In English law, arson was a common law offence (except for the offence of arson in royal dockyards) dealing with the criminal destruction of buildings by fire. The common law offence was abolished by s.11(1) of the Criminal Damage Act 1971.
The early life and career of Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 â July 23, 1885) tells the story of the future general's ancestry, birth, and early career in and out of the United States army from 1822 to 1861.lysses S. Grant's birthplace in Point Pleasant, Ohio. Second lieutenant U.S. Grant in 1843. Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio on April 27, 1822. His father Jesse Root Grant (1794â1873) was a self-reliant tanner and businessman, and his mother was Hannah (Simpson) Grant (1798â1883).
Ulysses S. Grant was among the youngest U.S. presidents in history. Ulysses S. Grant is the fourth-youngest president in U.S. history. He was 46 years, 10 months and five days old when he took the oath of office in 1869. Until Roosevelt's ascension to the presidency, Grant had been the youngest president to hold the office.