Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, and Woodrow had fathers that were preachers.
John Quincy Adams' father was minister to the Netherlands.
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Two US presidents whose fathers were ministers are Woodrow Wilson and Jimmy Carter. Woodrow Wilson's father, Joseph Ruggles Wilson, was a Presbyterian minister. Jimmy Carter's father, James Earl Carter Sr., was also a Baptist minister. Both Wilson and Carter drew upon their religious upbringing and values in their political careers.