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President Ulysses S. Grant 
Ulysses
S. Grant had served as the 18th President of the United States from
1869 - 1877, two terms following the Civil War and the Presidency of
Andrew Johnson, who was Vice-President under Abraham Lincoln and served
out his term after his assassination. Grant was the
Republican nominee for President in 1868, due to his popularity in the
North and his leadership in the Civil War.
President Grant passed through Denison in the fall of 1874. (Editor's note: The event of the President's visit occured in 1875, not 1894 as stated in the news headline below). President
Grant visited Denison on October 11, 1874. President Grant had
met his friend, General William T. Sherman in Sedalia Missouri and rode
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad south through Indian
Territory to Denison. While in town, President Grant visited the Educational Institute.
which had just opened that month, and was considered the finest school
edifice in Texas. After complimenting the people of Denison for
their advance in the cause of learning, he and General Sherman visited
local saloons for a couple of hours before leaving Texas. (Bryant
& Hord. Two Schools on Main Street, pg. 15)
The Sunday Gazetteer Sunday, October 26, 1902 Early Days in Denison Items of Local and General Interest Taken From the Columns of The Denison News Week Ending Oct. 17, 1894 - - - President U.S. Grant and party spent a short time in Denison Monday morning. He had a ruddy appearance, and the News remarked that he had the look of one who would enjoy a good cocktail. As the party was stepping from their cars an aged colored wom an rushed up and kissed the President's hand. This was the signal for a grand rush and he was compelled to submit to a general handshaking. The party, in addition to President Grant and wife, was made up of General Phil Sheridan; Ex-Secretary of the Navy Borie, wife and niece; Gen. Babcock, private secretary to the President; Gen. Harvey, Col. Farr, invited guests of Gen. Sheridan; Manager R.S. Stevens and several St. Louis ladies. They spent an hour in a drive over the city and then left for the north.
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