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Andrew Shuman ... Jan. 8, 1877 .. Cook
John Hamilton ..
Jan. 10, 1881 .. 'MeLeao
Secretaries of State.
Name.
Appointed or From what qualified. county.
Remarka.
Elias Kent Kane ....
Oct.
6. 1818 .. Kaskaskla ... Resignou Dec. 16, 18:22.
Samnel D. Lock wood.
... Do .. 18, 1822 .. Madison
Resigned April 2, 1823.
Davld Blackwell
April 2, 182 4 ..
St. Clair ...
Resigned Oct. 15, 1824.
Morris Birkbeck
Oct. 15, 1824 .. Edwarda ....
Resigned Jan. 15, 1825.
George Forquer.
Jan. 17, 1825 .. Sangamon ...
Resigned Dec. 31, 1828.
Alexander P. Field.
Dec. 31, 1828 .. Union
Removed Nov. 30, 1840.
Stephen A. Douglas
Nov. 30, 1840 .. Morgan ..
Resigned Feb. 27, 1841.
Lyman Trumbull
Feb. 27, 1841 .. St. Clair
Removed March 4. 1813.
Thompson Campbell ...
Mar. 4, 1843 .. JoDaviess
Resigned Dec. 23, 1846.
Horace 8. Cooley.
Dec. 23, 1846 .. Adama ..
Appointed by Gov. French.
Horace 8. Cooley
Jan. 8, 1849 .. Adams.
Elected under Constitution
David L. Gregga ...
April 10, 1850 .. Cook
Alexander Starne
Jan. 10, 1853 .. Pike
Ozias M. Hatch.
Jan, 12, 1857 .. Pike
Ozias M. Hatch.
JeD. 14, 1861 .. Pike
Sharon Tyndale ..
Jan. 16, 1865 .. St. ('lair
Edward Rummel ..
J&D. 11, 1869_ Peoria ...
George H. Harrow
Jan. 13, 1873 .. Tazewell
George H. Herrow ....
Jan. 8. 1877 .. Tazowell
Henry C. Dement ....
.. Jen. 10, 1881 .. Lee
Anditors of Public Accounts.
Name.
When qualified.
From what county.
Remarks.
Elljah C. Berry
Oct. 9, 1818 .. Fayette
Elijah C. Berry.
April 6, 1819 ..
James T. B. Stapp.
Aug. 27, 1831 ..
Levl Davia ...
Nov. 1G, 1835 ..
James Shields,
Mar. 4, 1841 .. Randolph ..
Wm. D. L. Ewing.
Mar. 26, 1843. Fayett
Died.
Thomas H. Campbell
Thomas H. Campbell ...
JAD. 7, 1847 ..
Jesaa K. Dubois ..
Jan. 12, 1857 .. Lawrence
Jesse K. Duboia
Jan. 14, 1861 ..
Orlin H. Miner.
Dec. ]', 1864 .. Sangamon ...
( hasles E. Lippincott .. Jan. 11, 1869 .. Caas
Charles E. Lippincott .. Jan. 13, 1873 ..
Thomas B. Needles ..... Jan. 8, 1877 .. WHa'rington
Charles P. Swigert ........ Jan. 10, 1881 ..! Kankekoe ...
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Name.
When qualified
From what county.
Remarka.
Ninlan W. Edwarda
Meh. 24, 1854 .. Sangamon ...
.Appointed by the Governor
Wm. H. Powell
Jen'y 12, 1857 ..
Peoria ...
Newton Bateman.
Jen'y 1, 1859. Morgan ..
Newton Bateman.
Jan'y 4, 1861 ..
John P. Brooks ..
Jan'y 12, 1863 .. Sangamon.
Newton Bateman ..
Jan'y 10, 1865 ..
=
Newton Batem&D ....
Jan'y . , 1871 ..
Jan'y 11, 1876 .. Mc Lean ...
Jan'y 13, 1879. St. Clair .......
Hiram Hilliard July
2, 1877 .. 1
From what county.
Remarks.
Daniel Pope Cook ...
Mch. 5, 1819 .. Randolph
Resigned March 5, 1819.
William Mears ..
Dec. 14, 1819 .. St Clair
Sam'l D. Lockwood.
Feb. 26, 1821 .. Madison .....
Resigned Dec. 28, 1822.
Jan'y 14, 1823 .. James Turney. Washington Resigned Jan'y 7, 1825.
James Turney ..
Jan'y 15, 1825 ..
George Forquer .. Jan'y 23, 1829 .. Monroe
Resigned Dec. 3, 1832.
James Semple Jan'y 30, 1833 .. Medison
Ninian W. Edwards .. Sept. 1, 1834 .. Sangamon ...
Ninian W. Edwards .. Jan'y 19, 1835 ..
Resigned Feb. 7, 18 5.
Jesse B. Thomas, Jr ...
Feb. 12, 1835 .. Madison.
Resigned Jan'y 8, 1836.
Walter B. Scates .. ...
Jan'y 18, 1836 .. Jefforson
Resigned Dec. 26, 1836.
Usher F. Linder .. Feb.
4, 1837 .. Coles ...
Resigned June 11, 1838.
George W. Olney June 26, 1838 .. Madison .
Resigned Feb'y 1, 1839.
Wickliffe Kitchell ... Mch. 5, 1839 .. Crawford
Resigned Nov. 19, 1840.
Josiah Lamborn ... Dec. 23, 1840 .. Morgan
James A. McDougall ... Jau'y 12, 1843 ..
David B. Campbell
Dec. 21, 1846 .. Sangamon ...
Robert G. Ingersoll . Feb. 28, 1867 .. Peoria
Appointed by Gov. Oglesby.
Washington Bushnell .. Jan'y. 11, 1873 .. LaSalle
James K. Edasll Jan'y 13, 1873 .. Lee.
Jamea K. Edaall Jan'y. 8, 1877 ..
James McCartnoy. Jan'y. 10, 1881 .. [Wayne.
State Geologists.
Name.
When appointed.
From what county.
Remarks.
Joseph Norwood ..
July 21, 1851 .. Sangamon ....
Act of Feb. 17, 1851.
H. A. Ulffers ....
Amos H. Worthen ..
Mch. 22, 1858 .. Hancock .....
Vice Norwood.
Leopold Richter ....
Dec. 1, 1859 .. St. Louis, Mo. Artist.
Honry Engelmann ......
April 19, 1861 . St Clair ....... Assistant Geologist.
William Billington ....
April 26, 1864 .. Sengamon ... i Vice Richer.
State Entomologists.
Name.
When appointed.
From what county.
Remarks.
D. B. Walsh ...... June 11, 1867 .. Rock Island Died.
Wm. LeBarron ........
April 2, 1870 .. Kane ......
Diod.
Cyrna Thomas ....
. April 13, 1875 .. Jackson .......
Adjutants-General.
Name.
When appointed
From what county.
Remarks.
Wm. Alexander.
Aprll 24, 1819 .. Randolph
Elijah C. Berry ......
June 11, 1821 .. Fayette.
James W. Berry
Dec. 10, 1828 ..
Dec. 16, 1839 .. Sengemon ....
Simon B. Buckner ..
April 3, 1857 .. Cook
Resigned Nov. 7, 1857. Died.
Wm. C. Kenney.
Dee.
9, 1857 .. St. Clair ......
Vice Kinney, deceased.
Allen C. Fuller .... Nov. 11, 186]. Boone ...
Isham N. Haynie.
Jan'y 16, 1865 .. Alexander ...
Dled.
Edward P. Nilee ..
Cook
Acting ad interim.
Hubert Dilger ..
Mch. 21, 1869 .. Sangamon.
Edwin L. Higgins.
Jan'y 24, 1873 ..
Edwin L. Higgins .......
July
1, 1874 ..
Hiram Hilliard
July
2, 1875 .. Cook
Jamves P. Slade
Oct. 6, 1818 .. Randolph .....
Adolphna F. Hubbard .. Dec. 5, 1822 ..
William Kinney
Dec. 6, 1826 .. St. Clair ......
Zadok Casey.
Dec. 0, 1830 ..
Wm. L. D. Ewing.
Mar. 1, 1833 ..
Fayette ...
Jackson. White
President of Senate and Act- ing Lleut-Governor ..
Stinaon H. Anderson ...
Dec. 7, 1838 ..
Jefferson
John Moore ..
Dec. 8. 1842 ..
Mc Lean
Joseph B. Wells.
Dec. 9, 1846 ..
Rock Island
Wm. McMurtry ..
Jan.
8, 1849 ..
Knox
Gustavue Kærner .....
Jan. 1853 .. St. Clair
James H Beveridge.
Jan. 9, 1865 .. Dekalb.
Jen. 10, 1867 .. Cook ..
Erastus N. Bates ...
Jan. 11, 1869 .. Marion
Erastus N. Bates ...
Nov. 8, 1870 ..
Edward Rutz ..
Jan. 13, 1873 .. St. Clair
Thos. S. Ridgeway.
Jnn. 11, 1875 .. Gallatin .
Edward Rutz ......
Jan. 8, 1877 .. St. Clair.
John C. Smith ..
Jan. 13, 1879 .. JoDaviess
Edward Rutz ...
Jan. 10, 1881 ... Cook ......
Attorneys-General.
Name.
When qualified.
Resigned
John D. Whiteside .. Milton Carpenter
John Moore.
Dec. 16, 1850%.
Appointed, vice Miller.
Francla A. Hoffman Jen. 14, 1861 ..
Cook
Succeeded to office of Gov.
Cook
Jefferson .....
Resigned March 1, 1833. President of Senate and Act- ing Lieut-Governor.
Alex. M. Jenkins Wm. H. Davidson ..
Deo. 5, 1834 ..
Deo. 9, 1836 ..
Pierre Menard
Gallatin
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State Treasurers.
Thomas S. Mether.
Oct. 28, 1858 .. Sangamon ...
Newton Bateman ....
Jan'y -- , 1807 ..
Sam'l M. Etter.
Resigned Nov. 11, 1839.
Moses K. Andorson.
1853 .. Hardin.
Topographer.
Mar. 26, 1816 .. Randolph .... Vice Ewing, deceased.
=
of 1848. Died April 2, 1850.
John Dougherty .. Jan. 11, 1869 ..
George W. Smith ...
HISTORY OF EDWARD, LAWRENCE AND WABASH COUNTIES, ILLINOIS.
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POPULATION OF ILLINOIS.
Statement showing the population of the State of Illinois by Counties, according to the United States census, from the year 1800 to the year 1880, and date of organization and name of County Seat :
Counties.
1800.
1810.
1820.
1830.
1840.
1650.
1860.
1870.
1880.
When organized.
Counly Seats.
Adams
2,186
14, 478
26, 508
41, 323
68, 362
89, 148 January 13, 1825.
Quincy
Alexander.
626
1,390
8, 313
2. 484
4,707
10, 564
14, 809 March 4, 1819 ..
Cairo ....
Bond.
2,931
2,931
6, 060
6, 144
9,815
13 152
14, 873 January 4, 1817
Greenville.
Boone ...
1, 705
7, 624
11, 678
12,942
11, 627 March 4, 1837 ..
Belvidere
Brown.
4, 183
7,198
9,938
12, 205
13, 014 February 1, 1839 ..
Mt. Sterling.
Bureau
3, 067
8, 841
26,426
94, 415
33, 189 February 28, 1837
Princeton ...
Calhoun-
1,090
1.741
3, 231
6, 141
6, 662
7, 471 January 10, 182%
Hardin.
Carroll
1, 023
4,586
11, 733
16,705
16,985 Febuary 22, 1839,
Mt. Carroll.
Cass.
2,981
7, 253
11, 325
11,580
14, 494 March 3, 1837.
Virginia.
Champaign®
1, 475
2,649
14, 829
32, 737
40, 869 February 20, 1833
Urbana ..
Christian
1, 878
3, 203
10, 492
20,363
28, 232 February 15, 1839.
Taylorville.
Clark
931
3,940
7,453
9, 532
11, 987
18, 719
21, 900 March 22, 1819 ..
Marshall
CIAY
755
3, 228
4,289
9,336
15, 875
16, 195 December 23, 1824.
Louisville
Clinton
2,330
3, 718
5, 139
10,941
16, 285
18, 718 December 27, 1824.
Coles.
8,616
9,335
14, 203
25, 235
27, 055 December 25, 1830.
Cook
Crawford
2,999
3,117
4,422
7,133
11, 551
13,889
16,190 December 31, 1816.
Cumberland.
13, 762| May 1, 1843.
De Kalb
26, 774 March 4, 1837.
Sycamore.
De Witt
17,014 March 1, 1839
Clinton.
Douglas
15, 857| February 13, 1857 ....
Tuscola.
DuPage
4,071
8, 225
10,092
16, 925
21,450
27 504 January 3, 1823.
Paris .....
Edwards
3,444
1,619
3,070
3,524
5,454
7.565
8, 600 November 28, 1814
Albion ...
Effingham.
2,704
6,328
8,075
11, 189
19, 638
23, 213 February 14, 1821
Vandalia
Franklin.
1,763
4,08:1
3,682
6, 681
9,393
Fulton
1,811
13, 142
22,508
Gallatin ...
8 155
7,405
10,760
5,448
8,055
11, 134
Greene ...
7,674
11, 951
12, 429
16,093
20,277
Grundy
2,616
3,045
6,362
9,915
13, 014
16, 712 February 8, 1821 .:.
McLeansboro ....
Hancock ...
483
9, 946
14,652
29,061
5,113
Henderson
41
1,200
3, 807
20, 660
35,506
Iroquois ..
1,542
1,828
3, 566
6, 862
9,589
19, 634
Jasper.
691
2,555
5 762
8.109
12, 965
17,864
JoDaviess.
2,111
6, 180
18, 604
Johnson
843 1,596
3, 626
4, 114
9,342
11,248
Kane
Kankakee.
15. 412
Kendall
13.074
12,399
Knox
274
7, 060
13, 279
39,522
Lake ..
7, 654
14,226
18,257
21,014
LaSalle.
9,348
17,815
48,332
60,792
Lawrence.
3,668
7,092
6, 121
Lee
2, 035
6. 292
17, 651
27, 171
Livingston Logan.
2,333
5, 128
Macon.
1,122
3,039
3,988
Macoupin
1,990
7,828
19, 355
24, 602
32, 726
Madison
13, 550
6,221
14,433
20, 441
31,351
44, 131
Marion ...
2,125
4,742
8, 720
12, 739
20,622
23, 691 Jannary 24, 1823 ..
Salem.
16,036 January 19, 1839.
Lacon ....
Havana.
Metropolia
McDonough
6,308
7,816
20,009
26,509
McHenry
2,578
14, 978
22, 089
23, 762
McLean.
6,565
10, 163
28,772
63,988
Menard
4, 431
0,340
9,584
11,736
Mercer
26
2,352
5,246
15,042
18,769
Monroe ...
2,000
4,48]
7.673
12, 832
12, 982
Montgomery
2.953
4.490
6,277
13,979
25,314
28, 086 February 12, 1821
Hillsboro
Morgan ...
12,714
19, 547
22, 112
28,463 31, 519 January 31, 1823 ..
Jacksonville
Sullivan.
Oregon
Peoria
1,215
6, 278|
9,552
13, 723
Pike
2,396
11,728
27.249
30,768
33, 761 January 31, 1821.
11,437
13,256 April 1, 1816 ..
Mound City.
Putnam
1,310
2,131
3,924
5,587
6, 280
17, 205
20,850
25, 691 April 28, 1899.
Chester
Richland
12. 803 15, 546 February 24, 1841.
Olney
Rock Island
Sangamon
12,960
14, 716
19, 228
32, 274
46, 352
62, 902 January 30, 1821
Springfield
Shebly ..
2,972
6,659
7, 807
14,613|
25,476
30, 282 January 23, 1827
Shelbyville
*St. Clair
1,255
6,007
5,248
7,078
13, 631
20,180
37, 894
51, 068
Tazewell
4,716
7.221
12, 052
21, 470
27,903
29, 679 January 31, 1827.
Pekin ..
Union
2,362
3,230
5, 524
7, 815
11,181
16,518
18, 100 January 2. 1818
Jonesboro
Vermilion
6.838
9,303
11, 492
19, 800
30,388
41, 600 January 18, 1828.
Danville.
Wahash .....
2,710;
4,240
4,690
7,313
8, 841
Warren ..
308
6, 739
8, 176
18,336
23, 174
Washington
1,617
1,675
4,810
6,953
13.731
17, 599
Wavne ...
1,114
2,553
6, 133
6, 825
12, 223
19, 758
21, 297 March 26, 1819 ...
Fairfield
White.
4,822
6,091
7,910
8 925
12, 403
18,846
23, 089 December 9, 1815
Carmi.
Whiteside,
2, 814
6.361
18,737
27,603
30, 888 January 18, 1836 ...
Morrison ...
Will
10,167
16, 703
29, 321
43, 913
53, 424 January 12, 1836.
Jnliet
Willlamaon
19.326 February 28, 1839
Marion.
Winnebago.
4,609
11, 773
24,491
29,301
30, 618 January 16, 1836.
Rockford.
Wnodford ...
4,415
13, 282
18, 956
21, 630 February 27, 1841
Metamora ....
Aggregate
2,358 12,282 55, 162 167, 445 476, 183 851, 470| 1, 711, 951 2, 539, 891 3, 078, 634
Wankegan.
70, 420 January 15, 1831
Ottawa ..
13, 663 January 16, 1821 ..
Lawrenceville.
27.494| February 27, 1839
Dixon ...
Pontiac.
25, 041 February 15, 1839
30, 671 Jannary 19, 1829 ...
Decatur ..
37, 705 January 17, 1829 ...
Carlinville ...
50, 141 September 14, 1812
16,956
Mason
5,921
10, 931
16,184
Massac ....
4,09
6, 213
9, 581
10, 443 February 8, 1843 ..
27, 984 January 25, 1826 ...
Macomb ..
24, 914 January 16, 1836 ... .
60, 115 December 25, 1830
13, 028 February 15, 1839. 19, 601 Jannary 13, 1825 ..
Aledo ..
13, 682 June 1, 1816 ..
Waterloo
Moultrie.
10,385 13, 705 February 16, 1843
Ogle
3,479
10, 020}
22, 888
27,492
8, 153
17, 547
36, 601
47,840
Peoria ..
Pinckneyville.
Monticello.
Piltsfield
Pulaskl
2,284
3, 943
8.752
9,507 March 3, 1843 5, 555 January 13, 1825.
Hennepin
Randolph
1,103
7,276
8,492
4,429
7,044
11, 079
9, 711
Rock Island
2,610
6, 937
21,005|
9,331
12, 714 15, 90 February 25, 1847
Harrisburg
Achuyler.
2,959
6,972
In, 673
14, 684
17,419
16, 249 January 13, 1825
Rushville
Scott
6, 215
7,914
9,069
10,530
10, 745 February 16, 1839
Winchester ..
Stark
3, 710|
9,004
10, 751
11, 209 March 2, 1838
Toulon
Stephenson
2,800
11,666
25, 112
30,608
31, 970 March 4, 1837 ..
Freeport.
Monmouth.
21, 117 Jannary 2, 1818 ..
Nashville
4, 457
7,216
12, 205
17,329
9, 943 December 27, 1824
Mt. Carmel.
Pope.
2,610
3,31G
4,004
3, 975
6, 742
31,471
38, 450 February.27, 1837
14, 272
23,053
Lincoln ..
Marshall
1,849
5, 180
13,437
25, 782
35, 457 February 26, 1833
Watseka.
22, 508 January 10, 1818 ...
Murphysboro.
14,515 February 15, 1831
Newton
20, 686 March 26, 1819.
Mt. Vernon.
15, 546 February 28, 1839.
27, 534| February 17, 1827.
Galena ..
/ 13, 079 September 11, 1812.
Vienna
44, 956 January 16, 1836 ..
Geneva.
24,061 February 11, 1851
13, 081 February 19, 1841
Yorkville
38, 360 January 13. 1825.
Gnlesburg
21, 299 March 1, 1839 ..
9, 214
12,533
759
1, 552
13, 738
26,481
Hardin
1,378
2, 887
3,759
4,612
9,501
12, 682
10, 755 January 20, 1841.
Oquawka.
36, 609 January 13, 1825.
C mbridge.
1,696
4,149
12, 325
3, 220|
8, 364
11, 238
Jersey
4,635
7, 354
12, 051
15, 054
27,325
27,820
16, 703
30.062
39,091
24,352
7, 73'
28, 663
9,103
15, 105: February.17, 1859
16, 129 January 2, 1818 ..
41, 249, January 28, 1823.
12, 862 September 14, 1812.
Shawneetowa
23, 014 January 20, 1821 ..
14, 938 16. 738| February 17, 1841
Morris.
Hamilton
35,935 35, 352;January 13, 1825.
Carthage.
8, 024 March 2, 1839.
Elizabethtown
Henry ..
3,535
9,290
14,701
16, 685
19, 187 February 0, 1839
Wheaton ..
1,075
3, 799
7.816
15, 853
18,921 February 15, 1831
Effingham.
Ford
1,979
12, 652
30, 338
39, 201
Lewistown.
Carrollton .....
3,023
10,379
14, 768
7, 140
13, 484
6, 311
12, 223
Majority Point.
1,697
7,540
3, 247
5, 002
10,820
349,966
607, 719 January 15, 1331.
Chicago ...
10,201
43, 385
144,954
3, 718
19,086
23, 265
Edgar.
Fayette
Paxton.
Benton
Carlyle.
Charleston ..
Robinson
Jerseyville
Edwardaville
16, 244 January 20, 1841 ..
29, 946 January 16, 1838 ..
55, 419 January 13, 1825.
16, 008 January 29, 1827.
Perry. Piatt
1,60€
6,127
10,953
15, 683 Jannary 27, 1841 ..
Golconda .....
29,783 38, 314 February 9, 1831.
Saline
5, 588
6, 385
16, 064 3, 234;
18, 819
4,012
1,573
Belleville
61, 850 April 28, 1809
22, 940 January 13, 1825.
Woodstock Bloomington.
Petersburg
1,516
3, 222
11, 637
Jackson.
Jefferson.
1,472
8, 501
Kankakee City
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* St. Clair county was organised April 27th, 1790, by Arthur St. Clair, then Governor and Commander-in-chief of " The territory of the United States north- west of the Ohio river, ' re-organized after Illinois had been established as a Territory, April 28th, 1809.
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.
Presidents.
No.
NAME.
QUALIFIED.
1 George Washington ...... April 30, 1789
... Mar. 4, 1793
2 John Adams .Mar. 4, 1797
8 Thomas Jefferso.1 .... .. Mar 4, 1801
Mar. 4, 1805
4 James Madison Mar. 4, 1809
44
=
MHP 4, 1813
5 James Monroe .. Mar. 4, 1x17
44
Mar.
7 Andrew Jackson .. Mar. Mar.
4, 1833
8 Martin Van Buren .Mar.
4, 1837
10 John Tyler ..
.April 6, 1841
11 James K. Polk Mar.
12 Zachary Taylor .. Mar.
13 Millard Fillmore. .July 10, 1850
14 Franklin Pierce ... Mar. 4, 1853
15 Jamea Buchanan ...: .. Mar. 4, 1857
.. Mar. 4, 18Gt
Secretaries of the Treasury.
1 Alex. Hamilton. .Sept. 11, 1789
Mar. 4, 1793
2 Oliver Wolcott. Feb. 2, 1793
44
.. Mar. 4, 1797
3 Samual Dexter
.Jan. 1, 18u1
4 Albert Gallatin .. May 14, 1801
46 44 Mar. 4, 1809
Mar. 4, 1813
5 Geo. W. Campbell. Feb. 9. 1814
6 Alexander J. Dallas .Oct. 6, 1814
7 Wm. H. Crawford. .. Oct. 22, 1816
Mar. 6, 1817
44 Mar. 6, 1821
8 Richard Rush Mar. 7, 1825
9 Samuel D. Ingham. ... .Mar. 6, 1820
10 Lonis McLane .. .Aug. 2, 1831
12 Roger B. Taney. Sept. 23, 1833
13 Levi Woodbury. June 27, 1834
64 Mar. 4, 1837
14 Thomas Ewing. Mar. 5, 1841
April 6, 1841
15 Walter Forward .Sept. 13, 1841 .Mar. 3, 1843
June 15, 1844
18 Robert J. Walker
.Mar. 6, 1845
Mar. 8, 1849
20 Thomas Corwin
21 James Guthrie ... Mar. 7, 1853
22 Howell Cobb ...... Mar. 6, 1857
23 Philip F. Thomas .. Dec. 12, 1860
24 John A. Dix ..
Jan. 11, 1861
25 Salmon P. Chase .... Mar. 7, 1861 26 Wm. Pitt Fessenden ...... July 1, 1864 7, 1865
27 Hugh McCulloch Mar.
April 15, 1865
28 George S. Bontwell Mar. 11, 1869
29 Wm. A Richardson ..... .. Mar 17, 1>73
30 Benj. H. Bristow. June 4, 1874
31 Lot M. Morrill July 7, 1876
32 John Sherman ..... .. Mar. . 8, 1877
33 William Windom Mar. 4, 1881 34 Chas. G. Folger .Dec.,
1881
Secretarice of War.
1 IFonry Knox ... .Sept. 12, 1789
4, 1793
2 Timothy Pickering ...... Jan. 2, 1795
3 James McHenry. 66 Mar. 4, 1797
4 Samuel Dexter .. .May
5 Roger Griswold .. Feb.
G Henry Dearborn Mar.
.. Mar.
7 William Euatis.
Mar.
7,1809
15, 1865
27, 1866
8 0. H. Browning. .. July 9 Jacob 1), Cox .Mar.
10 Columbus Delano .Nov.
.. Mar.
11 Zachariah Chandler ...... Oet. 19, 1875
12 Carl Schurz ... . Mar.
12, 1877 13 Samuel J. Kirkwood ..... Mar. 4, 1881
14 Henry M. Teller. ... April, 1882 29 Henry Stanbery. July 30 William M Evarts. .July 31 E. Rockwood Hoa -.... .. Mar. 6, 1869 23,1866 15, 1868 32 Amos T. Akerman ........ June 23, 1870 Postmasters-General. 33 George H. Williams ...... Dec. 14, 1871 4
1 Samuel Osgood .. Sept. 26, 1789
2 Timothy PickerIng ...... Aug. 12, 1791
44
.... .. Mar
4,1793
12, 1841 3 Joseph Haberaham ....... F. b. 25, 1795 36 Charles Devena .... Mar. 12, 1877
... .. Mar.
.. Mar.
4. 1801
Postmasters-General
No. NAME.
APPOINTED.
4 Gideon Granger ........ ... Nov. 28, 1801 .6
..
Mar.
4, 1805
24 Charles M. Conrad ........ Aug. 15, 1850
25 Jefferson Davis. ... ... Mar.
5, 1853
26 Johu B. Floyd .............. Mar.
6. 1857
27 Joseph Holt .Jao.
18, 1861
28 Simon ( ameron ... Mer.
6,1861
29 Edwin M. Stanton ......... Jan. =
.. Mar.
46
44 ... April 15, 1865
U. S. Grant, ad interim ... Aug. 12, 1867 21, 1868 L Thomas, ... Feb. 30 John M. Schofield ........ May 28, 1868
31 John A. Rawlin ..... .. Mar. 11, 1869
32 Wm. W. Belknap. .. Oct.
25, 1869
4,1873
33 Alphonso Taft .Mar.
8, 1876
34 James D. Cameron .. MAY
35 Geo. W. Mccrary .. ... .Mar.
12, 1877 14 Nathan K. Hall July
23, 1850
17 Aaron V. Brown .. .. Mar.
18 Joseph Holt
Mar.
.Feb.
14, 1859 12, 1861 5, 1861
21 William Dannison.
.Sept.
24, 1864
25, 1866 . April 15, 1865 22 Alex. W. Randall .July 23 John A. J. Cresswell. .. Mar.
.Mar.
5. 1869 4.1873
24 Marshall Jewell .Aug.
24, 1874
25 James N. Tyner ... ... July
12, 1876
26 David MeK Key .. Mar. 12, 1877
27 Horace Maynard .. ... June
2,18'0
28 Thomsa L. James .. Mar.
4, 188€
29 Timothy O. Howe ......... Dec., 1881
Attorneys-General.
1 Edmond Randolph ..... Sept. 26, 1789 ... ... Mar 4, 1791
2 William Bradford ....... .. Jan.
27, 1794
3 Charles Lee. Dec. 10, 1795
... Mar. 4, 1797
4 Theophilus Parsons ...... Feb. 20,1801
6, 1801
6 Robert Smith. Mar.
3, 1805
7 John Breckinridge Aug.
7,1805
8 Læsar A. Rodney .... .Jan.
28, 1807
..
.. Mar.
4, 1809
9 William Pinkney .... .. Dec.
11, 1811 4, 1813
10 Richard Rush Feh.
Mar.
10, 1814 4, 1817
11 William Wirt Nov. 13, 1817
.. Mar.
6. 1821
20 Geo. M. Robeson. .. June 25, 1860
.. Mar.
27 Rich. W. Thompson ...... Mar. 19, 1877
28 Nathan Goff, Jr ......... .. Jan.
6, 1881
29 W. H. Hunt ... Mar.
4, 1881
30 W. E. Chandler April,
1882
Secretarics of the Interior.
1 Thomne Ewing. Mar. 8,1849
2 Alex. H. Stuart ... Sept. 12, 1850
3 Robert McClelland ........ Mar. 7,1853
4 Jacob Th mpson ........... Mar. 6, 1857
5 Chleb B. Smith .. Mar. 6, 1861 21 Nathan Clifford. .Oct.
8, 1863 22 Isaac Toucey .June
21, 1848
23 Reverdy Jonnson Mar.
8, 1849
John J Crittenden ......... July 24 Caleb Cushing Mar.
25 Jeremiah S. Black Mar.
26 Edwin M. Stanton ... 5,1809
1, 1870 27 Edward Baten Mar. 5, 1861
4, 1873 T. J. Coffey. ad int. June 22, 1863 2, 1864
28 James Speed .... 46
Mar.
4, 1865 April 15. 1865
6.
Mar.
4, 1825
9, 1829
20,1831
14 Benjamin F. Butler ...... Nov. 4 Mar.
4,1837
15 Felix Grundy. .July,
6,1838
16 Henry D. Gifpin. .Jun.
11, 1840
17 John J. Crittenden ... = 4
.. Mar.
6, 1841
6, 1841
18 Hugh S. Legare ... .rept. 13, 1841
19 John Nelson. July
20 John Y. Mason .. .. Mar.
6, 1845
17, 1846
G John P. Uaher ...... .. Jan. .. Mar. =
64 4, 1865
4,1805
8 John Armstrong ..
9 James Monroe ... .. Sept. 27, 1811
10 Wm. H. Crawford .... Aug. 1, 1815
11 George Graham ..... ... ad interim
12 John C. Calhoun .. ... Oct.
44
.MAr.
13 James Barbour ....... ... Mar.
14 Peter B. Porter. May
26, 1828
16 Lewis Casa. .Aug.
= Mar.
4, 1833
17 Joel R Poinsett .... Mnr.
7,1837
Mar.
5,1841 6,1841
April 6, 1811 19 John C. Spencer. „Oct.
20 James M. Porter. Mar.
8.1843
21 William Wilkins Feb.
15. 1844
Secretaries of War.
No.
NAME.
APPOINTED.
22 William L. Marcy. .Mar. 6, 1845
23 George w. Crawford .. .. Mer. 8, 1849
18 James Buchanan. .. Mar. 6, 1845
19 John M. Clayton .... Daniel Webstar ...
July 22, 1850
20 Edward Everett Nov. 6, 1852
21 William L. Marcy. Mar. 7, 1853
22 Lewis Cass. .Mar. 6, 1x57
23 Jeremiah S. Black Dec. 17, 1860
24 William H. Seward ....... Mar. 6, 1861 46
.Mar. 4, 1865
... April 15, 1865
25 E. B. Washburne.
Mar. 6, 1869
26 Hamilton wish
Mar. 11, 1869
Mar. 4, 1873
27 William M. Evarts .Mar. 12, 1877
28 Jamea G. Blaine Mar. 4, 1881 46 .Mar.
29 Frelinghuyseu, F. T .. ... Dec., 1881
16 Abraham Lincoln ..... 4 .Mar. 4, 1865
17 Andrew Johnson .Aprll 15, 1865
18 Ulysses S. Grant. .... Mar. 4, 1869
Mar. 4, 1873
19 Rutherford B. Hayes .... Mar. 5, 1877 20 James A. Garfield. .Mar. 4, 1881 21 Chester A. Arthur .......... Sept. 20, 1881
Vice-Presidents.
1 John Adams. .June 3, 1780
.Dec. 2, 1793
2 Thomas Jefferson .Mar. 4, 1797
3 Avron Burr .Mar. 4, 1801
4 George Clinton. Mar. 4, 1805
Mar. 4, 1809
6 Eldridge Gerry
Mar. 4, 1813
*John Gaillard. Nov. 25, 1814
... Mar. 4, 1817
8 Daniel D. Tompkins 44 Mar. 6, 18 /1
7 John C. Calhoun. Mar. 4, 1825 Mar. 4, 1829
8 Martin Van Buren ... Mar. 4, 1833
9 Richard M. Johnson .... .Mar. 4, 1837
10 John Tyler ... .Mar. 4, 1841
*Samuel L. Sonthard ...... Auril 6, 1841 * Willie P. Mangum. May 31, 1842
11 George M. Dalla + Mar. 4, 1845
12 Millard Fillmore .. Mar. 5, 1849
* William R. King .... July 11, 1850 13 William R. King ... Mar. 4, 1853 *David R. Atchison. ... April 18, 1853
*Jesse D. Bright .Dec. 5, 1854
14 John C. Breckinridge ... Mar. 4, 1857
15 Hannibal Hamlin. Mar. 4, 1861
16 Andrew Johnson ...... .. Mar.
4, 1865 *Lafaye'te S. Foster. .. Aprl! 15, 1865 *Benjamin F. Wade ..... Mar. 2, 1867
17 Schuyler Colfax . .Mar. 4, 1869
18 Henry Wilson Mar. 4, 1873
*Thomas W. Ferry. . Nov. 22, 1875 19 William A. Wheeler ...... Mar. 5, 1877 20 Chester A Arthur ......... Mnr. 4, 1881 21 David Davis ... .... Oct. 13, 1881
*Acting Vice-Prealdent and President pro tem of the Sennie.
Secretaries of State.
1 Thomas Jefferson .... .. Sept. 26, 1789
.. Mar. 4, 1793
2 Edmond Randolph ........ Jan. 2, 1794
3 Timothy Pickering. .. Dec. 10, 1795
44 ... Mar. 4, 1797
4 John Marshall. .. May 13, 1800
5 James Madison. ... Mar. 6, 1801
.Mar. 4, 1805
6 Robert Smith ... Mar. 8, 1800
7 James Monroe 64
April 2, 1811
Mar. 4, 1813
8 John Quincy Adams ... Mar. 6, 1817
..... Mar.
5, 1821
9 Henry Clay. Mar. 7, 1825
11 Martin Van Buren ..... Mar. 6, 1829 11 Edward Livingsion ....... May 24, 1831 12 Louis MeLane. May 29, 1833
13 John Forsyth. 46
June 27, 1835
Mar. 4, 1837
14 Daniel Webster. .Mar. 5, 1841
6 Hugh 8. Legare ..... May 21, 1843
*6 Abel P. Unshur. July 24. 1843
Secretaries of State.
No. NAME.
APPOINTED.
Mar. 8, 18+9
.Mar.
4, 1809
5 Return J. Meigs, Jr .. 46
Mar.
4. 1817
.. Mar.
5,1821
6 John McLean.
June 26, 1823
Mar.
4, 1825
7 William T. Barry. Mar.
9,1829
Mar.
4, 1833
8 Amos Kendall
... May
1, 1835
=
Mar.
4,1837
9 John M. Niles ...
May
25, 1840
10 Francis Granger. .. Mar.
6, 1841
11 Chas. A. Wickliffe ... .. April
.. Sept. 13, 1841
12 Cave Johnson. Миг.
6, 1845
22, 1876 13 Jacob Collamer. Mar.
8 1849
10,1879 15 Sam'l D. Hubbard Ang. 31, 1852
4,1881 16 James Campbell ..... Mar
5,1853 6, 1857
Secretaries of the Navy.
1 Benjamin Stodderi .... ... Mny 21, 1798 .4
.. Mar. 4,1801
2. Robert Smith. ... July 15, 1801
3. J. Crowninshield. .... Mar.
3,1805
4 Paul Hamilion ....... .. Mar. 7, 1809
5 Wi liam Jonea ...... ...... .. . Jan. 12, 1813
Mnr.
4, 1813
6 B. W. Crowninahield ..... Dec. ..... Mnr.
4,1817 9, 1818
7 Smith Thompson ....... .Nov.
.. Mar.
6, 1821
8 Samuel L. Southard ..... Sepi. 16, 1823 = .... Mar. ...
4. 1825
9 John Branch. ..... .Mnr.
9, 1829
10 Levi Woodbury ...... .. Mny
23, 1831
=
... .. Mar. 4,1833
11 Mahlon Dickerson ........ June 30, 1834 .. Mar.
4,1837
12 James K. Paulding ... ... June 13 George E. Badger ..... .. Mar.
5,1841
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