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Remarks.

5. Table of the Names of the Representatives in Congress who have been elected Speakers of the House of Representatives from the 4th March, 1789, to the Termination of the Second Session, 31st Congress, 3d March, 1851; showing the Commencement and Termination of their Service as such, and the States of which they were Representatives, respectively.

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Fred. A. Muhlenberg April 1, 1789 Mar. 3, 1791 Jonathan Trumbull. | Oct. 24, 1791 Mar. 2, 1793 1 Fred. A. Muhlenberg Dec. 2, 1793 Mar. 3, 1795 | 7, 1795 Mar. 3, 1797 May 15, 1797 Mar. 3, 1799 April 20, 1798 April 23, 1798 May 28, 1798 May 29, 1798

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1 Nathaniel Macon Nathaniel Macon

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Theodore Sedgwick. Dec. 2, 1799 Mar. 3, 1801 Nathaniel Macon Dec. 7, 1801 Mar. 3, 1803 | Oct. 17, 1803 Mar. 3, 1805 | Dec. 2, 1805 Mar.

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Jan. 19, 1814 Mar. 2, 1815 S. Carolina. Dec. 4, 1815 Mar. 3, 1817 Kentucky

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May 22, 1809 Mar. 3, 1811

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May 24, 1813 Jan. 19, 1814

Indisposed 19th and 20th May,
1812, and House adjourned.
Absent Dec. 27, 1813, House ad-
journed. Resigned Jan. 19, 1814.
Absent Dec. 10, 1816. House ad-
journed.

Resigned, by letter, 20th Oct. 1820.

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Remarks.

6. Table of the Names, Residence when Appointed, Time of Appointment, and Expiration of Service of the Clerks of the House of Representatives of the United States.

Names.

States.

Time of appointment.

Expiration of service.

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9 Dec.

1800

1 April 1789 15 May 1797 The House of Representatives met

4th March; formed a quorum on
1st April, and then elected a clerk.
Resigned.

9 Dec.

1800

7 Dec.

1801

Virginia

7 Dec.

1801

26 Oct.

1807

Maryland.

26 Oct.

1807

28 Jan.

1815

Resigned.

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CHAPTER 8.

THIS CHAPTER IS DEDICATED ΤΟ

THE EMINENT JURISTS

WHO HAVE OCCUPIED AND CONTINUE TO OCCUPY THE
BENCH OF THAT AUGUST TRIBUNAL,

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES,
From the 4th March, 1789, to the 3d March, 1851.

CHIEF JUSTICES

OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.

JOHN JAY, of New York, appointed by the President with the ad

vice and consent of the Senate, 26th September, 1789. Nominated 16th, and confirmed 19th April, 1794, Envoy Extraordinary to England. Resigned as Chief Justice. Successor appointed 1st July, 1795.

JOHN RUTLEDGE, of South Carolina, appointed 1st July, 1795, in recess of Senate, in place of John Jay resigned, and presided on the Bench at August term, 1795. Nominated 10th, and rejected by the Senate 15th December, 1795.

WILLIAM CUSHING, of Massachusetts. Nomination confirmed and appointed, &c., 27th January, 1796, in place of John Jay, resigned. Declined the appointment. He was then an Associate Justice.

OLIVER ELLSWORTH, of Connecticut. Nomination confirmed and appointed, &c., 4th March, 1796, in place of W. Cushing, declined. Appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to France, 27th February, 1799. He presided on the Bench at the August term, 1799. Proceeded on his mission to

France, 3d November, 1799. Resigned as Chief Justice. Successor appointed 19th December, 1800.

JOHN JAY, Governor of New York. Nomination confirmed and appointed, &c., 19th December, 1800, in place of Oliver Ellsworth, resigned. Declined the appointment.

JOHN MARSHALL, Secretary of State.* Nomination confirmed 27th, and appointed, &c., 31st January, 1801, in place of John Jay, declined. Died in 1835.

ROGER B. TANEY, of Maryland. Nomination confirmed and appointed, &c., 15th March, 1836, in the place of John Marshall, deceased.

ASSOCIATE JUSTICES

OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.

JOHN RUTLEDGE, of South Carolina. Nomination confirmed and appointed 26th September, 1789. Resigned, and Thomas Johnson appointed.

WILLIAM CUSHING, of Massachusetts.

Nomination confirmed

26th, and appointed 27th September, 1789. Died, and Levi Lincoln appointed.

JAMES WILSON, of Pennsylvania. Nomination confirmed 26th, and appointed 29th September, 1789. Died, and Bushrod Washington appointed.

JOHN BLAIR, of Virginia. Nomination confirmed 26th, and appointed 30th September, 1789. Resigned, and Samuel Chase appointed.

ROBERT H. HARRISON, of Maryland. Nomination confirmed 26th September, 1789. Resigned, and James Iredell appointed. JAMES IREDELL, of North Carolina. Appointed in recess of Senate,

* John Marshall, Secretary of State, was nominated to the Senate as Chief Justice the 20th January, 1801, was confirmed on the 27th, commissioned 31st January, and presided on the Bench of the Supreme Court from the 4th to the 9th February, or during February term, 1801. From a message of the President to Congress, accompanied by a report from John Marshall, Secretary of State, dated 27th February, 1801, it appears that he also continued to act in the latter capacity until that day, and from other circumstances that he continued to act as such un'il the 3d March, 1801, on which day the then administration terminated.

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