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The United States on March 17, 1816

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, 1813

Senate

24 R · 13 F

38 senators · 14th Congress

House

102 R · 43 F

149 representatives

Supreme Court

5 JR · 2 F

7 justices by appointing party

Union

18 states

12 amendments in force

Public debt

$127M

as of Jan 1, 1816

1816-03-17/executiveThe administration

President James Madison DR

since Mar 4, 1813

Vice President vacant

Attorney General Richard Rush

since Feb 10, 1814

Postmaster General Return J. Meigs Jr. DR

since Mar 17, 1814

Secretary of State James Monroe DR

since Oct 1, 1814

Secretary of the Treasury Alexander J. Dallas DR

since Oct 6, 1814

Secretary of War William H. Crawford DR

since Aug 1, 1815

1816-03-17/congress14th Congress

Senate · 24 R · 13 F · 1 DR

House · 102 R · 43 F · 4 O

1816-03-17/supreme-courtThe bench

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

Gabriel Duvall JR

Associate Justice · appointed by James Madison · since Nov 18, 1811

Joseph Story JR

Associate Justice · appointed by James Madison · since Nov 18, 1811

1816-03-17/weekWithin a week · Mar 10, 1816 – Mar 24, 1816

Ruling Morean v. United States Insurance Company

Mar 11, 1816 · 14 U.S. 219

Ruling Welch v. Mandevill

Mar 11, 1816 · 14 U.S. 233

Ruling Renner & Bussard v. Marshall

Mar 12, 1816 · 14 U.S. 215

Ruling The Mutual Assurance Society v. Watts' Executor

Mar 13, 1816 · 14 U.S. 279

Ruling Harden v. Fisher

Mar 15, 1816 · 14 U.S. 300

Ruling The Edward. -- Scott

Mar 16, 1816 · 14 U.S. 261

Ruling Walden v. The Heirs of Gratz

Mar 18, 1816 · 14 U.S. 292

Ruling The Harrison. -- Herbert

Mar 18, 1816 · 14 U.S. 298

Ruling Martin v. Hunter's Lessee

Mar 20, 1816 · 14 U.S. 304

Ruling United States v. Coolidge

Mar 21, 1816 · 14 U.S. 415

Ruling The St. Nicholas. -- Meyer

Mar 21, 1816 · 14 U.S. 417

Ruling The Elsineur. -- Jones

Mar 21, 1816 · 14 U.S. 439

Ruling The Commercen. -- Lindgren

Mar 22, 1816 · 14 U.S. 382

Ruling Russel v. The Trustees of the Transylvania University

Mar 22, 1816 · 14 U.S. 432

Ruling The Hiram. -- Cornthwait

Mar 22, 1816 · 14 U.S. 440

Ruling Ammidon v. Smith

Mar 22, 1816 · 14 U.S. 447

Ruling Ross and Morrison v. Reed

Mar 22, 1816 · 14 U.S. 482

Ruling The George

Mar 23, 1816 · 14 U.S. 408

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.