Name a licensed land surveyor who lived here
After 1800
Well, it would have to be after 1800. John Adams was the first president to live in the White House.
I'm thinking Abraham Lincoln, stretching the definition of "licensed".
Thomas Jefferson resigned his commission
Well, Thomas Jefferson had received a commission as surveyor of Albemarle County, Virginia in 1773, but resigned it. I suppose it depends upon whether he remained a "licensed" surveyor thereafter. If so, he preceded Lincoln.
Thomas Jefferson resigned his commission
Once a surveyor always a surveyor. Would Jefferson's number have been a roman numeral?
Thomas Jefferson resigned his commission
If you take away the licensed part, there are 6 presidents I know of who have done surveying.
Thomas Jefferson resigned his commission
So, of the six, which lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave? And who were the others?
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover did some surveying.
Herbert Hoover
And he was from Iowa.
Washington was licensed as a surveyor (he was appointed surveyor for Culpeper County, Virginia), but of course he never lived in the White House.
Jefferson was also granted a license (he received a commission as surveyor of Albemarle County), and he DID occupy the White House, the second President to do so.
Hoover and Carter were engineers (mining and nuclear engineering, respectively), but not surveyors.
HC didn't say it was a president.
Other people live in the White House. Secret Service agents, some cleaning/cooking/maintenance staff, the President's physician.
