25 James K. Polk. Dec. 3, 1837 26 James K. Polk..... Sept. 3, 1839 do. do. 27 Robert M. T. Hunter.. 3, 1841 Virginia. 28 John White Mar. 7, 1835 Mar. 4, 1837 Mar. Dec. 16, 1839 Mar. May 31, 1841 John W. Jones.......... Dec. 4, 1843 Mar. George W. Hopkins... Feb. 28, 1845 Feb. Dec. Robert C. Winthrop.... Dec. Armistead Burt. ...... 1, 1845 Mar. 6, 1847 Mar. 3, 1849 Massachusetts. The Speaker having withdrawn, George W. Hopkins was substituted, and acted that day. June 19, 1848 June 19, 1848 South Carolina.. The Speaker being absent, Mr. Armistead Burt......... June 20, 1848 June 22, 1848 ...do. Dec. 22, 1849 Mar. 3, 1851 Georgia. 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. John Beckley.. Virginia 1 April 1789 15 May 1797 The House of Representatives met Jonathan Williams Condy. Pennsylvania.. 15 May 1797 9 Dec. 1800 4th March; formed a quorum on 1st April, and then elected a clerk. Resigned. John Holt Oswald................... Pennsylvania... 9 Dec. 1800 7 Dec. 1801 John Beckley... Virginia. 7 Dec. 1801 26 Oct. 1807 Patrick Magruder.... Maryland... 26 Oct. 1807 28 Jan. 1815 Resigned. Thomas Dougherty. Kentucky. 30 Jan. 1815 1822 Died during recess. 1838 Died. Hugh A. Garland..... Virginia ....... 3 Dec. 1838 31 May 1841 Matthew St. Clair Clarke Pennsylvania... 31 May 1841 6 Dec. 1843 Caleb J. McNulty... Ohio 6 Dec. 1843 18 Jan. 1845 Dismissed. Benjamin B. French.. Thomas Jefferson Campbell.. Tennessee. Richard M. Young.. Illinois. CHAPTER 8. THIS CHAPTER IS DEDICATED TO THE EMINENT JURISTS WHO HAVE OCCUPIED AND CONTINUE TO OCCUPY THE THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, 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 until the 3d March, 1801, on which day the then administration terminated. in place of Robert H. Harrison, resigned. Nomination confirmed and appointed 10th February, 1790. Died, and Alfred Moore appointed. THOMAS JOHNSON, of Maryland. Appointed 5th August, 1791, in recess of Senate, in place of John Rutledge, resigned. Nomination confirmed and appointed 7th November, 1791. Resigned, and William Paterson appointed. WILLIAM PATERSON, Governor of New Jersey. Nomination confirmed and appointed 4th March, 1793, in place of Thomas Johnson, resigned. Died, and Brockholst Livingston appointed. SAMUEL CHASE, of Maryland. Nomination confirmed and appointed 27th January, 1796, in place of John Blair, resigned. Died, and Gabriel Duval appointed. BUSHROD WASHINGTON, of Virginia. Appointed 29th September, 1798, in recess of Senate, in place of James Wilson, deceased. Nomination confirmed and appointed 20th December, 1798. Died, and Henry Baldwin appointed. 1796-1811. ALFRED MOORE, of North Carolina. Nomination confirmed and appointed 10th December, 1799, in place of James Iredell, deceased. Resigned, and William Johnson appointed. WILLIAM JOHNSON, of South Carolina. Nomination confirmed and appointed 26th March, 1804, in place of Alfred Moore, resigned. (Confirmed and appointed Collector of the Customs 22d Feb. 1819, and declined the appointment.) Died in 1834, and James M. Wayne appointed. THOMAS TODD, of Kentucky. Nomination confirmed 2d, and appointed 3d March, 1807. BROCKHOLST LIVINGSTON, of New York. Appointed 10th November, 1806, in recess of Senate, in place of William Paterson, deceased. Nomination confirmed and appointed 17th December, 1806. Died, and Smith Thompson appointed. LEVI LINCOLN, of Massachusetts. Nomination confirmed and ap pointed 3d January, 1811, in place of William Cushing, deceased. Declined the appointment, and John Quincy Adams appointed. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, of Massachusetts. Nomination confirmed and appointed 22d February, 1811, in place of Levi Lincoln, declined. Declined the appointment, and Joseph Story appointed. GABRIEL DUVAL, of Maryland. Nomination confirmed and appointed 18th November, 1811, in the place of Samuel Chase, deceased. Resigned, and Philip P. Barbour appointed. JOSEPH STORY, of Massachusetts. Nomination confirmed and ap |