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The United States on March 11, 1872

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

President

Grant

Ulysses Simpson Grant R · since Mar 4, 1869

Senate

52 R · 17 D

74 senators · 42nd Congress

House

138 R · 108 D

251 representatives

Supreme Court

7 R · 1 W · 1 D

9 justices by appointing party

Union

37 states

15 amendments in force

Public debt

$2.4B

as of Jul 1, 1871

1872-03-11/executiveThe administration

President Ulysses Simpson Grant R

since Mar 4, 1869

Vice President Schuyler Colfax R

Postmaster General John Creswell R

since Mar 5, 1869

Secretary of the Treasury George S. Boutwell D

since Mar 12, 1869

Secretary of State Hamilton Fish R

since Mar 17, 1869

Secretary of War William W. Belknap R

since Oct 25, 1869

Secretary of the Interior Columbus Delano R

since Nov 1, 1870

Attorney General George Henry Williams D

since Dec 14, 1871

1872-03-11/congress42nd Congress

Senate · 52 R · 17 D · 5 LR

House · 138 R · 108 D · 3 LR · 1 IR · 1 U

1872-03-11/supreme-courtThe bench

Samuel Nelson W

Associate Justice · appointed by John Tyler · since Feb 13, 1845

Nathan Clifford D

Associate Justice · appointed by James Buchanan · since Jan 12, 1858

Noah Haynes Swayne R

Associate Justice · appointed by Abraham Lincoln · since Jan 24, 1862

Samuel Freeman Miller R

Associate Justice · appointed by Abraham Lincoln · since Jul 16, 1862

David Davis R

Associate Justice · appointed by Abraham Lincoln · since Dec 8, 1862

Stephen Johnson Field R

Associate Justice · appointed by Abraham Lincoln · since Mar 10, 1863

Salmon Portland Chase R

Chief Justice · appointed by Abraham Lincoln · since Dec 6, 1864

William Strong R

Associate Justice · appointed by Ulysses Grant · since Feb 18, 1870

Joseph P. Bradley R

Associate Justice · appointed by Ulysses Grant · since Mar 21, 1870

1872-03-11/weekWithin a week · Mar 4, 1872 – Mar 18, 1872

Ruling Norwich Company v. Wright

Mar 4, 1872 · 80 U.S. 104

Ruling Hampton v. Rouse

Mar 4, 1872 · 80 U.S. 187

Ruling Hall & Long v. The Railroad Companies

Mar 4, 1872 · 80 U.S. 367

Ruling Tarble's Case

Mar 4, 1872 · 80 U.S. 397

Ruling United States v. Vigil

Mar 4, 1872 · 80 U.S. 449

Ruling The Thames

Mar 4, 1872 · 81 U.S. 98

Ruling The Vaughan and Telegraph

Mar 4, 1872 · 81 U.S. 258

Ruling City of Lexington v. Butler

Mar 4, 1872 · 81 U.S. 282

Ruling The Laura

Mar 4, 1872 · 81 U.S. 336

Ruling Gay's Gold

Mar 18, 1872 · 80 U.S. 358

Ruling Insurance Company v. Thwing

Mar 18, 1872 · 80 U.S. 672

Ruling Henderson's Distilled Spirits

Mar 18, 1872 · 81 U.S. 44

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.