Jesse Root Grant

Jesse Root Grant II (February 6, 1858 – June 8, 1934) was an American businessman. He was the youngest son of President Ulysses S. Grant and First Lady Julia Grant. He joined the Democratic Party and sought the party nomination for President, running against William Jennings Bryan in 1908. In 1925, he wrote a biography of his father. They had two children: Chapman Grant and Nellie Grant. In 1913, Grant sued for divorce while they were living in Goldfield, Nevada. Mrs. Grant strenuously fought his charges of desertion. She countersued, claiming he had deserted her and refused to support the family. The divorce was followed by the newspapers. When the divorce was finally granted in 1918, Grant married a widow, Lillian Burns Wilkins.

Grant died in Los Altos, California in 1934 and was buried at the cemetery at the Presidio of San Francisco. He was the last surviving child of Ulysses S. Grant.

Political and literary career

Grant joined the Democratic party and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1908, though he was not considered a viable contender. In 1925, he wrote a biography of his father, In the Days of My Father General Grant.