Julia Boggs Dent Grant (January 26, 1826 - December 14, 1902), was the wife of the 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, and was First Lady of the United States from 1869 to 1877. Julia met Ulysses at her home, where her family welcomed h
Julia Boggs Dent Grant (January 26, 1826 - December 14, 1902), was the wife of the 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, and was First Lady of the United States from 1869 to 1877. Julia met Ulysses at her home, where her family welcomed him as a West Point classmate of her brother Frederick; soon she felt lonely without him, dreamed of him, and agreed to wear his West Point ring. In 1844 they embarked on a 4 year engagement, delayed by the Mexican-American War, during which they saw each other only once. They married in 1848 when Julia was 22 and Ulysses was 26. The Grants' marriage was often tried by adversity and it met every test, as the couple gave each other lifelong loyalty. After many years of hardship and stress, she rejoiced in his fame as a victorious general, and she entered the White House in 1869 to begin, in her words, "the happiest period" of her life. After four years of war, an assassination, and an impeachment trial, Washington was ready for a little levity, and Julia obliged. She offered a full array of events and became a popular hostess. She planned lavish state dinners, where guests enjoyed expensive wines and liquors. As First Lady it was suggested to her that she have an operation to correct her crossed eyes, but President Grant said that he liked her that way. She died in 1902 at the age of 76. She was laid to rest in a sarcophagus beside her husband in Grant's monumental tomb overlooking the Hudson River in New York City.
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