Who was the only President of the United States who was also formerly the king of another country?

Question

It's a trick question originally asked by a memebr of a club I'm in.I found out the answer today,it's a trick question and she shouldn't have stated he was king of another country. The question should have been:Who was the only President of the United States who was also formerly a King? sorry for the confusion,that's why I asked the question I didn't think there had been one either.

If you want to have another go now that you know the details,I won't post the answer until a little later.

Answer 1

In order to run for president, you must be a citizen- born in the states. So unless it was one of the original 5, I seriously doubt that a president could also have been king of a foreign power.

Answer 2

By the Constitution, the Congress is the only body that has the power to declare war. However, the President as Commander-in Chief has the power to deploy forces as necessary. (Think about it. If we were suddenly invaded today, would you want our military to wait around while 500+ Congressmen debated if it was necessary to declare war?). In order to bridge this, there is the War Powers Act. This basically states that the President can deploy forces but has to get Congressional approval within 90 days. Congress also has the power of the purse, so they can basically vote to cut funding for a war and that would pretty much stop it. Unfortunately for the Democratic Congress, they already approved the use of force against Iraq before the Iraqi war started. This was Hillary Clinton's lame argument "I really didn't think he'd actually USE force even though we approved it ". Well, what did you think he was going to do with it, Mrs. Clinton? Frame it on the wall?

Answer 3

It's easier to answer Loryntoo's question than yours. The country--or republic--before it became a state was Texas.

That said, there has always been some talk of one of the New England states--New Hampshire or a part of New Hampshire that was carved out to become part of Vermont--breaking away from American soil for a while before rejoining the Union, but I think most folks don't think that counts. For one thing, it is undisputed that the original land was American. For another, that was a short lived rebellion which was never accorded official recognition, unlike Texas which the U.S. did recognize and which was a republic after it broke totally free from Mexico for 10 years.

As to your original question, it must be a trick one. But, we all want to know the answer.

Answer 4

LB. Johnson, apparently some tribe in New Guinea wanted him to be their king. This was part of the cargo cult religion. Also presidents from Truman to Carter could make a claim to be King of Hungary since the USA had possession of the Hungarian crown jewels as a result of World War II.

Answer 5

Section 9 of our Constitution:

No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.

Answer 6

Lyndon Bains Johnson

Answer 7

No President has ever been king of another country. James Monroe was responsible for the creation of the country of Liberia in Africa, for freed slaves who wanted to go back to Africa. The capital, Monrovia, is named after him. Liberia's flag also bears a striking resemblance to the US flag. But he was never king. No one else even comes close.

Answer 8

William Howard Taft

Answer 9

You have to be a natural born citizen of the usa in order to be president. Doubt it there was a king of another real country at least that I have ever heard of.

Answer 10

Elvis Presely king of Rock and Roll from Graceland and as far as I can tell he was the president of the United States