American politics (non-partisan) from the beginning to date - Thomas V. Cooper; Hector T. Fenton

LENGTH OF SESSIONS OF CONGRESS, 1789–1891.

No. of Congress.	No. of Session.	Time of Session.
1st	1st	March 4, 1789—September 29, 1789
	2d	January 4, 1790—August 12, 1790
	3d	December 6, 1790—March 3, 1791
2d	1st	October 24, 1791—May 8, 1792
2d	2d	November 5, 1792—March 2, 1793
3d	1st	December 2, 1793—June 9, 1794
3d	2d	November 3, 1794—March 3, 1795
4th	1st	December 7, 1795—June 1, 1796
4th	2d	December 5, 1796—March 3, 1797
5th	1st	May 15, 1797—July 10, 1797
	2d	November 13, 1797—July 16, 1798
	3d	December 3, 1798—March 3, 1799
6th	1st	December 2, 1799—May 14, 1800
6th	2d	November 17, 1880—March 3, 1801
7th	1st	December 7, 1801—May 3, 1802
7th	2d	December 6, 1802—March 3, 1803
8th	1st	October 17, 1803—March 27, 1804
8th	2d	November 5, 1804—March 3, 1805
9th	1st	December 2, 1805—April 21, 1806
9th	2d	December 1, 1806—March 3, 1807
10th	1st	October 26, 1807—April 25, 1808
10th	2d	November 7, 1808—March 3, 1809
11th	1st	May 22, 1809—June 28, 1809
	2d	November 27, 1809—May 1, 1810
	3d	December 3, 1810—March 3, 1811
12th	1st	November 4, 1811—July 6, 1812
12th	2d	November 2, 1812—March 3, 1813
13th	1st	May 24, 1813—August 2, 1813
	2d	December 6, 1813—April 18, 1814
	3d	September 19, 1814—March 3, 1815
14th	1st	December 4, 1815—April 30, 1816
14th	2d	December 2, 1816—March 3, 1817
15th	1st	December 1, 1817—April 20, 1818
15th	2d	November 16, 1818—March 3, 1819
16th	1st	December 6, 1819—May 15, 1820
16th	2d	November 13, 1820—March 3, 1821
17th	1st	December 3, 1821—May 8, 1822
17th	2d	December 2, 1822—March 3, 1823
18th	1st	December 1, 1823—May 27, 1824
18th	2d	December 6, 1824—March 3, 1825
19th	1st	December 5, 1825—May 22, 1826
19th	2d	December 4, 1826—March 3, 1827
20th	1st	December 3, 1827—May 26, 1828
20th	2d	December 1, 1828—March 3, 1829
21st	1st	December 7, 1829—May 31, 1830
21st	2d	December 6, 1830—March 3, 1831
22d	1st	December 5, 1831—July 16, 1832
22d	2d	December 3, 1832—March 3, 1833
23d	1st	December 2, 1833—June 30, 1834
23d	2d	December 1, 1834—March 3, 1835
24th	1st	December 7, 1835—July 4, 1836
24th	2d	December 5, 1836—March 3, 1837
25th	1st	September 4, 1837—October 16, 1837
	2d	December 4, 1837—July 9, 1838
	3d	December 3, 1838—March 3, 1839
26th	1st	December 2, 1839—July 21, 1840
26th	2d	December 7, 1840—March 3, 1841
27th	1st	May 31, 1841—September 13, 1841
	2d	December 6, 1841—August 31, 1842
	3d	December 5, 1842—March 8, 1843
28th	1st	December 4, 1843—June 17, 1844
28th	2d	December 2, 1844—March 3, 1845
29th	1st	December 1, 1845—August 10, 1846
29th	2d	December 7, 1846—March 3, 1847
30th	1st	December 6, 1847—August 14, 1848
30th	2d	December 4, 1848—March 3, 1849
31st	1st	December 3, 1849—September 30, 1850
31st	2d	December 2, 1850—March 3, 1851
32d	1st	December 1, 1851—August 31, 1852
32d	2d	December 6, 1852—March 3, 1853
33d	1st	December 2, 1853—August 7, 1854
33d	2d	December 4, 1854—March 3, 1855
34th	1st	December 5, 1855—August 18, 1856
	2d	August 21, 1856—August 30, 1856
	3d	December 1, 1856—March 3, 1857
35th	1st	December 7, 1857—June 14, 1858
35th	2d	December 6, 1858—March 3, 1859
36th	1st	December 5, 1859—June 25, 1860
36th	2d	December 3, 1860—March 4, 1861
37th	1st	July 4, 1861—August 6, 1861
	2d	December 2, 1861—July 17, 1862
	3d	December 1, 1862—March 4, 1863
38th	1st	December 7, 1863—July 4, 1864
38th	2d	December 5, 1864—March 4, 1865
39th	1st	December 4, 1865—July 28, 1866
39th	2d	December 3, 1866—March 4, 1867
40th	1st	March 4, 1867—March 30, 1867
	„	July 3, 1867—July 20, 1867
	„	November 21, 1867—December 2, 1867
	2d	December 2, 1867—July 27, 1868
	3d	December 7, 1868—March 4, 1869
41st	1st	March 4, 1869—April 23, 1869
	2d	December 6, 1869—July 15, 1870
	3d	December 5, 1870—March 4, 1871
42d	1st	March 4, 1871—April 20, 1871
	2d	December 4, 1871—June 10, 1872
	3d	December 2, 1872—March 4, 1873
43d	1st	December 1, 1873—June 23, 1874
43d	2d	December 7, 1874—March 4, 1875
44th	1st	December 6, 1875—August 15, 1876
44th	2d	December 4, 1876—March 4, 1877
45th	1st	October 15, 1877—December 3, 1877
	2d	December 3, 1877—June 20, 1878
	3d	December 2, 1878—March 4, 1879
46th	1st	March 18, 1879—July 1, 1879
	2d	December 1, 1879—June 16, 1880
	3d	December 6, 1880—March 4, 1881
47th	1st	December 5, 1881—August 8, 1882
47th	2d	December 4, 1882—March 4, 1883
48th	1st	December 3, 1883—July 7, 1884
48th	2d	December 1, 1884—March 4, 1885
49th	1st	December 7, 1885—August 5, 1886
49th	2d	December 6, 1886—March 4, 1887
50th	1st	December 5, 1887—October 20, 1888
50th	2d	December 3, 1888—March 4, 1889
51st	1st	December 2, 1889—October, 1890
51st	2d	December 1, 1890—March 4, 1891

CIVIL OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES

Number Employed in the several Departments of the Government, July 1st, 1882.

Executive Office	7
Congress	280
State Department	419
Treasury Department	12,130
War Department	1,861
Post-Office Department	52,672
Navy Department	128
Interior Department	2,813
Department of Justice	2,876
Department of Agriculture	77
Government Printing Office	1,168

Total	74,431

THE STATES AND TERRITORIES—when Admitted or Organized—with Area and Population.

STATES. [First thirteen admitted on ratifying Constitution—all others admitted by Acts of Congress.]	Date when Admitted.	Area in square miles at time of admission.	Population nearest census to date of admission.
	Date when Admitted.	Area in square miles at time of admission.	Population.	Year.
Delaware	December 7, 1787	2,050	59,096	1790
Pennsylvania	December 12, 1787	45,215	434,373	1790
New Jersey	December 18, 1787	7,815	184,139	1790
Georgia	January 2, 1788	59,475	82,548	1790
Connecticut	January 9, 1788	4,990	237,496	1790
Massachusetts	February 6, 1788	8,315	378,787	1790
Maryland	April 28, 1788	12,210	319,728	1790
South Carolina	May 23, 1788	30,570	249,033	1790
New Hampshire	June 21, 1788	9,305	141,885	1790
Virginia	June 25, 1788	42,450	747,610	1790
New York	July 26, 1788	49,170	340,120	1790
North Carolina	November 21, 1789	52,250	393,751	1790
Rhode Island	May 29, 1790	1,250	68,825	1790
Vermont	March 4, 1791	9,565	85,339	1791
Kentucky	June 1, 1792	40,400	73,077	1892
Tennessee	June 1, 1796	42,050	77,202	1796
Ohio	November 29, 1802	41,060	41,915	1802
Louisiana	April 30, 1812	48,720	76,556	1812
Indiana	December 11, 1816	36,350	63,805	1816
Mississippi	December 10, 1817	46,810	75,512	1817
Illinois	December 3, 1818	56,650	34,620	1818
Alabama	December 14, 1819	52,250	127,901	1820
Maine	March 15, 1820	33,040	298,269	1820
Missouri	August 19, 1821	69,415	66,586	1821
Arkansas	June 15, 1836	53,850	52,240	1836
Michigan	January 26, 1837	58,915	212,267	1840
Florida	March 3, 1845	58,680	54,477	1845
Iowa	December 28, 1846	56,025	81,920	1846
Texas	December 29, 1845	265,780	212,592	1850
Wisconsin	May 29, 1848	56,040	305,391	1850
California	September 9, 1850	158,360	92,597	1850
Minnesota	May 11, 1858	83,365	172,023	1860
Oregon	February 14, 1859	96,030	52,465	1859
Kansas	January 29, 1861	82,080	107,206	1860
West Virginia	June 19, 1863	24,780	442,014	1870
Nevada	October 31, 1864	110,700	40,000	1864
Nebraska	March 1, 1867	76,855	60,000	1867
Colorado	August 1, 1876	103,926	150,000	1876
District of Columbia	March 3, 1791	60
North Dakota	July 4, 1889	149,100	135,177	1880
South Dakota	July 4, 1889	149,100	135,177	1880
Montana	July 4, 1889	146,080	39,159	1880
Washington	July 4, 1889	69,180	75,116
Idaho		84,800	32,610	1880
Wyoming		97,890	20,789	1880
TERRITORIES.	Dates of organization.	Present area, square miles.	Population.	Census of
Utah	September 9, 1850	82,090	143,963	1880
New Mexico	September 9, 1850	122,580	119,565	1880
Arizona	February 24, 1863	113,020	40,440	1880
Indian		64,690
Alaska		Unsurveyed

SPEAKERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Name.	State.	Congress.	Term of Service.
F. A Muhlenberg	Pennsylvania	1st Congress.	April 1, 1789, to March 4, 1791
Jonathan Trumbull	Connecticut	2d „	Oct. 24, 1791, to March 4, 1793
F. A. Muhlenberg	Pennsylvania	3d „	Dec. 2, 1793, to March 4, 1795
Jonathan Dayton	New Jersey	4th „	Dec. 7, 1795, to March 4, 1797
„ „	„	5th „	May 15, 1797, to March 3, 1799
Theodore Sedgwick	Massachusetts	6th „	Dec. 2, 1799, to March 4, 1801
Nathaniel Macon	North Carolina	7th „	Dec. 7, 1801, to March 4, 1803
„ „	„	8th „	Oct. 17, 1803, to March 4, 1805
„ „	„	9th „	Dec. 2, 1805, to March 4, 1807
Joseph B. Varnum	Massachusetts	10th „	Oct. 26, 1807, to March 4, 1809
„ „	„	11th „	May 22, 1809, to March 4, 1811
Henry Clay	Kentucky	12th „	Nov. 4, 1811, to March 4, 1813
„ „	„	13th „	May 24, 1813, to Jan. 19, 1814
Langdon Cheves	S C., 2d Sess.	13th „	Jan. 19, 1814, to March 4, 1815
Henry Clay	Kentucky	14th „	Dec. 4, 1815, to March 4, 1817
„ „	„	15th „	Dec. 1, 1817, to March 4, 1819
„ „	„	16th „	Dec. 6, 1819, to May 15, 1820
John W. Taylor	New York, 2d Sess.	16th „	Nov. 15, 1820, to March 4, 1821
Philip P. Barbour	Virginia	17th „	Dec. 4, 1821, to March 4, 1823
Henry Clay	Kentucky	18th „	Dec. 1, 1823, to March 4, 1825
John W. Taylor	New York	19th „	Dec. 5, 1825, to March 4, 1827
Andrew Stephenson	Virginia	20th „	Dec. 3, 1827, to March 4, 1829
„ „	„	21st „	Dec. 7, 1829, to March 4, 1831
„ „	„	22d „	Dec. 5, 1831, to March 4, 1833
„ „	„	23d „	Dec. 2, 1833, to June 2, 1834
John Bell	Tennessee, 2d Sess.	23d „	June 2, 1834, to March 4, 1835
James K. Polk	„ „	24th „	Dec. 7, 1835, to March 4, 1837
„ „	„ „	25th „	Sept. 5, 1837, to March 4, 1839
Robert M. T. Hunter	Virginia	26th „	Dec. 16, 1839, to March 4, 1841
John White	Kentucky	27th „	May 31, 1841, to March 4, 1843
John W. Jones	Virginia	28th „	Dec. 4, 1843, to March 4, 1845
John W. Davis	Indiana	29th „	Dec. 1, 1845, to March 4, 1847
Robert C. Winthrop	Massachusetts	30th „	Dec. 6, 1847, to March 4, 1849
Howell Cobb	Georgia	31st „	Dec. 22, 1849, to March 4, 1851
Linn Boyd	Kentucky	32d „	Dec. 1, 1851, to March 4, 1853
„ „	„	33d „	Dec. 5, 1853, to March 4, 1855
Nathaniel P. Banks	Massachusetts	34th „	Feb. 2, 1856, to March 4, 1857
James L. Orr	South Carolina	35th „	Dec. 7, 1857, to March 4, 1859
William Pennington	New Jersey	36th „	Feb. 1, 1860, to March 4, 1861
Galusha A. Grow	Pennsylvania	37th „	July 4, 1861, to March 4, 1863
Schuyler Colfax	Indiana	38th „	Dec. 7, 1863, to March 4, 1865
„ „	„	39th „	Dec. 4, 1865, to March 4, 1867
„ „	„	40th „	March 4, 1867, to March 4, 1869
James G. Blaine	Maine	41st „	March 4, 1869, to March 4, 1871
„ „	„	42d „	March 4, 1871, to March 4, 1873
„ „	„	43d „	Dec. 1, 1873, to March 4, 1875
Michael C. Kerr	Indiana	44th „	Dec. 6, 1875, to Aug. 20, 1876
Samuel J. Randall	Penna., 2d Sess.	44th „	Dec. 4, 1876, to March 4, 1877
„ „	„ „	45th „	Oct. 15, 1877, to March 4, 1879
„ „	„ „	46th „	March 18, 1879, to March 4, 1881
Warren B. Keifer	Ohio	47th „	Dec. 5, 1881, to March 4, 1883
John G. Carlisle	Kentucky	48th „	Dec. 3, 1883, to March 4, 1885
„ „	„	49th „	Dec. 7, 1885, to March 4, 1887
„ „	„	50th „	Dec. 5, 1888, to March 4, 1889
Thomas B. Reed	Maine	51st „	Dec. 2, 1889, to March 4, 1891

Table, exhibiting, by States, the Aggregate Troops called for by the President, and furnished to the Union Army, from April 15th, 1861, to close of War of Rebellion