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The United States on March 11, 1809

Who held every office, how Congress and the Court were made up, and what happened within a week. Diff this day against today →

President
Madison
James Madison DR · since Mar 4, 1809
Senate
20 R · 4 F
24 senators · 11th Congress
House
—
0 representatives
Supreme Court
3 JR · 2 n · 2 F
7 justices by appointing party
Union
17 states
12 amendments in force
Public debt
$57M
as of Jan 1, 1809
1809-03-11/executiveThe administration
President James Madison DR
since Mar 4, 1809
Vice President George Clinton DR
Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin DR
since May 14, 1801
Postmaster General Gideon Granger DR
since Nov 28, 1801
Attorney General Caesar Augustus Rodney DR
since Jan 20, 1807
Secretary of State Robert Smith DR
since Mar 6, 1809
Secretary of War William Eustis DR
since Mar 7, 1809
1809-03-11/congress11th Congress
Senate · 20 R · 4 F
Chauncey Goodrich (Federalist, CT)James Asheton Bayard Sr. (Federalist, DE)Timothy Pickering (Federalist, MA)James Lloyd (Federalist, MA)John Milledge (Republican, GA)William Harris Crawford (Republican, GA)Buckner Thruston (Republican, KY)John Pope (Republican, KY)Philip Reed (Republican, MD)James Turner (Republican, NC)Jesse Franklin (Republican, NC)Nicholas Gilman (Republican, NH)Nahum Parker (Republican, NH)Aaron Kitchell (Republican, NJ)John Smith (Republican, NY)Edward Tiffin (Republican, OH)Return Jonathan Meigs Jr. (Republican, OH)Andrew Gregg (Republican, PA)Elisha Mathewson (Republican, RI)Thomas Sumter (Republican, SC)John Gaillard (Republican, SC)Daniel Smith (Republican, TN)William Branch Giles (Republican, VA)Stephen Row Bradley (Republican, VT)
House ·
1809-03-11/supreme-courtThe bench
William Cushing
Associate Justice · appointed by George Washington · since Sep 27, 1789
Samuel Chase
Associate Justice · appointed by George Washington · since Jan 27, 1796
Bushrod Washington F
Associate Justice · appointed by John Adams · since Dec 20, 1798
John Marshall F
Chief Justice · appointed by John Adams · since Jan 31, 1801
William Johnson, Jr. JR
Associate Justice · appointed by Thomas Jefferson · since Mar 26, 1804
Henry Brockholst Livingston JR
Associate Justice · appointed by Thomas Jefferson · since Jan 16, 1807
Thomas Todd JR
Associate Justice · appointed by Thomas Jefferson · since Mar 3, 1807
1809-03-11/weekWithin a week · Mar 4, 1809 – Mar 18, 1809
James Madison takes office · Mar 4, 1809
Ruling Yeaton of the Schooner General Pinkney and Cargo v. United States
Mar 7, 1809 · 9 U.S. 281
Ruling United States v. Potts
Mar 7, 1809 · 9 U.S. 284
Ruling Browne v. Strode
Mar 9, 1809 · 9 U.S. 303
Ruling United States v. Riddle
Mar 9, 1809 · 9 U.S. 311
Ruling Young v. The Bank of Alexandria
Mar 10, 1809 · 9 U.S. 45
Ruling Yeaton v. The Bank of Alexandria
Mar 10, 1809 · 9 U.S. 49
Ruling Himely v. Rose
Mar 10, 1809 · 9 U.S. 313
Ruling McKeen v. Delancy's Lessee
Mar 11, 1809 · 9 U.S. 22
Ruling Pierce v. Turner
Mar 13, 1809 · 9 U.S. 154
Ruling Riddle & Co. v. Mandeville and Jamesson
Mar 13, 1809 · 9 U.S. 322
Ruling Yeaton v. Fry
Mar 13, 1809 · 9 U.S. 335
Ruling Moss v. Riddle & Co
Mar 13, 1809 · 9 U.S. 351
Ruling Bodley v. Taylor
Mar 14, 1809 · 9 U.S. 191
Ruling Hepburn and Dundas v. Colin Auld
Mar 14, 1809 · 9 U.S. 262
Ruling Keene v. United States
Mar 14, 1809 · 9 U.S. 304
Ruling Owings v. Norwood's Lessee
Mar 14, 1809 · 9 U.S. 344
Ruling Auld v. Norwood
Mar 14, 1809 · 9 U.S. 361
Ruling Sloop Sally v. United States
Mar 14, 1809 · 9 U.S. 372
Ruling The Hope Insurance Company of Providence v. Boardman
Mar 15, 1809 · 9 U.S. 57
Ruling The Bank of the United States v. Deveaux
Mar 15, 1809 · 9 U.S. 61
Ruling Rush v. Parker
Mar 15, 1809 · 9 U.S. 287
Ruling Harrison v. Sterry
Mar 15, 1809 · 9 U.S. 289
Ruling Brent v. Chapman
Mar 15, 1809 · 9 U.S. 358
Ruling Slacum v. Simms and Wise
Mar 15, 1809 · 9 U.S. 363
Ruling United States v. Vowell and McClean
Mar 15, 1809 · 9 U.S. 368

Each office is shown as it stood at the end of the day. Cabinet records come from Wikidata and have gaps for some historical offices.