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civicdiff.com/1829-03-04...1837-03-03 · 8 years
json18 files changed, 658 insertions(+), 227 deletions(−)Laws enacted
+9major laws · full counts from 1973
Executive orders
—records start in 1994
Final rules
—records start in 1994
Supreme Court
5 of 7seats changed hands
Agencies
+1 −0departments & tracked agencies
Public debt
−$58M$58M → $340,000
The presidency passed from John Quincy Adams to Andrew Jackson. 43 senators and 192 representatives took seats that they did not hold before. 5 new justices joined the Supreme Court.
Executive5 files+6−8
executive/presidentThe presidency
John Quincy Adams DR
6th president
Andrew Jackson D
7th president · took office Mar 4, 1829
executive/vice-presidentThe vice presidency
John Caldwell Calhoun DR
Martin Van Buren D
took office Mar 4, 1833
executive/cabinetCabinet & senior officials
+3−6Wikidata ↗
Secretary of State · 4 people took this office in between
Henry Clay NRP
Secretary of the Treasury · 5 people took this office in between
Secretary of War · 2 people took this office in between
vacant on Mar 3, 1837
next: Joel Roberts Poinsett DR · Mar 7, 1837
Attorney General · 3 people took this office in between
William Wirt DR
vacant on Mar 3, 1837
next: John Milton Niles DR · May 19, 1840
Other senior officials (1 changed)
vacant on Mar 3, 1837
next: John Milton Niles DR · May 19, 1840
executive/ordersExecutive orders
no dataFederal Register API ↗
Federal Register records of executive orders begin in 1994.
executive/agenciesFederal agencies
23 → 24 tracked organizations · 5 → 5 executive departments
Law Library of Congress
established Jan 1, 1832 · law library of the United States Congress
Agency start and end dates come from Wikidata, which covers smaller bureaus unevenly.
Military1 file±0
military/conflictsArmed conflicts
U.S. in 0 armed conflicts → 0
The U.S. was not a party to any armed conflict in this window (conflict records start in 1946).
An armed conflict here means at least 25 battle deaths in a year, with U.S. forces as a party or fighting for a government (UCDP's definition). Air strikes, raids, and advisory missions below that threshold aren't included. UN peacekeeping missions are excluded.
Legislative4 files+244−213
legislative/controlControl of Congress
20
21
22
23
24
Top: House · Bottom: Senate DemocraticRepublicanOther
20th Congress → 24th Congress · 4 new Congresses elected
4 changes of chamber control along the way
House: Jackson majority
103 J · 81 A
House: null majority
110 J · 64 W
Senate: Jackson majority
26 J · 21 A
Senate: Democrat majority
22 D · 13 W
legislative/senateSenate
+43−40congress-legislators ↗
43 new members · 40 departed · 7 served on both dates · women 0 → 0 · median age 48 → 50
42 seats changed party
Show 38 more seat flips
Who joined and who left (43 in · 40 out)
Gabriel Moore J
Alabama
Ambrose Hundley Sevier D
Arkansas
William Savin Fulton D
Arkansas
Gideon Tomlinson AJ
Connecticut
John Milton Niles D
Connecticut
Richard Henry Bayard W
Delaware
John Middleton Clayton
Delaware
Alfred Cuthbert J
Georgia
John Pendleton King D
Georgia
William Lee Davidson Ewing J
Illinois
John McCracken Robinson D
Illinois
John Tipton D
Indiana
Henry Clay W
Kentucky
John Jordan Crittenden W
Kentucky
Alexander Porter AJ
Louisiana
Robert Carter Nicholas D
Louisiana
John Davis W
Massachusetts
Joseph Kent W
Maryland
John Selby Spence W
Maryland
Judah Dana J
Maine
John Ruggles D
Maine
Lewis Fields Linn J
Missouri
John Black W
Mississippi
Robert John Walker D
Mississippi
Bedford Brown D
North Carolina
Robert Strange D
North Carolina
John Page J
New Hampshire
Henry Hubbard D
New Hampshire
Samuel Lewis Southard W
New Jersey
Garret Dorset Wall D
New Jersey
Silas Wright Jr. J
New York
Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D
New York
Thomas Ewing AJ
Ohio
Thomas Morris D
Ohio
Samuel McKean D
Pennsylvania
James Buchanan J
Pennsylvania
William Campbell Preston N
South Carolina
John Caldwell Calhoun D
South Carolina
Felix Grundy D
Tennessee
William Cabell Rives D
Virginia
Richard Elliott Parker D
Virginia
Samuel Prentiss AJ
Vermont
Benjamin Swift W
Vermont
John McKinley J
Alabama
Calvin Willey A
Connecticut
Samuel Augustus Foot A
Connecticut
Henry Moore Ridgely J
Delaware
Louis McLane J
Delaware
Oliver Hillhouse Prince J
Georgia
John Macpherson Berrien J
Georgia
Jesse Burgess Thomas A
Illinois
Elias Kent Kane J
Illinois
James Noble A
Indiana
Richard Mentor Johnson J
Kentucky
John Rowan J
Kentucky
Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny A
Louisiana
Josiah Stoddard Johnston A
Louisiana
Nathaniel Silsbee A
Massachusetts
Ezekiel Forman Chambers A
Maryland
Samuel Smith J
Maryland
John Chandler J
Maine
John Holmes A
Maine
David Barton A
Missouri
Thomas Hill Williams J
Mississippi
Powhatan Ellis J
Mississippi
John Branch J
North Carolina
James Iredell J
North Carolina
Samuel Bell A
New Hampshire
Levi Woodbury J
New Hampshire
Mahlon Dickerson J
New Jersey
Nathan Sanford A
New York
Martin Van Buren J
New York
Jacob Burnet A
Ohio
Benjamin Ruggles A
Ohio
William Marks A
Pennsylvania
Isaac Dutton Barnard J
Pennsylvania
Robert Young Hayne J
South Carolina
William Smith J
South Carolina
John Henry Eaton J
Tennessee
Littleton Waller Tazewell J
Virginia
John Tyler J
Virginia
Dudley Chase A
Vermont
Horatio Seymour A
Vermont
legislative/houseHouse
+192−173congress-legislators ↗
192 new members · 173 departed · 18 served on both dates · women 0 → 0 · median age 43 → 45
13 state delegations changed
Show delegation changes
Alabama 0 D · 0 R · 3 other
Alabama 0 D · 0 R · 5 other
Georgia 0 D · 0 R · 7 other
Georgia 0 D · 0 R · 1 other
Illinois 0 D · 0 R · 1 other
Illinois 0 D · 0 R · 3 other
Indiana 0 D · 0 R · 3 other
Indiana 0 D · 0 R · 7 other
Massachusetts 0 D · 0 R · 13 other
Massachusetts 0 D · 0 R · 12 other
Maryland 0 D · 0 R · 8 other
Maryland 0 D · 0 R · 7 other
Michigan 0 D · 0 R · 1 other
Michigan 1 D · 0 R · 1 other
New York 0 D · 0 R · 31 other
New York 0 D · 0 R · 34 other
Ohio 0 D · 0 R · 15 other
Ohio 0 D · 0 R · 19 other
Pennsylvania 0 D · 0 R · 18 other
Pennsylvania 0 D · 0 R · 25 other
South Carolina 0 D · 0 R · 9 other
South Carolina 0 D · 0 R · 10 other
Tennessee 0 D · 0 R · 9 other
Tennessee 0 D · 0 R · 13 other
Virginia 0 D · 0 R · 22 other
Virginia 0 D · 0 R · 21 other
Who joined and who left (192 in · 173 out)
Joab Lawler J
Alabama-3
Francis Strother Lyon W
Alabama-5
Joshua Lanier Martin J
Alabama-2
Reuben Chapman J
Alabama-1
Dixon Hall Lewis N
Alabama-4
Archibald Yell J
Arkansas-1
Andrew Thompson Judson J
Connecticut-AL
John Jones Milligan W
Delaware-AL
John Coffee J
Georgia-AL
William L. May J
Illinois-3
Zadok Casey J
Illinois-2
John Reynolds J
Illinois-1
George L. Kinnard J
Indiana-6
Amos Lane J
Indiana-4
Johnathan McCarty AJ
Indiana-5
Ratliff Boon J
Indiana-1
John Carr J
Indiana-3
Edward Allen Hannegan J
Indiana-7
John Wesley Davis J
Indiana-2
Chilton Allan W
Kentucky-10
Benjamin Hardin W
Kentucky-7
Albert Gallatin Hawes J
Kentucky-2
Richard Mentor Johnson J
Kentucky-13
John Calhoon W
Kentucky-6
James Harlan W
Kentucky-5
William Jordan Graves W
Kentucky-8
Sherrod Williams W
Kentucky-4
John White W
Kentucky-9
Richard French J
Kentucky-11
Joseph Rogers Underwood W
Kentucky-3
Linn Boyd J
Kentucky-1
Rice Garland AJ
Louisiana-3
Eleazar Wheelock Ripley J
Louisiana-2
Henry Johnson W
Louisiana-1
Samuel Hoar W
Massachusetts-4
William Jackson AM
Massachusetts-9
George Grennell Jr. W
Massachusetts-6
Stephen Clarendon Phillips W
Massachusetts-2
Abbott Lawrence W
Massachusetts-1
Nathaniel Briggs Borden J
Massachusetts-10
George Nixon Briggs W
Massachusetts-7
William Barron Calhoun W
Massachusetts-8
Caleb Cushing W
Massachusetts-3
Levi Lincoln W
Massachusetts-5
John Quincy Adams AM
Massachusetts-12
John Nevett Steele AJ
Maryland-1
James Turner J
Maryland-3
Benjamin Chew Howard J
Maryland-4
Daniel Jenifer W
Maryland-7
James Alfred Pearce W
Maryland-2
Francis Thomas J
Maryland-6
Jeremiah Bailey W
Maine-3
Joseph Hall J
Maine-6
Leonard Jarvis J
Maine-7
Moses Mason Jr. J
Maine-5
Gorham Parks J
Maine-8
Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith J
Maine-2
George Evans W
Maine-4
John Fairfield J
Maine-1
Isaac Edwin Crary J
Michigan-1
George Wallace Jones D
Michigan-AL
William Henry Ashley J
Missouri-AL
David Dickson AJ
Mississippi-AL
Ebenezer Pettigrew W
North Carolina-3
William Biddle Shepard W
North Carolina-1
Jesse Atherton Bynum J
North Carolina-2
Micajah Thomas Hawkins J
North Carolina-6
William Montgomery J
North Carolina-8
Abraham Rencher W
North Carolina-10
James Graham W
North Carolina-12
Jesse Speight J
North Carolina-4
James Iver McKay J
North Carolina-5
Edmund Deberry W
North Carolina-7
Benning Moulton Bean J
New Hampshire-AL
William Chetwood W
New Jersey-AL
Samuel Barton J
New York-2
Abraham Bockee J
New York-5
Matthias Jacob Bovee J
New York-15
John W. Brown J
New York-6
Graham Hurd Chapin J
New York-25
John Cramer J
New York-11
Ulysses Freeman Doubleday J
New York-24
Valentine Efner J
New York-8
Dudley Farlin J
New York-13
Philo Case Fuller W
New York-30
William Kendall Fuller J
New York-23
Ransom Hooker Gillet J
New York-14
Gideon Hard W
New York-33
Abner Hazeltine W
New York-31
Abel Huntington J
New York-1
Gerrit Yates Lansing J
New York-10
George Washington Lay W
New York-29
Gideon Lee J
New York-3
Joshua Lee J
New York-27
Thomas Cutting Love W
New York-32
Abijah Mann Jr. J
New York-16
William Mason J
New York-21
Rutger Bleecker Miller J
New York-17
Sherman Page J
New York-19
Joseph Reynolds J
New York-22
William Seymour J
New York-20
Nicholas Sickles J
New York-7
Daniel Wardwell J
New York-18
Campbell Patrick White J
New York-AL
David Abel Russell W
New York-12
Timothy Childs W
New York-28
Francis Granger W
New York-26
Hiram Paine Hunt W
New York-9
Joseph Halsey Crane W
Ohio-3
Elias Howell W
Ohio-12
Benjamin Jones J
Ohio-18
William Kennon Sr. J
Ohio-11
Jeremiah McLene J
Ohio-8
William Patterson J
Ohio-14
Jonathan Sloane AM
Ohio-15
David Spangler W
Ohio-13
Bellamy Storer W
Ohio-1
John Thomson J
Ohio-17
John Chaney J
Ohio-9
Thomas Lyon Hamer J
Ohio-5
Daniel Kilgore J
Ohio-19
Taylor Webster J
Ohio-2
William Key Bond W
Ohio-7
Samson Mason W
Ohio-10
Thomas Corwin W
Ohio-4
Joseph Biles Anthony J
Pennsylvania-16
Michael Woolston Ash J
Pennsylvania-3
John Banks AM
Pennsylvania-24
Andrew Beaumont J
Pennsylvania-15
George Chambers AM
Pennsylvania-12
William Clark AM
Pennsylvania-10
Harmar Denny AM
Pennsylvania-22
James Harper W
Pennsylvania-2
Samuel Smith Harrison J
Pennsylvania-23
Joseph Henderson J
Pennsylvania-14
William Hiester AM
Pennsylvania-4
John Laporte J
Pennsylvania-17
Jesse Miller J
Pennsylvania-13
Andrew Buchanan J
Pennsylvania-20
Jacob Fry Jr. J
Pennsylvania-5
Edward Burd Hubley J
Pennsylvania-8
John Klingensmith Jr. J
Pennsylvania-19
Henry Logan J
Pennsylvania-11
Mathias Morris W
Pennsylvania-6
Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg J
Pennsylvania-9
John Galbraith J
Pennsylvania-25
David Douglas Wagener J
Pennsylvania-7
Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan AM
Pennsylvania-21
Job Mann J
Pennsylvania-18
Dutee Jerauld Pearce AM
Rhode Island-AL
Robert Blair Campbell N
South Carolina-3
William John Grayson N
South Carolina-2
Richard Irvine Manning J
South Carolina-8
Henry Laurens Pinckney N
South Carolina-1
John King Griffin N
South Carolina-9
Waddy Thompson Jr. AJ
South Carolina-6
Francis Wilkinson Pickens N
South Carolina-5
James Rogers J
South Carolina-7
Franklin Harper Elmore N
South Carolina-4
Samuel Bunch J
Tennessee-2
William Claiborne Dunlap J
Tennessee-13
John B. Forester AJ
Tennessee-5
Adam Huntsman J
Tennessee-12
Luke Lea J
Tennessee-3
Balie Peyton J
Tennessee-6
Abram Poindexter Maury W
Tennessee-8
Ebenezer J. Shields W
Tennessee-10
James Israel Standifer W
Tennessee-4
William Blount Carter W
Tennessee-1
Cave Johnson J
Tennessee-11
George Loyall J
Virginia-1
Edward Lucas J
Virginia-15
John Young Mason J
Virginia-2
William McComas W
Virginia-19
James Wood Bouldin J
Virginia-5
William Stephen Morgan J
Virginia-21
John Mercer Patton J
Virginia-13
John Robertson W
Virginia-11
Robert Craig J
Virginia-17
James Garland J
Virginia-12
Walter Coles J
Virginia-6
John Winston Jones J
Virginia-3
Henry Alexander Wise J
Virginia-8
Joseph Johnson J
Virginia-20
George Coke Dromgoole J
Virginia-4
James Madison Hite Beale J
Virginia-16
George Washington Hopkins J
Virginia-18
Henry Fisk Janes AM
Vermont-5
Heman Allen W
Vermont-4
Horace Everett W
Vermont-3
Hiland Hall W
Vermont-1
William Slade AM
Vermont-2
John McKee J
Alabama-2
George Washington Owen J
Alabama-3
Gabriel Moore J
Alabama-1
Ambrose Hundley Sevier J
Arkansas-AL
John Baldwin A
Connecticut-AL
Kensey Johns Jr. A
Delaware-AL
John Floyd J
Georgia-7
Tomlinson Fort J
Georgia-6
Edward Fenwick Tattnall J
Georgia-1
Wiley Thompson J
Georgia-3
George Rockingham Gilmer J
Georgia-AL
Charles Eaton Haynes J
Georgia-5
Wilson Lumpkin J
Georgia-4
Joseph Duncan J
Illinois-1
Thomas Holdsworth Blake A
Indiana-1
Jonathan Jennings A
Indiana-2
Oliver Hampton Smith J
Indiana-3
Richard Aylett Buckner A
Kentucky-8
Robert Lytle McHatton J
Kentucky-5
Thomas Patrick Moore J
Kentucky-7
William Singleton Young
Kentucky-AL
James Clark A
Kentucky-3
Joel Yancey J
Kentucky-10
Henry Daniel J
Kentucky-1
Joseph Lecompte J
Kentucky-6
Thomas Chilton J
Kentucky-11
Robert Perkins Letcher A
Kentucky-4
Chittenden Lyon J
Kentucky-12
Charles Anderson Wickliffe J
Kentucky-9
William Leigh Brent A
Louisiana-3
Henry Hosford Gurley A
Louisiana-2
Edward Livingston J
Louisiana-1
Samuel Clesson Allen A
Massachusetts-7
John Locke A
Massachusetts-6
John Bailey A
Massachusetts-10
Benjamin Williams Crowninshield A
Massachusetts-2
Henry Williams Dwight A
Massachusetts-9
Joseph Richardson A
Massachusetts-11
John Varnum A
Massachusetts-3
James Leonard Hodges A
Massachusetts-12
Benjamin Gorham A
Massachusetts-1
Isaac Chapman Bates A
Massachusetts-8
John Davis A
Massachusetts-5
Edward Everett A
Massachusetts-4
John Barney A
Maryland-5
Levin Gale J
Maryland-6
John Crompton Weems J
Maryland-2
Clement Dorsey A
Maryland-1
Michael Cresap Sprigg J
Maryland-4
Ephraim King Wilson A
Maryland-8
John Leeds Kerr A
Maryland-7
William Burleigh
Maine-AL
Jeremiah O’Brien A
Maine-6
Samuel Butman A
Maine-7
James Wheelock Ripley J
Maine-5
Peleg Sprague A
Maine-4
Joseph Ferdinand Wingate A
Maine-3
John Anderson J
Maine-2
Rufus McIntire J
Maine-1
Austin Eli Wing
Michigan-AL
Edward Bates A
Missouri-1
William Haile J
Mississippi-1
John Heritage Bryan A
North Carolina-4
John Culpepper A
North Carolina-7
John Long A
North Carolina-10
Lemuel Sawyer J
North Carolina-1
Daniel Turner J
North Carolina-6
Willis Alston J
North Carolina-2
Gabriel Holmes J
North Carolina-5
Samuel Price Carson J
North Carolina-12
Daniel Laurens Barringer J
North Carolina-8
Thomas H. Hall J
North Carolina-3
David Barker Jr. A
New Hampshire-AL
George Holcombe J
New Jersey-AL
George Ogilvie Belden J
New York-7
Rudolph Bunner J
New York-20
Samuel Chase A
New York-13
David Ellicott Evans
New York-AL
Daniel Greene Garnsey A
New York-30
Nathaniel Garrow J
New York-24
John Hallock Jr. J
New York-6
Selah Reeve Hobbie J
New York-11
Jeromus Johnson J
New York-3
Richard Keese J
New York-19
Henry Markell A
New York-16
Thomas Jackson Oakley J
New York-5
John G. Stower J
New York-22
Stephen Van Rensselaer A
New York-10
John Jacob Wood J
New York-2
Silas Wood A
New York-1
David Woodcock A
New York-25
John Dean Dickinson A
New York-9
Jonas Earll Jr. J
New York-23
John Magee J
New York-28
Henry Randolph Storrs A
New York-14
James Strong A
New York-8
Michael Hoffman J
New York-15
John W. Taylor A
New York-17
Phineas Lyman Tracy A
New York-29
Henry Clinton Martindale A
New York-18
John Isaac De Graff J
New York-12
John Chamberlain Clark J
New York-21
John Maynard A
New York-26
Daniel Dewey Barnard A
New York-27
Philemon Beecher A
Ohio-9
John Davenport A
Ohio-10
William McLean A
Ohio-3
Francis Swaine Muhlenberg A
Ohio-6
John Sloane A
Ohio-12
William Wilson
Ohio-AL
John Woods A
Ohio-2
John Crafts Wright A
Ohio-11
Mordecai Bartley A
Ohio-14
James Findlay J
Ohio-1
William Stanbery J
Ohio-8
William Russell J
Ohio-5
Joseph Vance A
Ohio-4
William Addams J
Pennsylvania-7
Samuel Anderson A
Pennsylvania-4
Stephen Barlow J
Pennsylvania-18
George Kremer J
Pennsylvania-9
John Mitchell J
Pennsylvania-12
Robert Orr Jr. J
Pennsylvania-16
James Wilson A
Pennsylvania-11
Chauncey Forward J
Pennsylvania-13
Innis Green J
Pennsylvania-6
Samuel Delucenna Ingham J
Pennsylvania-8
Daniel H. Miller J
Pennsylvania-3
John Benton Sterigere J
Pennsylvania-5
Adam King J
Pennsylvania-10
Richard Coulter J
Pennsylvania-17
Joseph Lawrence A
Pennsylvania-15
John Sergeant A
Pennsylvania-2
Andrew Stewart A
Pennsylvania-14
Tristam Burges A
Rhode Island-AL
John Carter J
South Carolina-8
James Hamilton Jr. J
South Carolina-2
William Dickinson Martin J
South Carolina-4
Starling Tucker J
South Carolina-9
William Drayton J
South Carolina-1
Thomas Rothmaler Mitchell J
South Carolina-3
William Thompson Nuckolls J
South Carolina-7
George McDuffie J
South Carolina-5
John Hartwell Marable J
Tennessee-8
James Coffield Mitchell J
Tennessee-3
Robert Desha J
Tennessee-5
Pryor Lea J
Tennessee-2
Jacob C. Isacks J
Tennessee-4
John Blair J
Tennessee-1
David Crockett J
Tennessee-9
Burwell Bassett J
Virginia-8
John Floyd J
Virginia-20
Isaac Leffler A
Virginia-18
Philip Pendleton Barbour J
Virginia-11
Alexander Smyth J
Virginia-22
James Trezvant J
Virginia-2
Mark Alexander J
Virginia-4
Robert Allen J
Virginia-17
William Armstrong A
Virginia-16
John Strode Barbour J
Virginia-15
Lewis Maxwell A
Virginia-21
William McCoy J
Virginia-19
Thomas Newton Jr. A
Virginia-1
Thomas Davenport J
Virginia-6
John Randolph J
Virginia-5
Andrew Stevenson J
Virginia-9
William Segar Archer J
Virginia-3
William Cabell Rives J
Virginia-10
Daniel Azro Ashley Buck A
Vermont-5
George Edward Wales A
Vermont-3
Jonathan Hunt A
Vermont-1
Rollin Carolas Mallary A
Vermont-2
Benjamin Swift A
Vermont-4
legislative/lawsLaws enacted
Complete lists of public laws start with the 93rd Congress (Jan 3, 1973). Earlier years show notable and landmark acts only.
9 laws recorded · 1 landmark · 8 notable
Copyright Act of 1831
Ch. 16, Sess. 2, 21st Cong. · Feb 3, 1831
Tariff of 1832
Ch. 227, Sess. 1, 22nd Cong. · Jul 14, 1832
Compromise Tariff (Tariff of 1833)
Ch. 55, Sess. 2, 22nd Cong. · Mar 2, 1833
Force Bill
Ch. 57, Sess. 2, 22nd Cong. · Mar 2, 1833
Coinage Act of 1834
Ch. 95, Sess. 1, 23rd Cong. · Jun 28, 1834
An Act to Regulate Trade and Intercourse With the Indian Tribes
Ch. 161, Sess. 1, 23rd Cong. · Jun 30, 1834
Patent Act of 1836
Pub. L. 24-357 · Jul 4, 1836
Eighth and Ninth Circuits Act of 1837
Pub. L. 24-34 · Mar 3, 1837
Judicial3 files+406−4
judicial/supreme-courtThe Supreme Court
Bench by appointing party: 4 JR · 2 F → 5 D · 2 JR · every justice ↗
Bushrod Washington F
appointed by John Adams · 1798
John Marshall F
appointed by John Adams · 1801
William Johnson, Jr. JR
appointed by Thomas Jefferson · 1804
Gabriel Duvall JR
appointed by James Madison · 1811
John McLean D
appointed by Andrew Jackson · 1829
Henry Baldwin D
appointed by Andrew Jackson · 1830
James Moore Wayne D
appointed by Andrew Jackson · 1835
Philip Pendleton Barbour D
appointed by Andrew Jackson · 1836
Roger Brooke Taney D
appointed by Andrew Jackson · 1836
2 justices served on both dates
Joseph Story JR
appointed by James Madison · 1811
Smith Thompson JR
appointed by James Monroe · 1823
judicial/lower-courtsAppeals & district courts
Courts of appeals (active judges): →
District courts (active judges): 23 JR · 2 F · 2 N( → 16 D · 14 JR · 2 F
Andrew Jackson D appointed 25 judges
5 Supreme Court · 20 district
D and R describe the party of the appointing president, not the judge. Active service ends when a judge takes senior status.
judicial/rulingsSupreme Court decisions
376 argued decisions · 4 landmark
The Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
30 U.S. 1 · Mar 18, 1831 · Decided 4–2 · Civil Rights · Dismissed
Worcester v. Georgia
31 U.S. 515 · Mar 3, 1832 · Decided 6–0 · Civil Rights · Reversed
Barron v. The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
32 U.S. 243 · Feb 16, 1833 · Decided 6–0 · Due Process · Dismissed
The Proprietors of the Charles River Bridge v. The Proprietors of the Warren Bridge
36 U.S. 420 · Feb 14, 1837 · Decided 4–3 · Economic Activity · Affirmed
Landmark means the Court overruled precedent, struck down a federal law, or the case is on a curated landmark list.
Fiscal2 files±0
fiscal/budgetThe federal budget
Fiscal year undefined → fiscal year undefined · inflation-adjusted with the GDP price index
fiscal/debtTotal public debt outstanding
$58M
as of Jan 1, 1829
$340,000
as of Jan 1, 1837
Constitution & Union1 file+2
constitution/amendmentsAmendments & statehood
12 → 12 amendments in force · 24 → 26 states
Arkansas joins the Union
admitted Jun 15, 1836
Michigan joins the Union
admitted Jan 26, 1837
Reverts1 file−2
revert/undoneWhat was undone
0 executive orders revoked or superseded · 0 rules struck down by Congress · 2 Supreme Court precedents overruled
2 decisions that overruled precedent
Gordon v. Ogden
Jan 29, 1830 · 7-0 · Judicial Power
Asa Green v. The Lessee of Henry Neal
Jan 28, 1832 · 5-1 · Judicial Power
Revocations are full revocations or supersessions recorded in the Federal Register (partial amendments aren't counted), and those records begin in 1994. Congressional Review Act disapprovals are identified by title. Laws repealed outright aren't tracked yet. Agencies abolished are in the Executive section.
Log1 file±0
logEverything in between
22 events
- presidentAndrew Jackson takes office
- justiceJohn McLean — Associate Justice
- justiceHenry Baldwin — Associate Justice
- lawIndian Removal Act
- lawCopyright Act of 1831
- rulingThe Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
- rulingWorcester v. Georgia
- lawTariff of 1832
- rulingBarron v. The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
- lawCompromise Tariff (Tariff of 1833)
- lawForce Bill
- presidentAndrew Jackson takes office
- lawCoinage Act of 1834
- lawAn Act to Regulate Trade and Intercourse With the Indian Tribes
- justiceJames Moore Wayne — Associate Justice
- justicePhilip Pendleton Barbour — Associate Justice
- justiceRoger Brooke Taney — Chief Justice
- stateArkansas
- lawPatent Act of 1836
- stateMichigan
- rulingThe Proprietors of the Charles River Bridge v. The Proprietors of the Warren Bridge
- lawEighth and Ninth Circuits Act of 1837