That president was Ulysses S. Grant, and it happened while he was in office. In 1872, President Grant was speeding down a Washington, D.C., street in his horse and buggy.

Ulysses S. Grant’s 1872 brush with the law marked the first and so far only time a United States president has been arrested while in office.

Donald Trump will be the first president to be arrested in over 150 years since 19th cetnry president and Civil War hero Ulysses S. Grant was cuffed in 1872 for speeding in his horse-drawn carriage.

Ulysses S. Grant, who had an eye for spirited horses and an apparent yen to test their mettle, was arrested in 1872 for speeding on a street in Washington. Skip to content Skip to site index New York ...

More than 150 years before former President Donald Trump was arrested, a sitting president, Ulysses S. Grant, was in trouble with the law. Grant was an apparent speed demon with his horse and buggy.

Before Ulysses S. Grant became the 18th president - He was named Hiram Ulysses Grant, but when he entered the United States Military Academy at West Point his name was miswritten as “Ulysses ...

William Henry West of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department apprehended sitting President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872 for speeding in his horse and buggy. No, we’re not kidding.

More than 150 years before Donald Trump was convicted by a New York jury, President Ulysses S. Grant was arrested for speeding in his horse-drawn carriage.

The president responsible for giving America the federal Christmas holiday is getting a special day of his own. Beginning next year, April 27 will be celebrated as Ulysses S. Grant Day in the ...

That president was Ulysses S. Grant, and it happened while he was in office. In 1872, President Grant was speeding down a Washington, D.C., street in his horse and buggy.

Grant was released on a $20 bond, now equivalent to around $430, after his arrest. More than 150 years before former President Donald Trump was indicted, a sitting president, Ulysses S. Grant, was ...