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Ni TEXAS ALMANAC.
UNITED STATES STATISTICS.
PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES FRO1 THE ADOP-
TION OF THE CONSTITUTION.' 1. George Washington,
2. John Adams,
:i. Thomas Jefferson,
4. James Madison,
5. James Monroe,
6. John Quincy Adams,
7. Andrew Jackson,
S. Martin Van Buren,
9. William Henry Harrison,"
10. John Tyler,
11. James Knox Polk,
92. Zachary Taylor,*
18. Millard Fillmore,
14. Franklin Pierce,
15. James Buchanan,Term Began. Term Ended.
Virginia, April 80, 1789, March 8, 1797,
Massachusetts, March4, 1797, March 8, 1801,
Virginia, March 4,1801, March 8, 1809,
Virginia, March 4,1809, March 8, 1817,
Virginia, March 4,1817, March 8, 1825,
Massachusetts, March 4,1825, March 8, 129,
Tennessee, March 4, 1829, March 8, 188,
New-York, March 4, 188, March 3,1841,
Ohio, March 4, 1841, April 4, 1841,
Virginia, April 4,1841, ' March 8,1845,
Tennessee, March 4, 1845, March 8, 1849,
Louisiana, March 4, 1849, July 9, 1850,
New-York, July 9, 1850, March 8, 1853,
New-Hampshire,March 5,1853, March 8,1857,
Pennsylvania, March 4,1857,Length of Time.
8 years.
4 "
8 "
8 "
4 "
4 "
I month.
8 y. 11 mo.
4 years.
1 y. 4 mo. 5 d.
2 y. 7mo.25 d.
4 years.EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The 18th Presidential term of four years, since the establishment of the govern-
ment of the United States under the Constitution, began on the 4th of March,
1857; and it will expire on the 3d of March, 1861.JAMES BUCHANAN, of Pennsylvania,
JOHN C. BREOKENRIDGE, of Kentucky,President,
Vice-President,THE CABINET.
LEWIS CAss,
HOWELL COBB,
Joms B. FLoYD,
ISAAC TOUCEY,
JACOB THOMPSON,
AARON V. BROWN,
JEREMJIAH S. BLACK,Michigan,
Georgia,
Virginia,
Connecticut,
Mississippi,
Tennessee,
Pennsylvania,Secretary of State,
Secretary of the Treasury,
Secretary of War,
Secretary of the Navy,
Secretary of the Interior,
Postmaster- General,
Attorney- General,Salary.
$25,000
8,000
$8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000THE JUDICIARY.
SUPREME COURT.
Residence. Appointed. Salary.
Roger B. Taney, Baltimore, Md., Chief Justice, 1836, $6,500
John McLean, Cincinnati, Ohio, Associate Justice, 1829, 6,000
James M. Wayne, Savannah, Ga., " 1835, 6,000
John Catron, Nashville, Tenn., " 1837, 6,000
Peter V. Daniel, Richmond, Va, " 1841, 6,000
Samuel Nelson, Cooperatown, N. Y., 1845, 6,000
Robert C. Grier, Pittsburgh, Pa., " 1846, .6,000
John A. Campbell, Mobile, Ala., 1853, 6,000
Nathan Clifford, Maine, " 1858, 6,000
Jeremiah S. Black, Washington,; D. C., Attorney-General, 1857, 8,000
Benjamin C. Howard, Baltimore, Md., Reporter, 1843, 1,300
William T. Carroll, Washington, D. C., Clerk, Fees, etc.
The Supreme Court is held in the city of Washington, and has one session
annually, commencing on the 1st Monday of December.
CIRCUIT COURTS.
The United States are divided into the following nine Judicial Circuits, in each
* Died n office.
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