Friday, September 17, 2004

Homebirth in White House

Well it turns out that there has been at least one birth at the WhiteHouse. So if I had been elected our next child would not have been the first baby born in the White House. For those who care, Esther Cleveland Bosanquet was born September 9, 1893 and died June 26, 1980. Esther was actually born in the White House. Her wedding to Captain William Sydney Bence Bosanquet, the son of Sir Albert Bosanquet, was held at Westminster Abbey, and became an important international social event. They bore two children and lived most of their lives in Yorkshire. In her latter years, Esther returned to the United States and lived quietly in New Hampshire until her death.

She is the only one that we could find that lists that she was born in the White House. Although her sister was also born while her father was in office. I don't know where her sister was born.

It still would have been cool to have a homebirth at the White House. It would have been good publicity for my campaign. Oh well. Maybe Jill will be pregnant again four years from now...

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