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Although many paths may lead to the Presidency of the United States, the most common job experience, occupation or profession of U.S. presidents has been lawyer.〔International Law, US Power: The United States' Quest for Legal Security, p 10, Shirley V. Scott - 2012〕 This sortable table enumerates all holders of that office, along with major elective or appointive offices or periods of military service prior to election to the Presidency. The column immediately to the right of the Presidents' names shows the position or office held just before the Presidency. The next column to the right lists the next previous position held, and so on. Note that the total number of previous positions held by an individual may exceed four; the number of columns was limited to what would fit within the page width. The last two columns on the right list the home state (at the time of election to the Presidency) and primary occupation of each future President, prior to beginning a political career. To sort a column, click the square button in the header. ==By the numbers== Of the 43 people who have served as President '' *because Grover Cleveland served two times nonconsecutively *''... 26 Presidents had previously been lawyers 22 Presidents had previous military experience; 9 were Generals in the US Army〔George Washington was commanding general of the Continental Army, the pre-independence equivalent of the US Army. The 9 US Army Generals were Jackson, W. H. Harrison, Taylor, Pierce, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, B. Harrison and Eisenhower. Others with military experience were Monroe, McKinley, T. Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, L. B. Johnson, Nixon, Carter, Ford, Reagan, G. H. W. Bush, G. W. Bush.〕 18 Presidents previously served as U.S. Representatives; 6 of 18 held this office prior to the four 'previous positions' shown in this table. Only one - James A. Garfield - was a Representative immediately before election as President. Only one ex-president, John Quincy Adams, ever served as a U.S. Representative. 17 Presidents previously served as state Governors; 9 of 17 were Governors immediately before election as President. 16 Presidents previously served as U.S. Senators; only 3 immediately before election as President. 14 Presidents previously served as Vice-President. All except Nixon were VP immediately before election as President; 9 of the 14 succeeded to the Presidency because of the death or resignation of the elected President; 5 of those 9 were not re-elected. 8 Presidents were out of office (for at least one year) immediately before election as President. 8 Presidents previously served as Cabinet Secretaries; 6 as Secretary of State; 5 of the 8 served immediately before election as President. 7 Presidents had previous experience in foreign service.〔Martin van Buren's brief foreign service is not counted since, although he was appointed Ambassador to the United Kingdom, the appointment was rejected by the U.S. Senate〕 7 Presidents came from the state of Ohio; 6 from New York (7 if Grover Cleveland is counted twice);〔Cleveland served nonconsecutive presidential terms.〕 5 from Virginia (5 of the first 10, but none since); 4 from Massachusetts; 3 each from the states of Tennessee, California, and Texas; 2 from Illinois. Presidents have come from 10 other states, 18 different states in all. 5 Presidents were family relations of previous presidents: John Quincy Adams (son of John Adams), Benjamin Harrison (grandson of William Henry Harrison), Zachary Taylor (2nd cousin of James Madison), Franklin Roosevelt (5th cousin of Theodore Roosevelt) and George W. Bush (son of George H. W. Bush). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Presidents of the United States by previous experience」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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