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The United States on March 22, 1822

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

President

Monroe

James Monroe DR · since Mar 5, 1821

Senate

35 R · 4 A

48 senators · 17th Congress

House

124 R · 27 F

157 representatives

Supreme Court

5 JR · 2 F

7 justices by appointing party

Union

24 states

12 amendments in force

Public debt

$94M

as of Jan 1, 1822

1822-03-22/executiveThe administration

President James Monroe DR

since Mar 5, 1821

Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins DR

Postmaster General Return J. Meigs Jr. DR

since Mar 17, 1814

Secretary of the Treasury William H. Crawford DR

since Oct 22, 1816

Secretary of State John Quincy Adams W

since Sep 22, 1817

Attorney General William Wirt DR

since Nov 13, 1817

Secretary of War John C. Calhoun DR

since Dec 8, 1817

1822-03-22/congress17th Congress

Senate · 35 R · 4 A · 4 J · 3 F · 1 DR · 1 O

House · 124 R · 27 F · 6 O

1822-03-22/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

1822-03-22/weekWithin a week · Mar 15, 1822 – Mar 29, 1822

Ruling Miller v. Kerr

Mar 15, 1822 · 20 U.S. 1

Ruling Macker's Heirs v. Thomas

Mar 15, 1822 · 20 U.S. 530

Ruling The Gran Para. the Consul-General of Portugal

Mar 16, 1822 · 20 U.S. 471

Ruling The Arrogante Barcelones. the Consul General of Spain

Mar 19, 1822 · 20 U.S. 496

Ruling Goldsborough v. Orr

Mar 19, 1822 · 21 U.S. 217

Ruling The Monte Allegre and the Rainha de Los Anjos. the Portuguese Consul General

Mar 20, 1822 · 20 U.S. 520

Ruling Blight's Lessee v. Rochester

Mar 20, 1822 · 20 U.S. 535

Ruling Evans v. Eaton

Mar 21, 1822 · 20 U.S. 356

Ruling Evans v. Hettich

Mar 21, 1822 · 20 U.S. 453

Ruling The Columbian Insurance Company v. Wheelright

Mar 21, 1822 · 20 U.S. 534

Ruling The Irresistible. Daniels

Mar 21, 1822 · 20 U.S. 551

Ruling Holbrook v. The Union Bank of Alexandria

Mar 21, 1822 · 20 U.S. 553

Ruling Dorr v. The Pacific Insurance Company

Mar 21, 1822 · 20 U.S. 581

Ruling Marbury v. Brooks

Mar 22, 1822 · 20 U.S. 556

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.