25th President, 1897-1901.
Assassinated in 1901.
The United States annexed the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico during his Presidency.
His picture is also on the gold dollar coin.
On the $1000 one thousand dollar bill: GROVER CLEVELAND.
Our 24th President, 1885-1889.
The only President to leave the White House and return for a second term 4 years later.
The only President to marry in the White House.
The most expensive $1,000 bill: "Grand Watermelon".
The most expensive paper money ever sold at auction in 2006, sold for over $2.
2million.
"Grand Watermelon" one thousand $1,000 bill is only one of two existing, printed in 1890.
On the $5000 five thousand dollar bill: JAMES MADISON.
Our 4th President,1809-1817.
Madison made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution and was later referred to as the "Father of the Constitution".
His picture is also on the $1 one dollar coin.
On the $10,000 ten thousand dollar bill: SALMON P.
CHASE.
A highly regarded Chief of Justice of the Supreme Court under President Lincoln.
The "Chase Manhattan Bank" was named after Mr.
Chase because of his efforts in passing the National Bank Act of 1863.
On the $100,000 one hundred thousand dollar bill: WOODROW WILSON.
Our 28th President, 1913-1921.
The Federal Reserve Act was passed during Wilsons' Presidency.
Also, the Federal Trade Commission was established as well as the Federal income tax.