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Previous to this election two persons were voted for, the highest being President, the next Vice President. The Constitution was amended as it now stands. Thomas Jefferson re-elected President and George Clinton elected Vice President.

Sixth Term-March 4, 1809, to March 3, 1813.-Number of electors, 20.

President-James Madison, Virginia.....

Vice President-George Clinton, New York...

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James Madison elected President and George Clinton re-elected Vice President.

Seventh Term-March 4, 1813, to March 3, 1817.-Number of electors, 25.

President-James Madison, Virginia

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Vice President-Elbridge Gerry, Massachusetts ........................................ 25 James Madison re-elected President and Elbridge Gerry elected Vice President.

Eighth Term-March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1821.-Number of electors, 25.

President-James Monroe, Virginia....

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Vice President-Daniel D. Tompkins, New York .................................. James Monroe elected President and Daniel D. Tompkins, Vice President.

Ninth Term-March 4, 1821, to March 3, 1825.-Number of electors, 25.

President-James Monroe, Virginia.....

Vice President-Daniel D. Tompkins, New York.

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James Monroe re-elected President and Daniel D. Tompkins Vice President.

Tenth Term-March 4, 1825, to March 3, 1829.-Number of electors, 28.

President-Andrew Jackson, Tennessee. ......
Vice President-John C. Calhoun, South Carolina....

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Neither candidate for the Presidency having received a majortiy of the electoral votes, it devolved upon the House of Representatives to choose from the three highest on the list voted for, who were Andrew Jackson, Tennessee, John Quincy Adams, Massachusetts, and William H. Crawford, Georgia; John Quincy Adams was chosen.

John Quincy Adams, President, and John C. Calhoun, Vice President.

Eleventh Term-March 4, 1829, to March 3, 1833.-Number of electors, 28.

President-Andrew Jackson, Tennessee

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Vice President-John C. Calhoun, South Carolina............. 28 Andrew Jackson elected President and John C. Calhoun reelected Vice President.

Twelfth Term-March 4, 1833, to March 3, 1837.-Number of electors, 30.

President-Andrew Jackson, Tennessee..

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Vice President-William Wilkins, Pennsylvania .............. 30 Andrew Jackson re-elected President and Martin Van Buren, New York, elected Vice President.

Thirteenth Term-March 4, 1837, to March 3, 1811.-Number of electors, 390.

President-Martin Van Buren, New York

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Vice President-Richard M. Johnson, Kentucky.. ........... 30

Martin Van Buren elected President and Richard M. Johnson Vice President.

Fourteenth Term-March 4, 1841, to March 3, 1845.-Number of electors, 30.

President-Wm. H. Harrison, Ohio.....
Vice President-John Tyler, Virginia....

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Wm. H. Harrison elected President and John Tyler Vice President. President Harrison died one month after his inauguration, when the Vice President assumed the Executive functions.

Fifteenth Term-March 4, 1845, to March 3, 1848.-Number of electors, 26.

President-James K. Polk, Tennessee

Vice President-Geo. M. Dallas, Pennsylvania....

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James K. Polk elected President and Geo. M. Dallas Vice President.

Sixteenth Term-March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1853.-Number of electors, 26.

President-Zachary Taylor, Louisiana.

Vice President-Millard Fillmore, New York

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Zachary Taylor elected President and Millard Fillmore Vice President. President Taylor dying July 9, 1850, the Vice President assumed the Executive functions.

Seventeenth Term-March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1857.-Number of electors, 27.

President-Franklin Pierce, New Hampshire

Vice President-Wm. R. King, Alabama...

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Franklin Pierce was elected President and Wm. R. King Vice President.

Eighteenth Term-March 4, 1857, to March 3, 1861.-Number of electors, 27.

President-James Buchanan, Pennsylvania

Vice President-Jno. C. Breckenridge, Kentucky

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James Buchanan elected President and John C. Breckenridge Vice President.

Nineteenth Term.-March 4, 1861, to March 3, 1865.-Number of electors, 27.

President-Abraham Lincoln, Illinois

Vice President-Hannibal Hamlin, Maine.

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Abraham Lincoln elected President and Hannibal Hamlin Vice President.

Twentieth Term.-March 4, 1865, to March 3, 1869.--Number of electors, 26.

President-Abraham Lincoln, Illinois

Vice President-Andrew Johnson, Tennessee

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Abraham Lincoln re-elected President and Andrew Johnson elected Vice President. President Lincoln having been assasinated April 14, 1865, the Vice President assumed the Executive functions.

Twenty-first Term.-March 4, 1869, to March 3, 1873.-Number of electors, 26.

President-Ulysses S. Grant, Illinois.

Vice President-Schuyler Colfax, Indiana.

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Ulysses S. Grant elected President and Schuyler Colfax Vice President.

Twenty-second Term.-March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1877.--Number of electors, 29.

President-Ulysses S. Grant, Illinois

Vice President-Henry Wilson, Massachusetts

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Ulysses S. Grant elected President and Henry Wilson Vice President.

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, 1876.

President-Ulysses S. Grant, Illinois.

Vice President-H. Wilson, (died,) Massachusetts; O. S. Ferry, Michigan, President of the Senate pro tem.

CABINET.

Secretary of State-Hamilton Fish, New York.

Secretary of the Treasury-B. H. Bristow, Kentucky.
Secretary of War-William W. Belknap, Iowa.

Secretary of the Navy-George M. Robeson, New Jersey.
Secretary of the Interior-Zachariah Chandler, Michigan.
Postmaster General-Marshal Jewel, Connecticut.
Attorney General-Edwards Pierrepont, New York.

HEADS OF DEPARTMENT BUREAUS.

Assistant Secretary of State-Jno. L. Cadwalader.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury--Chas. F. Conant.
Superintendent of Coast Survey-Benjamin Pierce, Massa-
chusetts.

Director of Bureau of Statistics-Edward Young, New York.
Congressional Printer--Almon M. Clapp, New York.

Librarian of Congress-Ainsworth R. Spofford, District of Columbia.

Assistant Attorneys General-Thos. Simons, E. B. Smith.
Solicitor General-S. F. Philips.

Treasurer of the United States-Jno. C. New, Indiana.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue-D. D. Pratt, Indiana.
Commissioner of Customs-H. C. Johnson, Pennsylvania.

Commissioner of Patents-R. H. Duell.

Commissioner of Pensions-H. M. Atkinson.

Commissioner of Indian Affairs-J. O. Smith.

Commissioner of Land Office-S. S. Burdett.

Commissioner of Agriculture-Frederick Watts, Pennsylvania. Commissioner of Education--John Eaton, Jr., Tennessee. Register of the Treasury-John Allison, Pennsylvania. Comptroller of the Currency-John Jay Knox, New York. Director of the United States Mint-Dr. Henry R. Linderman, Pennsylvania.

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.

Chief Justice-Morrison R. Waite, Ohio.
Associate Justices:

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