The United States of America has been so far blessed with twenty-five ex-president who were lawyers before they were commander in chief. Here is the list of twenty-five ex-president who were lawyers.
1. John Adam: he attended Harvard University and was US President between 1779-1801
2. Thomas Jefferson: he studied at post college apprenticeship and was president between 1801-1809
3. James Monroe: he had his legal profession training at post college apprenticeship and was president between 1817-1825
4. John Quincy Adams: Harvard University and was president between 1825-1829
5. Andrew Jackson: he was president between 1829-1837
6. Martin Van Buren: he was president between 1837-1841
7. John Tyler : he was president between 1841-1845
8. James Polk : he was president between 1845-1849
9. Millard Fillmore: he was president between 1850-1853
10. Franklin Pierce : he was president between 1853-1857
11. James Buchanan:1857-1861
12. Abraham Lincoln: 1861-1865
13. Rutherford B. Hayes: 1877-1881
14. Chester Arthur: 1881-1885
15. Grover Cleveland:1885-1889 and 1893-1897
16. Benjamin Harrison: 1889 - 1893
17. William McKinley: 1897-1901
18. William Howard Taft: 1909-1913
19. Woodrow Wilson: 1913-1921
20. Calvin Coolidge: 1923-1929
21. Franklin D. Roosevelt: 1933-1945
22. Richard Nixon: 1969-1974
23. Gerald Ford: 1974-1977
24. Bill Clinton: 1993-2001
25. Barack Obama: 2008-2016