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* Died in office April 4, 1841, when Vice-President Tyler succeeded him. Died in office July 9, 1850, when Vice-President Fillmore succeeded him. Assassinated April 14, 1865, when Vice-President Johnson succeeded him. Ex-officio as President pro tem. of Senate.

NAMES OF THE SPEAKERS

OF THE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

From 1789 to 1873.

1st Congress.-FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBURGH, of Pennsylvania, was elected speaker of the house of representatives, April 1, 1789, and served to March 3, 1791. 2d Congress.-JONATHAN TRUMBULL, of Connecticut, was elected speaker, and served from the 24th of October, 1791, to March 3, 1793.

3d Congress.-FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBURGH, of Pennsylvania, was elected speaker, and served from December 2, 1793, to 3d of March, 1795.

4th and 5th Congresses.—JONAthan Dayton, of New Jersey, was elected speaker, and served from 7th of December, 1795, to 3d of March, 1799.

6th Congress.—THEODORE SEDGWICK, of Massachusetts, was elected speaker, and served from 2d December, 1799, to 3d March, 1801.

7th, 8th and 9th Congresses.-NATHANIEL MACON, of North Carolina, was elected speaker, and served from 7th December, 1801, to March 3, 1807.

10th and 11th Congresses.-JOSEPH B. VARNUM, of Massachusetts, was elected speaker, and served from October 26, 1807, to 3d March, 1811.

12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Congresses.-HENRY CLAY, of Kentucky, was elected speaker, and served from 4th November, 1811, to 3d March, 1821.

17th Congress.-PHILIP P. BARBOUR, of Virginia, was elected speaker, and served from 3d December, 1821, to 3d of March, 1823.

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18th Congress.-HENRY CLAY, of Kentucky, was elected speaker, and served from 1st of December, 1823, to March 3, 1825.

19th Congress.-JOHN W. TAYLOR, of New York, was elected speaker, and served from December 5, 1825, to March 3, 1827.

20th, 21st, 22d and 23d Congresses.-ANDREW STEPHENSON, of Virginia, was elected speaker, and served from 3d December, 1827, to 3d of June, 1834; and JOHN BELL, of Tennessee, was, on the 4th of June, 1834, elected to serve out the balance of the 23d Congress, which ended on the 3d of March, 1835.

24th and 25th Congresses.-JAMES K. POLK, of Tennessee, was elected speaker, and served from 7th December, 1835, to Marclr 8, 1839.

26th Congress.-ROBERT M. T. HUNTER, of Virginia, was elected speaker, and served from the 16th of December, 1839, to March 3, 1841.

27th Congress.-JOHN WHITE, of Kentucky, was elected speaker, and served from 31st May, 1841, to March 3, 1843.

28th Congress.-JOHN W. JONES, of Virginia, was elected speaker, and served from 4th December 1843, to March 3, 1845.

29th Congress.-JOHN W. DAVIS, of Indiana, was elected speaker, and served from 1st December 1845, to March 3, 1847.

30th Congress.-ROBERT C. WINTHROP, of Massachusetts, was elected speaker, and served from the 6th of December, 1847, to March 3, 1849.

31st Congress.-HOWELL COBB, of Georgia, was elected speaker, and served from 24th December, 1849, to March 3, 1851.

32d and 33d Congresses.-LINN BOYD, of Kentucky, was elected speaker, and served from 4th December, 1851, to March 3, 1855.

34th Congress.-NATHANIEL P. BANKS, Jr., of Massachu setts, was elected speaker, and served from February 2, 1856, to March 3, 1857.

35th Congress.-JAMES L. ORR, of South Carolina, was elected speaker, and served from December 7, 1857, to March 3, 1859.

36th Congress.-WILLIAM PENNINGTON, of New Jersey, was elected speaker, February 1, 1860, and served to March 3, 1861.

37th Congress.-GALUSHA A. GROW, of Pennsylvania, was elected speaker, July 4, 1861, and served to March 3, 18.3. 38th Congress.-SCHUYLER COLFAX, of Indiana, was elected speaker, December 7, 1863, and served to March 4, 1865. 39th Congress.-SCHUYLER COLFAX, of Indiana, was elected speaker December 4, 1865, and served to March 4, 1867. 40th Congress.-SCHUYLER COLFAX, of Indiana, was elected speaker March 4, 1867, and served to March 4, 1869. 41st Congress.-JAMES G. BLAINE, of Maine, was elected speaker, March 4, 1869, to serve to March 4, 1871. 42d. Congress.-JAMES G. BLAINE, of Maine, was elected speaker, March 4, 1871, to serve to March 4, 1873.

43d. Congress.

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Secretary of State

Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of War

HAMILTON FISH, of New York............ WM. A. RICHARDSON, of Mass..... WILLIAM G. BELKNAP, of lowa...... GEORGE M. ROBESON, of New Jersey, Secretary of the Interior...... COLUMBUS DELANO, of Ohio..... Postmaster-General............. JOHN A. J. CRESWELL, of Maryland... Attorney-General................ GEORGE H. WILLIAMS, of Oregon

Secretary of the Navy.

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LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, 1873-4.

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