William R. King, of Ala., who was elected Vice-President with Mr. Pierce, but died before he took his seat, and there was no Vice-President during Pierce’s administration.
CABINET.
- William L. Marcy, N. Y., Secretary of State.
- James Guthrie, Ky., Secretary of the Treasury.
- Jefferson Davis, Miss., Secretary of War.
- J. C. Dobbin, N. C., Secretary of the Navy.
- Robert McClelland, Mich., Secretary of the Interior.
- James Campbell, Pa., Postmaster General.
- Caleb Cushing, Mass., Attorney General.
Fifteenth Administration, March 4, 1857, to March 4, 1861.
- James Buchanan, Pa., President.
- John C. Breckenridge, Vice-President.
CABINET.
- Lewis Cass, Mich., and Jeremiah S. Black, Pa., Secretaries of State.
- Howell Cobb, Ga., Philip F. Thomas, and John A. Dix, N. Y., Secretaries of the Treasury.
- John B. Floyd, Va., and Joseph Holt, Ky., Secretaries of War.
- Isaac Toucey, Ct., Secretary of the Navy.
- Jacob Thompson, Miss., Secretary of the Interior.
- Aaron V. Brown, Tenn., Joseph Holt, Ky., and Horatio King, Postmasters General.
- Jeremiah S. Black, Pa., and Edwin M. Stanton, Pa., Attorneys General.
Sixteenth Administration, March 4, 1861, to April 14, 1865,—4 years, 1 month, and 10 days.
- Abraham Lincoln, Ill., President.
- Hannibal Hamlin, Me., Vice-President, first term, and Andrew Johnson, Tenn., Vice-President, second term.